Phew! Glad to announce that final costings, venue hire, social and tourist activities, school and cultural visits and professional learning activities have finally been worked out and REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Your tax deductible (but please check with your accountant) fee includes; two full days of presentations by our speakers, hotel accommodation, buffet breakfasts, a one hour massage, lunch and / or dinner daily, transfer to the hotel from Siem Reap Airport, an arrival drinks reception, transport and entrance fees to the tourist attractions listed below, and a sumptuous farewell evening meal at the Park Hyatt. Flights are not included. Delegates will be responsible for organising their flights to and from Siem Reap. Delegates, if they wish, can bring along a guest and have them share their room for free. Complimentary daily breakfasts are also included for the guest. Guests would have to pay for any other activities beyond the room sharing and breakfasts.
For NSW teachers, completing the Positive Behaviour Management component of this event, will contribute 5 ½ hours of NESA registered professional learning addressing standards 4.1.2, 4.2.2, 4.3.2 and 4.4.2 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher accreditation in NSW.
Other components of this event will be suitable as Teacher Identified professional learning.
- Immersing ourselves in another culture.
- Guests can share your room for free, with breakfast included.
- Full Buffet breakfasts are included.
- Two days of presentations on positive behaviour management by industry experts.
- Visiting major cultural and tourist centres, including Angkor Wat, the Killing Fields, the Floating Villages, Phare Cambodian Circus and more.
- Engaging with the teachers and students at Happy Days Cambodian Village School.
- Networking with colleagues from all over Australia.
- Listening to a talk from a local Cambodian teacher on what it is like to live and teach in Siem Reap.
- A presentation by a Siem reap resident on the history of Cambodia, particularly what life was like under the Khmer Rouge.
- A blissful one hour massage at the hotel’s spa.
- A home cooked meal with senior high school students in their own home.
- Indulging in true 5 star luxury at the Park Hyatt Siem Reap.
- And a few surprises…
A tax invoice will be issued for one of the following conditions, depending upon how you filled out the registration form. If you change your mind about coming, no worries, just let us know before 8 April 2018 and you will get a full refund of whatever money you have paid. A 20% deposit, of the amount below that is applicable to you, is only required at this stage. The balance is due by 8 April 2018. Prices include GST and are in Australian dollars.
- A single full fee paying delegate (own room) – $4180.
- Someone who shares a full fee paying delegate’s room but does not attend any activities – Free. Which means your invoice, which includes both of you, will be for $4180.
- Someone who shares a full fee paying delegate’s room, who participates in the social and tourist activities but does not attend any of the professional seminars – extra charge is $530. This means your invoice, which includes both of you, will be for $4710.
- Someone who shares a full fee paying delegate’s room and also attends all professional, social and tourist activities – The cost of sharing the room is reduced by $800, which means each delegate will be separately invoiced $3780.
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A separate tax invoice, for the 20% deposit, will be emailed to you within 3 days of you registering. Payment of the deposit would be appreciated within 21 days of receipt of the invoice. Payment can be made by credit / debit card, cheque or EFT. The costs of registration should be fully tax deductible, but please check with your accountant first. Please DO NOT book any flights until you have received your tax invoice. Receipt of your tax invoice will serve as confirmation of your attendance.
Agenda (this is the likely agenda although it may change if local circumstances deem it necessary):
- Sunday 8 July 2018:
Arrive at the hotel and meet your fellow delegates over drinks. - Monday 9 July:
Presentation by Ian Luscombe (5 ½ hours). Ian’s presentation will provide teachers with “ready to use” strategies for managing many of the difficult behaviours they may typically encounter in schools. Presentation by Kalinda Sok, the teacher of English at the Happy Days Cambodian Village School. And a special presentation by Im Chhaiya, a Siem Reap local, on the recent history of Cambodia. - Tuesday 10 July:
Visit Happy Days Cambodian Village School in the morning and the Floating Villages in the afternoon, with lunch at an authentic Khmer restaurant. We are privileged to have with us Mike Pawley AO, from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, who along with his wife, Suzanne, established the Happy Days Cambodian Village School a number of years ago. Mike will show us around the school and answer any questions we may have about it. - Wednesday 11 July:
Presentation by Dr Christine Richmond (5 hours). Christine’s presentation will confirm your best student management practices, add to that repertoire and give a tweak to those that you are currently using. You will also be provoked to think about aspects of human interactions that are useful beyond the school gate. In the evening visit to the famous Phare Cambodian Circus. - Thursday 12 July:
Visit to Angkor Wat (the seventh wonder of the world), the War Museum and the Killing Fields. An authentic Khmer lunch is again included. In the evening we are treated to a beautiful home cooked dinner with senior high school students (15 girls) in their own home. They are really looking forward to practicing their English with you. These girls have their senior high school years fully sponsored by Mike and Susanne Pawley from Sydney. Many of these girls come from extreme poverty and have been given a remarkable opportunity to escape the poverty trap and realise their way to a better world. One of the girls, who finished Year 12 last year, was working in the rice fields until she was 12 years old. She has now enrolled in university in Phnom Penh and will become a teacher. Another girl, from the same year, made it to university to study medicine. Extraordinary! - Friday 13 July:
Free day. After exploring the local area or just relaxing around the hotel, please join us for a farewell dinner in the evening. - Saturday 14 July:
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