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UK School Trip MISSIONS
Three missions. Three levels of adventure. Three amazing UK school trips - perfect for biology and geography field studies trips, hands-on environmental science trips, as well as pure outdoor education and adventure..
Whichever mission you choose to accept, life in The Bioasis is about learning to adapt, solving problems, locating food and equipment drops and undertaking challenging adventures - all whilst contributing to biodiversity studies, conservation programmes and building individual and group resilience.
5 Day Classic Mission
10 Day Bioasis Expedition
5 Day Scientific Mission
Availability of missions is limited and date dependent. Contact Mission Control for more information.
BIOASIS 5
5 Day Classic Mission
Suggested recruiting age: 12 - 16 yrs
When: Missions run Monday to Friday, from May to end October.
Mission Objectives: Decrypt codes to locate mission start point and Bioasis basecamp. Establish renewable energy and water sources. Locate food & equipment drops on land and water. Wildlife and biodiversity survey work & conservation volunteer activities. Environment clean up. Camera trapping. Bioasis defence force training. Regular radio reports to Bioasis Mission Control required. Plan for post-mission return and guerrilla rewilding activities.
Transport: Walking, canoe
Skills & Learning Outcomes: Renewable energy circuits, Leave No Trace philosophy, navigation, canoe skills & safety, camera trapping and use of moth lights, bat detecting, flora and fauna ID, search and rescue, plastics, recycling and circular economies, communications, food hygiene & preparation, camp & bushcraft skills, team work, problem solving, conservation & rewilding.
Perfect for: Active, cross-curricular outdoor learning, biology & geography field trips and environmental science, outdoor education, team building, bushcraft, adventure, year group residentials.
Mission start point: Confidential. RV and Ex-Fil points disclosed once team confirmed and trust established.
Price: £535 per person (price varies on group size, please contact us for quote.) Prices are plus VAT. As an educational trip, it is usually possible for most schools to reclaim VAT on these trips through your usual channels.
BIOASIS EXTREME
10 Day Bioasis Expedition
Suggested recruiting age: 15 - 18 yrs
When: Missions run Wednesday to Friday week, May to end October.
Mission Objectives: Decrypt codes to locate mission start point. Undertake self-supported trek navigating 52km through wilderness terrain, meeting Bioasis agents and avoiding industrialists. Night-time stealth crossing of industrialist heartland. Negotiate final 8km to outer perimeter of The Bioasis. Locate basecamp. Locate food & equipment drops on land and water. Environment clean up. Wildlife survey and biodiversity monitoring work, conservation activities and camera trapping. Bioasis defence force training. Regular radio reports to Bioasis Mission Control required. Plan for post-mission return and guerrilla rewilding activities.
Transport: walking, canoe
Skills & Learning Outcomes: multi-day self-supported trekking, navigation, renewable energy circuits, Leave No Trace philosophy, canoe skills & safety, camera trapping and use of moth lights, bat detecting, flora and fauna ID, search and rescue, plastics, recycling and circular economies, communications, food hygiene & preparation, camp & bushcraft skills, team work, problem solving, conservation & rewilding
Perfect for: low cost, low carbon alternative to overseas expeditions and adventures. Something very different from D of E and centre based activity holidays.
Mission start point: Confidential. 60km from Bioasis perimeter. RV and Ex-Fil points disclosed once team confirmed and trust established.
Price: £1,035 per person (price varies on group size, please contact us for quote.) Prices are plus VAT. As an educational trip, it is usually possible for most schools to reclaim VAT on these trips through your usual accounting channels.
BIOASIS Scientific
5 Day Scientific Mission
Suggested recruiting age: 15 - 18 yrs
When: Missions run Monday to Friday, from May to end October.
Mission Objectives: Decrypt codes to locate mission start point and Bioasis basecamp. Detailed wildlife and biodiversity survey work, including working with moth lights, small-mammal traps, bat detectors and wildlife cameras. Mycelium networks and reptile workshops. Conservation volunteer activities including invasive species removal, woodland management and environment clean up. Species ID, referencing and logging. Q&A session with landowner on rewilding and eco-tourism.
Transport: Walking, canoe
Skills & Learning Outcomes: Surveying and study techniques, Wildflower, woodland and hedgerow habitats. Shoreline, salt marshes and mudflat ecology. Renewable energy circuits, Leave No Trace philosophy, navigation, canoe skills & safety, camera trapping and use of moth lights, bat detecting, flora and fauna ID, search and rescue, plastics, recycling and circular economies, communications, food hygiene & preparation, camp & bushcraft skills, team work, problem solving, conservation & rewilding.
Perfect for: Biology and environmental science cross-curricular outdoor learning, residential study trips, field trips, team building, bushcraft, adventure.
Mission start point: Confidential. RV and Ex-Fil points disclosed once team confirmed and trust established.
Price: £535 per person (price varies on group size, please contact us for quote.) Prices are plus VAT. As an educational trip, it is usually possible for most schools to reclaim VAT on these trips through your usual accounting channels.
