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Student Travel Information
No travel form is needed for: • Vancouver day trips (with or without the host family)
• Overnight Island travel with the host family (camping, Victoria etc.) unless you are out of service
• Overnight travel to Vancouver/Lower mainland with the host family
• Sleepovers within the Parksville/Qualicum community Travel form needed for: • Overnight student travel outside of Parksville Qualicum without the host family
• Overnight Island travel with the host family in Out of Service Areas **Forms must be submitted 7 days before departure or 14 days before if leaving Canada
In District Day Trips Overnight stays outside the family home, but within Parksville-Qualicum (sleep overs), are subject to the approval of the homestay parents, and homestay parents should confirm details with the friend’s parents.
Out of District Day Trips Out of district day trips includes any travel outside of Parksville, Qualicum, and Nanaimo. In order to travel outside the district for ONE DAY (not overnight), Host parents and students must go over the following:
Out of District Overnight Students are not permitted to stay in a hotel by themselves. They must be with a responsible adult. Christmas Break / Spring Break *If the travel is taking place during a school closure (Winter Break/Spring Break), the forms must be in 7 days prior to the start of the break. If the student is leaving the country, forms must be in 14 days prior to the start of the break.* (No forms to be submitted during a school break). Motorized vehicle use and driving with young drivers: Students can drive with N drivers, provided they are within the District and the host family and natural family allow it. As per BC law: Limit one passenger: 1 passenger only (immediate family exempt) unless with supervisor age 25+ with a valid Class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 license. Students are not allowed to travel with L drivers. Students are not allowed to drive motorized vehicles unless legally partaking in an authorized drivers course, approved by the natural family. |