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98,000 yuan for kids' trip to Pole
By Li Xinran |
September 29, 2010, Wednesday
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A HIGH school in Beijing organized a South Pole trip next January for some of its elite students - but the adventure will cost the parents of each child 98,000 yuan (US$14,600).
The prestigious Beijing No. 4 High School plans to choose 20 students from dozens of applicants to sail from Ushuaia, the southernmost city in Argentina.
The trip is being run by the China Association for Scientific Expedition) and the Beijing Teenager Science and Technology Club and is open to students, reported Beijing Times.
"We offered our students the opportunity of a scientific expedition including field operations to stimulate their interest in natural sciences," said An Ying, assistant headmaster of the school.
The Beijing No. 4 High School has already sent more than 60 of its students to the Arctic. Students selected for the Antarctic expedition are required to meet certain standards in English and physical fitness.
The 20 teenagers selected will take a scientific ship from Ushuaia to the Antarctic.
Onboard experts will deliver lectures about the history, geography and wildlife of the region during the 18-day voyage.
They will also assess the students' research tasks, confirmed Liu Li, an executive with CASE.
Liu said the 98,000 yuan price of the trip for each teenager was mainly spent on air tickets, accommodation, the scientific ship, hiring experts, insurance and a visa.
Students would mainly stay onboard the ship during the expedition but there would be opportunities to set foot on the Antarctic or even camp there, if conditions permitted, Liu added, amid parents' concern over safety.
According to a tourism industry insider, Antarctic cruises are still rare in China and are usually sold at about 90,000 yuan for 20 days.
The prestigious Beijing No. 4 High School plans to choose 20 students from dozens of applicants to sail from Ushuaia, the southernmost city in Argentina.
The trip is being run by the China Association for Scientific Expedition) and the Beijing Teenager Science and Technology Club and is open to students, reported Beijing Times.
"We offered our students the opportunity of a scientific expedition including field operations to stimulate their interest in natural sciences," said An Ying, assistant headmaster of the school.
The Beijing No. 4 High School has already sent more than 60 of its students to the Arctic. Students selected for the Antarctic expedition are required to meet certain standards in English and physical fitness.
The 20 teenagers selected will take a scientific ship from Ushuaia to the Antarctic.
Onboard experts will deliver lectures about the history, geography and wildlife of the region during the 18-day voyage.
They will also assess the students' research tasks, confirmed Liu Li, an executive with CASE.
Liu said the 98,000 yuan price of the trip for each teenager was mainly spent on air tickets, accommodation, the scientific ship, hiring experts, insurance and a visa.
Students would mainly stay onboard the ship during the expedition but there would be opportunities to set foot on the Antarctic or even camp there, if conditions permitted, Liu added, amid parents' concern over safety.
According to a tourism industry insider, Antarctic cruises are still rare in China and are usually sold at about 90,000 yuan for 20 days.
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