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The last 100km is a standard part of the curriculum of many middle schools in Spain. The groups seem to have about 20 students in them with another 4-5 chaperones. Planning is probably automatic from year to year. I think they are able to make reservations in xunta albergues even though the rest of us cannot.a school that has arranged this last section
While hiking the stretch from Sarría to Santiago I noticed large groups of students hiking alongside and staying in the albergues. I am a teacher in Indiana USA and I would like to take a group of students to walk with me that same stretch. I want my students to stay in albergues instead of hotels. Travel companies I have contacted are unwilling to do this. Can someone put me in contact with a school that has arranged this last section so I can arrange a trip similarly?
I can put you in touch with a teacher from Mexico who took a high school soccer team on the Camino this summer. Feel free to send me a private message.While hiking the stretch from Sarría to Santiago I noticed large groups of students hiking alongside and staying in the albergues. I am a teacher in Indiana USA and I would like to take a group of students to walk with me that same stretch. I want my students to stay in albergues instead of hotels. Travel companies I have contacted are unwilling to do this. Can someone put me in contact with a school that has arranged this last section so I can arrange a trip similarly?
I can put you in touch with a teacher from Mexico who took a high school soccer team on the Camino this summer. Feel free to send me a private message.
Thank you so much.The last 100km is a standard part of the curriculum of many middle schools in Spain. The groups seem to have about 20 students in them with another 4-5 chaperones. Planning is probably automatic from year to year. I think they are able to make reservations in xunta albergues even though the rest of us cannot.
Here are the places I observed them staying:
Sarria - any of several private albergues
Portomarin - municipal albergue, O Mirador, and Ferramenteiro
Palas de Rei - municipal and Os Chacotes (in the park on the hill before town)
Arzua - Don Quijote and Ultreia
Pedrouzo - Porta de Santiago and the xunta albergue
Santiago - Monte do Gozo
I can put you in touch with a teacher from Mexico who took a high school soccer team on the Camino this summer. Feel free to send me a private message.
Thank you so much. They all want to put us in hotels instead of albergues. I want the kids to get the "real" experience.The last 100km is a standard part of the curriculum of many middle schools in Spain. The groups seem to have about 20 students in them with another 4-5 chaperones. Planning is probably automatic from year to year. I think they are able to make reservations in xunta albergues even though the rest of us cannot.
Here are the places I observed them staying:
Sarria - any of several private albergues
Portomarin - municipal albergue, O Mirador, and Ferramenteiro
Palas de Rei - municipal and Os Chacotes (in the park on the hill before town)
Arzua - Don Quijote and Ultreia
Pedrouzo - Porta de Santiago and the xunta albergue
Santiago - Monte do Gozo
i love the idea and may i suggest you do small private albergues that can be booked in advance... the last thing you want is to have half your group without a bed at the end of the day!
i am surprised you haven't found any companies willing
And an affordable one!! Having organized Boy Scout groups for a decade, cost matters if you have a spectrum of wealth among the kids. Also, private rooms are not good ideas for youth groups. Dormitories are chaos, though, so it takes a couple of days for the pilgrimage to sap the youth's energy. By day 3, they are in a docile sort of pain. Your fellow travelers will be glad to see that day! When you sense that your group has worn out its welcome, remember two things: 1) they have the same right to be there as other pilgrims; 2) all the other pilgrims have an option to go elsewhere.I want the kids to get the "real" experience.
As a former teacher and pilgrim who has shared Albergues with youth groups; I do not believe that the Camino is a suitable venue for school groups. Students should be encouraged to do the Camino but they should do it on their own or with parents. I have traveled extensively with high school groups and sports teams. It is not fair to inflict this kind of group on other pilgrims.
And an affordable one!! Having organized Boy Scout groups for a decade, cost matters if you have a spectrum of wealth among the kids. Also, private rooms are not good ideas for youth groups. Dormitories are chaos, though, so it takes a couple of days for the pilgrimage to sap the youth's energy. By day 3, they are in a docile sort of pain. Your fellow travelers will be glad to see that day! When you sense that your group has worn out its welcome, remember two things: 1) they have the same right to be there as other pilgrims; 2) all the other pilgrims have an option to go elsewhere.
As a former teacher and pilgrim who has shared Albergues with youth groups; I do not believe that the Camino is a suitable venue for school groups. Students should be encouraged to do the Camino but they should do it on their own or with parents. I have traveled extensively with high school groups and sports teams. It is not fair to inflict this kind of group on other pilgrims.
Everyone should do the Camino his own way except youth. Children should be seen, but not heard. For them it should be a lesson in obedience. They should do it the way adults want them to.
I have spoken with the adult leaders of four groups, out of dozens I have seen, and it is an annual part of their school activities.Sorry, but no, it is not part of the curriculum.
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