General Advice: Less is Best. We’re on an educational adventure. We will not be checking any luggage on our way to Australia. You will have the option to check a bag on the return flight. You must be able to carry/wheel your bags easily throughout the airport and be able to carry them up a few flights of stairs.
Weather: Typical June weather in Australia and New Zealand could vary depending on our location. However, you should expect temps to be anywhere from mid 40's to low 70's
Luggage: - Small backpack or personal bag
- Carry-on sized wheeled bag or travel backpack (You must be able to carry it up 3 flights of stairs)- 9 x 14 x 22 inches
- Money Neck Pouch or Waist Belt
- Extra nylon bag for trip home?
Clothes:
- T-shirts (avoid logos – plain colored are best)
- Lightweight fleece
- Pants (2 or 3 pairs)
- Shorts (2-3 pairs)
- Underwear / Socks
- Walking Shoes (make sure they are broken in and comfortable - 5 to 7 miles on some days)
- Rain Jacket or Windbreaker
- Sandals / Flip Flops?
- Swim Suit
- PJs
- Bra (Sports/Regular)
- Hat
- Bandana
- “Class Issued – Sweatshirts/t-shirts”
Toiletries:Put all squeeze bottles in sealable plastic baggies, since pressure changes in flight can cause even good bottles to leak. (All liquids, gels, and aerosols must be in three-ounce or smaller containers, and all of these items must fit within a single, quart-size sealable plastic baggie.)
- Sunscreen (3-1-1 Applies) and lip balm with sunscreen
- Contacts/Glasses (make sure that you have plenty of solution in the proper sized containers) (3-1-1)
- Toothbrush / Toothpaste (3-1-1)
- Band-Aids
- Chap stick
-Q-Tips
-Dental Floss
-Lotion
- Soap/Shampoo (3-1-1)
- Brush/Comb
- Deodorant
- Hand Sanitizer (3-1-1) or pkg. or “WET ONES”
- Feminine Hygiene Products - Prescription drugs (in original container with your name and your doctor's name and number)
Miscellaneous
- A book to read
- Class Binder with pen/pencils
- Ear plugs/Gum for the plane
- Ziploc bags or plastic bags for dirty clothes
- Travel pillow
- Chewing Gum
-Batteries
- Guide books
- Dramamine
- Tylenol
- Travel size Kleenex (2)
-Pepto-Bismol
- Tylenol/Advil
- 1 box of granola bars/power bars
-ATM/Credit Cards/I.D.
- Tide to go packets (2)
- Digital Camera (We'd encourage every student to bring a digital camera with large memory capacity)
- MP3 Player?
- Cell Phone? (Optional, emergency and family communication use only, Teachers will all have phones)
- Wrist Watch (Required)
- Travel Alarm Clock
- Adapters for electronics (Most likely, you can share with your roommate)
- Contacts / Glasses
- Sunglasses
- Travel Umbrella
- CHARGERS for all of your electronics (iPod, camera, video camera phone, etc)
- Photocopies of your passport and Medications (copies to Schagrin and Ewen)
- Travel Cubes? (Great for keeping things organized and keeping things compressed)
- Extra Zip Lock Baggies (3-1-1)
- Bug Spray? (remember 3-1-1 / TSA requirements)http://www.tsa.gov/311/
If you have any questions, ideas, suggestions, please email Mr. Ewen at sewen@d127.org
PACKING INFORMATION FOR AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:
General Advice: Less is Best. We’re on an educational adventure. We will not be checking any luggage on our way to Australia. You will have the option to check a bag on the return flight. You must be able to carry/wheel your bags easily throughout the airport and be able to carry them up a few flights of stairs.
Weather: Typical June weather in Australia and New Zealand could vary depending on our location. However, you should expect temps to be anywhere from mid 40's to low 70's
Luggage:
- Small backpack or personal bag
- Carry-on sized wheeled bag or travel backpack (You must be able to carry it up 3 flights of stairs)- 9 x 14 x 22 inches
- Money Neck Pouch or Waist Belt
- Extra nylon bag for trip home?
Clothes:
- T-shirts (avoid logos – plain colored are best)
- Lightweight fleece
- Pants (2 or 3 pairs)
- Shorts (2-3 pairs)
- Underwear / Socks
- Walking Shoes (make sure they are broken in and comfortable - 5 to 7 miles on some days)
- Rain Jacket or Windbreaker
- Sandals / Flip Flops?
- Swim Suit
- PJs
- Bra (Sports/Regular)
- Hat
- Bandana
- “Class Issued – Sweatshirts/t-shirts”
Toiletries: Put all squeeze bottles in sealable plastic baggies, since pressure changes in flight can cause even good bottles to leak. (All liquids, gels, and aerosols must be in three-ounce or smaller containers, and all of these items must fit within a single, quart-size sealable plastic baggie.)
- Sunscreen (3-1-1 Applies) and lip balm with sunscreen
- Contacts/Glasses (make sure that you have plenty of solution in the proper sized containers) (3-1-1)
- Toothbrush / Toothpaste (3-1-1)
- Band-Aids
- Chap stick
-Q-Tips
-Dental Floss
-Lotion
- Soap/Shampoo (3-1-1)
- Brush/Comb
- Deodorant
- Hand Sanitizer (3-1-1) or pkg. or “WET ONES”
- Feminine Hygiene Products
- Prescription drugs (in original container with your name and your doctor's name and number)
Miscellaneous
- A book to read
- Class Binder with pen/pencils
- Ear plugs/Gum for the plane
- Ziploc bags or plastic bags for dirty clothes
- Travel pillow
- Chewing Gum
-Batteries
- Guide books
- Dramamine
- Tylenol
- Travel size Kleenex (2)
-Pepto-Bismol
- Tylenol/Advil
- 1 box of granola bars/power bars
-ATM/Credit Cards/I.D.
- Tide to go packets (2)
- Digital Camera (We'd encourage every student to bring a digital camera with large memory capacity)
- MP3 Player?
- Cell Phone? (Optional, emergency and family communication use only, Teachers will all have phones)
- Wrist Watch (Required)
- Travel Alarm Clock
- Adapters for electronics (Most likely, you can share with your roommate)
- Contacts / Glasses
- Sunglasses
- Travel Umbrella
- CHARGERS for all of your electronics (iPod, camera, video camera phone, etc)
- Photocopies of your passport and Medications (copies to Schagrin and Ewen)
- Travel Cubes? (Great for keeping things organized and keeping things compressed)
- Extra Zip Lock Baggies (3-1-1)
- Bug Spray? (remember 3-1-1 / TSA requirements)http://www.tsa.gov/311/
If you have any questions, ideas, suggestions, please email Mr. Ewen at sewen@d127.org