We apologise for not posting recently, we have been unable to access the website to edit.
Today we have had our last day of skiing and it has been great weather.
We arrive at the airport tomorrow night at 7.30 pm and it will take around an hour to get through. We look forward to seeing you all again. We hope that we will have all the pictures with you over the next week. The teachers have around 400 pictures and videos to share.
Tonight the students will be packing and preparing for travel, as well as receiving all the awards and prises.
Students all say they have had a fantastic week but are keen to see their family again.

We apologise for not being able to update the blog yesterday. The internet connection sometimes gets overwhelmed by the number of users at the end of each day.
Yesterday all the groups went up the mountain to an area called La Chaux. They all skied some complicated runs. The top two groups went off and explored some more complicated runs around the mountain resort.
Today the lowest group stayed at La Chaux and built their confidence, whilst the rest of the groups explored different areas.
"Today was amazing - I only fell 5 times which is better than yesterday!" Abdulla
"Awesome day, we were challenged by the instructors to go to the top of the mountain and complete some 'Itinery Moguls' on Mt Fort these are more complicated than black runs - very challanging!" Mr Horsburgh and Mr Pollock.
Thank you for your comments recently the students enjoy recieving your messages.

Day 2 We have had the group 2 (not the top skiers but the slightly less experienced) make their way up the mountain and ski the big slopes. Tomorrow we hope that the beginners will come up. The top 2 groups have been skiing some of the really hard runs. So far there have been no serious injuries. We have been taking their phones off them from evening meal to end of skiing each day. So the only time they have with their phones is between 7 pm and 9 pm (UAE time).
The weather has been fantastic again. There was snow forecasted for today but it never came. Hopefully there will be some this week to top up the snow.
"Fantastic day. Tiring! We have been eating delicious food. We have done our last day on the baby slopes and are heading up the mountain tomorrow. The views have been amazing, and it's absolutely awesome skiing on the big slopes. We miss you all ! ! ! " The girls!
Jack says "Thank you Ahmed, I will be home safe soon."

"Today has been amazing but tiring. My feet hurt" Jack
"Everyone feel down at least once" Khalifa
"Finally I have learnt how to Ski" Kabir
"One of the best experiences I have ever had" Felix
"It was really adventurous to go down the steep slopes" Zayed
"Best school trip so far!" Waseem
"Uno is amazing" Obaid
"We had an epic day today, the views were breathtaking" Khalid
"It has been a good day!" Salem
So the trip has been split into several groups. The top group went straight up the mountain for a little practice with their instructor before spending the rest of the day working on skills. Even the teachers couldn't keep up!
The less experienced groups stayed down near the bottom of the hill where the slopes aren't as steep.
Most of today's photos are of the top group. I will spend more time photographing the beginner groups tomorrow.
Thank you for yesterdays comments.

Hello, we've arrived at the hostel/chalet. It looks great, the staff are really good and knowledgable. Everyone is having a talk about how things work and getting their ski's for the week.
When we are sorted in or rooms later I will put some comments from students on the travels that has lasted since 11 pm last night!

Just a reminder that we are meeting Friday 15 February 2013 at 11 pm in Terminal 3 (Etihad Terminal) of Abu Dhabi airport.
We hope to see you there.