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Programs, Trips & Activities: What's the Difference?

The three words that matter in Xcursion Planner and what each one means.

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Written by Xcursion Support Team


Program

  • Program = the container, the whole thing from application to post activity review. The Program contains all items which relate to the planning, safety, operations, reporting and feedback on the overall program being conducted.

On-Site Programs & Trips

  • Two kinds of program: on-site (stays at school) or trip (leaves school grounds)

  • Trips subdivide into day trip, overnight (includes camps) and international

Activities

  • Activity = the specific thing done within a program (mountain biking, museum visit). Has a template, gets its own risk assessment and its own Post Activity Review (PAR)

  • A program can contain one or more activities. The maximum is 10.

How They Fit Together

  • Name the synonyms teachers use: camp, excursion, tour, field trip — so search matches them

  • Usage Examples: 1. "Year 9 camp = a program, specifically an overnight trip, containing four activities" and 2. "athletics carnival = a program, specifically on-site, containing one activity".

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