Holidays are often seen as a time to unwind, relax, and escape from routine, not necessarily a time for learning. But what if a vacation could be both fun and meaningful?
That’s exactly what you’ll experience when you stay at Club Med Bintan and participate in Ranger Buddies programme. Wait, you’ve never heard of Ranger Buddies? Well, let me explain.
What is Ranger Buddies?
Ranger Buddies is a programme by Mandai X which aims to nurture the next generation of conservation heroes through a series of engaging missions and activities that blend augmented reality (AR) with real-life exploration.
Club Med and Mandai X bring Ranger Buddies Missions to Bintan Island for a limited time only, from 16 November 2024 to 30 June 2025.
The Ranger Buddies Missions at Club Med Bintan offers more than just an adventure; it provides an opportunity for children to develop future-ready skills through fun and engaging activities.
After completing the missions, children can be Ranger Buddies certified, and earn various rewards, such as mission completion badge, drawstring bag and mission-exclusive stickers.
How to Take Part in Ranger Buddies?
To take part in Ranger Buddies Programme, simply stay at Club Med Bintan from 16 November 2024 to 30 June 2025. The programme is already included in your stay, there is no additional fee required.
Each day, there are different activities and missions. The longer you stay, the more missions you get to participate in. Refer to the daily schedule or ask the G.O.s for the details and timings of Ranger Buddies Programme.
What are the Missions?
There are 2 main categories: Amazing Family Event and Mini Club Med+.
Amazing Family Event offers curated family activities designed to strengthen bonds while learning about sustainability. So, parents and children can take part in the missions as a team!
Activities under Amazing Family Event are: Turtle Egg Rescue, In Hot Water and Magic Valley.
Meanwhile, Mini Club Med+ adds another layer of excitement with workshops and activities that bring the magic of conservation to life for kids aged 4 to 10 years old.
Ranger Buddies activities under Mini club Med+ are: Sort It Right, Habitat Detective and Suit Up, Heroes.
Turtle Egg Rescue
My family has the opportunity to join Turtle Egg Rescue mission and it was really fun. Located at Level 1, it was easy to find the mission booth.
We started the mission by scanning the QR code. The app is quite user-friendly. Soon, we were ready to start our mission.
We were given briefing by the GO about where to find the 3 turtle eggs. To be honest, it was not quite challenging for us because we didn’t know how the turtle eggs look like!
After spending some time exploring, we finally figured out how the turtle eggs look like! The second egg was quite easy to find, but the first and third eggs were quite hidden!
Finally, after completing the missions, we went back to the booth and received our rewards! Our daughter was really excited to receive the mission stickers and the drawstring bag, she kept playing with it even after we come back to Singapore!
Sort It Right
Sort It Right is an activity under Mini Club Med+, an in-house childcare program for kids aged 4 to 10 years old.
In Sort It Right, kids learn about the harmful impact of single use plastics on the environment, and how recycling can make a difference.
Participants make a pledge to protect animals and our planet through tiny yet impactful actions.
Lastly, kids also learned how to recycle correctly through engaging game.
So, are you ready to Start a Wave of Change with your kids while enjoying a premium all-inclusive getaway?
If the answer is yes, book your family’s stay at Club Med Bintan from 16 November 2024 until 30 June 2025, and let the adventure begin!
Thank you Club Med for hosting my family for our weekend getaway! All opinions expressed in this article are my own.
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