The teacher hub

Everything you need to get this trip approved

You are the one who has to sell this to the principal, the Board and forty sets of parents. This page hands you the whole file: the process, the paperwork, the itinerary and the answers.

Five steps

How booking works

  1. Enquire

    Send numbers, year level, region and preferred dates through the enquiry form. Two minutes, no commitment.

  2. Receive your Proposal Document

    Within one school day: your Proposal Document with pricing and a sample itinerary, plus the RAMS and Proposal Agreement.

  3. Confirm with your school

    Take the pack to your EOTC coordinator or Board. When you are ready, a deposit locks the date.

  4. Stay in the loop

    We keep you updated in the weeks before the program, again one week out, and with weather and conditions updates right up to the day.

  5. Surf day

    Your only jobs: get them to the beach and take the photos. Gear, instruction and water safety are ours.

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The EOTC pack

One download for your whole risk file

The teacher pack contains the sample RAMS and hazard register, our qualifications matrix and vetting confirmation, the Proposal Agreement, a sample hour-by-hour itinerary, the what-to-bring list and a parent info sheet. Everything your EOTC paperwork needs, in one place.

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Practical answers

The details teachers ask about

What should students bring?

Togs worn under clothes, a towel, warm layer for after, sunscreen, water bottle and lunch. We provide wetsuits, boards, rash shirts and spare sunscreen. Label everything.

How do you handle consent and medical information?

You use your school's consent process (templates in the pack if you need them). Medical, allergy and swimming-confidence information comes to us on a simple pre-trip form so instructors know before students hit the water.

What is the wet-weather policy?

Rain does not cancel a surf day (students are wet anyway); unsafe surf or wind does. We make a documented call the afternoon before against our conditions matrix, offer the sheltered backup beach or beach-program alternative, and reschedule free if nothing is safe.

Can teachers and parents get in the water?

Yes, and we encourage it: nothing sells next year's trip like the deputy principal nose-diving in the whitewater. Tell us how many adults want to join the water when you book and we will build them into the session plan.

Talk to a human who knows schools

Prefer to talk it through? Call us or start the form and we will ring you back at a time that suits.