What do the terms "Wild", "Family and Friends", "School" and "Private" in front of the word adventure mean?

Different Kinds of Adventure

When a teddy bear is first started (launched) on to an adventure, the teddy owner needs to specify what kind of adventure they want their bear to have. There are currently four kinds of adventure to choose from (but please feel free to contact us if you think there should be more!):  

1. Private - My teddy travels only with me
2. Family & Friends - A bear passed only between family and friends
3. School - A bear passed within a class/school or between schools
4. Wild -  Let your teddy loose on the world. How far can teddy travel?

The teddy owner will also have a chance to provide a short text to pass on to anyone who receives the teddy. For example - you might like to say that your teddy should only be given to someone who lives in your town.
 

Risks

The risk that a bear is lost or goes missing increases from the top to the bottom of this list. In other words, if your bear is only being passed between members of your immediate family, or friends in your school class, the more likely it is that the bear will remain on our radar and also (should you wish) that the bear can return home. On the other hand, the wilder the adventure is - for example, a bear that is passed on between relative strangers or distant friends - the more likely it is that the bear eventually falls off our radar, and the less likely it is that teddy will ever find their way home (see "How do I get my bear back?").