Year 8 “Languages Detectives” Normandy, France 8th – 11th March 2013.

Year 8 “Languages Detectives”

Normandy, France 8th – 11th March

2013

The PartyThe Staff

• Group Leader – Mrs Williams, Curriculum Leader MFL/ form tutor

• Mr Wright – Curriculum Leader Maths/form tutor

• Mr Norman – Humanities Teacher/ form tutor

The Students

Purpose of the Trip• Active learning: Practical situations promote better

retention of the new language learned. Real and relevant: The situations are designed around the area where your group stays. Independent learning: Pupils are encouraged to interact with other people in the foreign environment to discover for themselves the answers to questions posed.

• Practical Langage activities include: Mémo personnel, Map, Postcard Activity, Wordsearch, Dans la rue, Food diary, Fiche linguistique, Diary, Vocabulary, Presentation. Differentiated work: Each workbook contains work at standard and extended level.

The Company

• PGL is the UK’s leading provider of activity courses and holidays for schools, colleges, youth groups and individual children and young people, with 25 centres spread across the UK, France and Spain.

• PGL operate an extensive programme of cultural, language and sports tours for schools to UK and European destinations. 

• PGL is widely recognised as the UK’s original and biggest operator of summer camps. In this context our name became known as “Parents Get Lost”, but we now also operate a programme of family holidays so that parents can come too!

• 2007 was their 50th Anniversary year, so there is a tremendous amount of experience invested in all of their courses, tours and holidays. They have an excellent & they continue to build on their expertise – ensuring that the experiences they offer are safe, friendly, exciting, educational, challenging and fun!

To find out more about the company please visit their website – www.pgl.co.uk

Travel Details• Air Conditioned Coaches• Reclining passenger seats • Fully compliant seat belts • Video or DVD, radio, tape

or CD and microphone • Fridge and hot drinks

machine • Washroom / toilet • Double glazing • Air suspension • Air conditioning at no

extra charge

Accommodation Details• The 19th Century château has

benefitted from extensive redevelopment and refurbishment. It has become PGL's centre for excellence providing an authentic experience of France, while the group still benefits from all the friendliness and security only a PGL centre can offer.

Outstanding excursions, the Language Detectives study options, a high standard of accommodation and free on-site adventure activities all combine to give you an unsurpassable French experience.

Pupils' rooms: pupils share 4-8 bedded rooms, in bunk beds with en suite facilities or toilet and shower facilities on the same floor.

Travel detailsFriday 8th March 2013

• Pupils need to be at school at 0130 (Coach available for loading)

• The coach will depart at 0200h and head for Dover.

• We recommend that students take a packed lunch for the journey.

• We are booked on to a ferry at 0730h however we could take an earlier ferry. We should arrive in Calais at 1000h and we will make several stops en route.

• We aim to arrive at Château de Tertre at 1630h with time to unpack before our evening meal and evening entertainment.

• Time to settle in to our rooms then lights out!

Travel detailsSaturday 9th March 2013

• After breakfast we will visit the nearby town of Mayenne where pupils will complete an activity called Préparez à manger.

• After lunch we will visit the bakery at Ambrières where we will bake croissants and bread + tasting!!!

• The afternoon will be spent in the town completing interviews with the locals – in French!

• Back at the Château there will be time to relax freshen up before dinner then there will be evening entertainment and time to relax in the social lounge.

Travel detailsSunday 10th March 2013

• After breakfast we will visit be heading off to the beautiful town of Fougères and its magnificent castle.

• We will then head off to Mont St Michel for some site seeing and a chance to buy some souvenirs.

• Back at the Château there will be time to pack our cases and get ready for dinner and a disco!

Travel detailsMonday 11th March 2013

• After breakfast we will load our cases on to the coach and head off for Calais.

• We hope to stop at Cité d’Europe shopping centre we can eat and browse around the shops before heading for the Eurotunnel at 1635h.

• We hope to arrive back at Ibstock at 2130h however we will ask pupils to call you to confirm when we are back in the UK.

Facilities

Money & Valuables• All meals at the Château are included – there is a self service canteen

with 3 or 4 options in the evening including vegetarian options. Breakfast is also self service and includes fruit, cereals, croissants, baguettes et and a variety of hot drinks & juices. When we are out and about a substantial packed lunch is provided including a filled baguette, crisps, cake, fruit and juice.

• Spending money – this is up to the individual, however please bear in mind that all excursion s are included in the price of the trip. I suggest £20 to cover travel time in the UK and approx 20 euros per day in France. Please split the money into envelopes, seal and label and I will look after all cash There will be opportunities to buy souvenirs and do some shopping at Cité Europe.

• As with all school trips pupils must take full responsibility for their own valuables so keep them to a minimum and look after them please. Ipods and other expensive equipment can be used on the journey to and from France but should be left at the Château during the day.

• We accept that pupils will want to take mobile phones and cameras but pupils must be aware that they may be asked to turn them off at certain times during the visit. Also , it is very expensive to call/receive calls & texts from France. A safe arrival in Normandy text and a confirmation of arrival home time should be sufficient for this short trip.

Don’t Forget..................• Any outstanding payments .• Valid UK Passport and Ehic card.• Money in Euros with approx £20 GBP for the

return journey• Camera – there will be a host of photo

opportunities• Packed Lunch for the outward bound journey.• 1 piece of hand luggage and 1 case to go in the

hold.• We advise to take a towel to use after a shower

as french hotel towels tend to be like our hand towels!

• A clipboard and some pens/pencils

Suggested Kit List• Two pairs of comfortable shoes/trainers• A waterproof jacket• Nightwear• Toilet bag – toothbrush, toothpaste,

shampoo, soap, hair brush, pack of tissues• A towel (shower)• Jumper/sweatshirt• Underwear and socks• Tops/shirts• Jeans/Trousers• Watch