Langkawi
Langkawi Community Service Program Overview
Raffles American School students from grades 9, 10, and 11, will spend four days at Langkawi. And be part of exciting Island life and service learning
Specifications
| Date | 12th to 16th March 2023 |
|---|---|
| Accommodation | Alia Residence Resort, Cenang Langkawi Quad-sharing for students.
Twin-sharing for teachers. |
| Includes | ● 5 lunch, 4 breakfast, 4 dinners and breaks. Free flow water.
● All programs as shown in the itinerary, with proper supervision. ● Transportation on site in Langkawi |
Itinerary
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Morning • Departure from KLIA and arrival at Langkawi International Airport • Students to bring money for their own breakfast. Packed morning break provided on arrival. • SkyCab, SkyBridge, SkyTrail. • Transfer to hotel. Afternoon • Lunch and check in. • Team formation, ice breakers and briefing for the next day. • Trip into town to buy supplies for community service. Planning for the next day. Evening • Dinner • Indoor team bonding games Evening • Dinner • Indoor fun games |
| Day 2 | Morning • Breakfast • Community service at Al Qumairi care centre. Includes the tidying and refurbishment of dorm and classroom facilities, as well as decorating the centre to uplift residents. • Morning break in between Afternoon • Lunch • Bonding and educational session with the kids. Activities can include conducting games, hosting an educational fair and meeting pen pals. • Transfer back to hotel and wash up. Evening • Dinner • Free social time |
| Day 3 | Morning • Breakfast • Island hopping boat tour to the islands of Langkawi and geo interpretation. • Packed morning break. Afternoon • Lunch • Sightseeing visit to Kuah Town, Dataran Lang and Taman Lagenda. • Packed tea break. • Transfer back to hotel and wash up. Evening • Dinner • Free social time |
| Day 4 | Morning • Breakfast • Group A: Mangrove replanting • Group B: Mangrove kayaking, environmental interpretation and mangrove clean up • Morning break in between Afternoon • Lunch • Group A and B swap. • Tea break in between. • Transfer back to hotel. Wash up and rest. Evening • Dinner • Free social time. Optional trip to Pantai Cenang for sightseeing. |
| Day 5 | Morning • Breakfast • SkyTrex high rope course Afternoon • Check out and lunch. • Camp closing and transfer to Langkawi International Airport for flights home. |
Service to the community
AL QUMAIRI
Al Qumairi (formerly Rumah Nur Kasih Langkawi) is a care centre for orphans, the poor and single mothers located in Kampung Ulu Melaka, Langkawi. Students will spend a whole day here giving back to the local community with activities that will help instil a caring and action-oriented service mindset. During the academic year, students could opt into fundraising money to provide the care centre with gifts and necessities, to be delivered upon their excursion to Langkawi.
Morning:
Students will split into groups and work on refurbishing facilities located on site. This can include fixing up and decorating the dorms while the kids are in school, repainting walls and generally increasing the standard of living for those less fortunate.
Afternoon:
As a way of interacting with the community, students can host games and educational fairs for the kids at Al Qumairi to help foster a caring bond between people. Pen pals can also be established that maintain communication throughout the remainder of the year.
Service to the community
KILIM GEOFOREST PARK
As a form of environmental community service, students will spend the day at Kilim Karst Geoforest Park (part of the Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark), located in the northeast of Langkawi.
Mangrove kayaking and clean-up:
In groups of 40, students are brought along the Kilim river to discover unique mangrove ecosystems only accessible by kayak. Guides will provide nature interpretation along the way and each kayak will be equipped with plastic bags and nets to pick up waste and pollutants along the way, leaving the area cleaner than when we arrived.
Mangrove replanting:
Students travel to the Kilim Mangrove Sanctuary and lend a hand planting different species of mangrove saplings and trees in order to aid in the regeneration of mangrove forests, an environmentally important ecosystem.
Activities
Sky Cab, Sky Bridge, and Sky Trail
Sky Trex
Island Hopping
Dataran Lang and Taman Lagenda
Accomodation
Nadias Hotel, Cenang Langkawi – Quad-sharing rooms (4 single beds with cozy sofa seating area)
