Festival Title
Cultures create timeless narratives

Festival Focus
This festival will explore how traditional art forms enrich individuals and communities.

Global Challenge and Area of learning
A World of Difference – a celebration of difference and identities

Cultural Experience
Participants will visit a tribal village in a forest reserve to explore storytelling through Warli paintings.

Story
Teju Behan – from labourer to artist.

Story link here

Venue address
Oberoi International School
Oberoi garden city
Mumbai
400063
India

School website

The festival starts at 9am on Friday 3rd March 2023.
The festival finishes at 5.30pm on Sunday 5th March 2023.

Event Manager
Sophie Galton

Registration opens on 1st December 2022.
Registration closes on 16th December 2022

Information required in the registration forms should be collected before 9th December 2022.

For non local participants:
Travel information is required as part of the registration process. Please have travel details confirmed by the time the registration window opens.

Non-local participants should arrive in Mumbai in the afternoon/early evening of Thursday, 2nd March 2022 to be picked up and transported to the hotel.

Local Participants
Local participants should arrive at the host school by 8:30 am Friday, 3rd March for Registration.

Local participants will arrange their own transportation to and from the host venue each day.

All Participants
Participants should not plan to leave the school until after 5:30 pm Sunday, 5th March 2023.

Please arrange travel accordingly.

Registration Fees

Student Learners
Members: GBP £238
Non members: GBP £274
Host organisation: GBP £184 for the first 15 students and GBP £238 for each thereafter.

Educator Chaperones
Member: GBP £75
Non member: GBP £86
*Registration fees include ISTA t-shirt

Surcharges
All participants:
Cultural Experience: GBP £10

For non local participants (as needed)
Local Transportation (if staying at hotel): GBP £10
Airport/Train Station Pick-up/Drop off: GBP £10

Total cost per student learner
Local member: GBP £248
Non local member: GBP £268
Local non member: GBP £284
Non local, non member: GBP £304

Total cost per educator/chaperone
Local member: GBP £85
Non local member: GBP £105
Local non member: GBP £96
Non local, non member: GBP: £116

Please note

All registration fees and surcharges will be invoiced once the registration window has closed.

A non refundable, non-transferable deposit will be sent with the booking confirmation; this amount will be deducted from your final invoice.

The deposit will be as follows:
For bookings of 1 – 10 learners GBP £500.
For bookings of 11 – 15 learners GBP £750.
For bookings of 16 or more learners GBP £1,000.

Please refer to our event terms and conditions for details of late registration/cancellation fees.

All participants will fly into Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) Mumbai.

Participants are responsible for booking their own travel and securing visas for the event.

Please see note above in Important Information regarding arrival and departure times.

All non local participants will stay in a hotel near the host school.

• Please Note:
  Festival hosts will arrange a block booking reservation at an appropriate hotel.
• Participating organisations are responsible for booking and paying for their group’s accommodation at the recommended hotel.
• Airport/Station pick up/drop off and daily local transportation to the festival venue will not be provided for organisations choosing to book at a hotel other than the one recommended by the host.
• ISTA and the host organisation will not take responsibility for any arrangements made between the organisation and the hotel.

Hotel Information
There are two hotel options provided by the host school. Please refer to Option 1 for booking and if that is full, please refer to Option 2. The host school will provide transport from both hotels if required.

Option 1:
The Mirador Hotel
131 / B, New Link Road,
Chakala,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
Pin: 400 099.
India

Phone: +91-22-4248 5000
Email: reservation@themirador.com

Hotel Webpage

How to book
1. For booking you may click the link of The Mirador Hotel
2. Click on the ‘Book Now’ at the right corner.
3. Put in check & checkout dates & number of adults to stay.
4. Put in the Promo code OberoiISTA2023 and click search.
5. You will be diverted to booking page where you can put in your details and make payment to confirm your booking.

Reservations have been made from 2nd March to 6th March 2023

For adult chaperones
Single rooms should be booked for 3 nights from Thursday 2nd – Saturday 5th March 2023. Visiting schools may wish to consider booking an additional night and departing Monday 6th March 2023 depending on flight schedules.

Price: Single occupancy – Rs.7000 per night inclusive taxes, buffet breakfast, and Wifi. Please Book Club Myra on Single (1) Occupancy

For student learners
Shared rooms should be booked for 3 nights from Thursday, 2nd – Saturday 5th March 2023. Visiting schools may wish to consider booking an additional night and departing Monday 6th March 2023 depending on flight schedules.

Price: Triple Occupancy – Rs. 9000 per night inclusive taxes, buffet breakfast, and Wifi. Please Book Mirable Room on Triple (3) Occupancy

Inclusions: Extra Thick Mattresses would be provided for the 3rd Guest in the Room.
: Extra Rollaway Beds would be provided on availability Basis.

Booking Confirmation : On a 100% advance payment basis via Online Bookings on our Website.

Option 2:
The Fern Hotel
4/277, I.B Patel Road,
Goregaon (E),
Mumbai – 400 063,
Maharashtra

Phone: +91 22 4263 7777
Email: oberoiista_2023@oberoi-is.org

Hotel webpage

Please use the reference in the header of booking email: “OBEROI ISTA 2023/ room bookings – ” VISIT SCHOOL NAME ” and email all three of the below contacts with the booking information:

1. oberoiista_2023@oberoi-is.org
2. res.tf.goregaon@fernhotels.com
3. sales.tf.goregaon@fernhotels.com

For adult chaperones
Single rooms should be booked for 3 nights from Thursday 2nd – Saturday 5th March 2023. Visiting schools may wish to consider booking an additional night and departing Monday 6th March 2023 depending on flight schedules.

Price: Single occupancy – Rs.7392 per night inclusive taxes

For student learners
Shared rooms should be booked for 3 nights from Thursday, 2nd – Saturday 5th March 2023. Visiting schools may wish to consider booking an additional night and departing Monday 6th March 2023 depending on flight schedules.

Price: Triple Occupancy – Rs. 9000 per night inclusive taxes
.

For hotel stay students and all adult chaperones
Please ensure you book breakfast at the hotel.

For all participants
Lunch will be provided Thursday, Friday and Saturday by the host school/venue.

Evening meals will be provided Thursday and Friday by the school/venue.

If a social meal is to be part of the festival schedule for adult chaperones and ISTA artists this is costed at approximately GBP £30 per person.