Alder Grange Year 8

Paris 2020

Coach 1 staff

We will be split into two coaches that work in tandem.

Mr. Milligan

Miss. Etheridge

Mr. Bibby

Ms. Irving

Miss. Adams

Coach 2 staff

Coach 2 will do the opposite of whatever coach 1 is doing.

Mr. Varley

Miss. Jenkins

Mr. Haydar

Miss. Schofield

Miss. Finnerty

How are we getting there? If you get travel sick your child gets travel sick they may want to take some anti-sickness tablets with them.

Accommodation Hotel Ibis Budget - Marne La Vallee.

9, rue de Derrière la Montagne, 77500

Chelles

France

Breakfast is provided each morning.

All lunches are provided for.

The only meal students will need to need

money for is an evening meal on the final

day of the trip.

Coronavirus The government and World Health Organisation have advised that there is no reason not to travel to

Paris.

The Louvre has reduced the numbers that are being allowed in and our group is too large.

Unless the governments of France or the UK declare a situation similar to Italy, we are still going.

If that happens, WST have advised that pandemics are not insured so they will not issue refunds.

Instead, they will aim to rearrange the trip for an alternative date.

We will keep you up to date.

Please look at the itinerary of day 3 to see what the alternative to the Louvre is.

Itinerary

Day 1 The majority of Day 1 is spent

travelling to Paris.

We will meet at school at 12am on

Monday 30th March and travel

overnight.

When we arrive in Paris we will have

an evening meal at Planet

Hollywood in the Disney Village.

Students are then free to explore

once we have had our evening meal.

It is probably a good idea NOT to

buy anything from there and save it

until Thursday when we are at

Disney all day.

Day 2 - we are split in two Coach 1

In the morning we will

visit the Eiffel tower

and the surrounding

area.

Lunch is provided.

In the afternoon we will

then visit Sacre Coeur

and the area of

Montmartre.

Students may want to

bring money with them

to buy things from the

shops.

Coach 2

In the morning coach 2

will be visiting Sacre

Coeur and Montmartre

with an opportunity for

shopping.

Lunch is provided.

In the afternoon they

will then visit the Eiffel

tower and the

surrounding area.

Day 3 - We are all one group Coach 1&2

As an alternative to the Louvre I have arranged for

us to go to Versailles.

Lunch is provided.

Students will explore the palace and gardens in

their groups with their group leader.

The plans for the afternoon remain the same, we

will be dropped off at the Arc De Triomphe and

make our way down the Champs Elysees where

students are free to shop.

We will still walk to the Louvre but will not be able

to enter.

Day 4 - We are reunited! Coach 1 & 2

This is the final day of the trip.

We have all day at Disney Land.

Vouchers are provided for

students to get lunch.

They may want to buy an evening

meal (if they haven’t stocked up

on sweet and junk all day)

We then watch the fireworks,

board the coaches and return

home.

Returning Home Coach 1 & 2

The travel company have advised that we will return to Alder Grange at

roughly 9am on Friday 3rd April.

We will ask students to contact you throughout the journey home to

keep you updated in case we are earlier or later.

Students can then return home with you and begin their Easter holiday.

Kit List Essentials:

Passport

EHIC card

Money - pounds and euros

Any required medication

A small hand luggage

suitcase (10kg)

Clothing:

Waterproof coat (we don’t

know if it will rain) and

sunglasses

Outfits for 5 days.

Comfortable clothes to

travel to and from Paris in.

(recommended)

Pyjamas

Underwear

Two pairs of shoes (in case

one gets wet)

Toiletries:

It is recommended that the

students arrange to share

toiletries between the

people they are sharing a

room with. It isn’t worth

taking 3 hair

dryers/straighteners per

room. Leisure (at their own risk!)

Phone/Ipad/kindle/book

Chargers! (don’t forget!)

Rucksack

A European adapter

Banned items!

Bluetooth speakers -

headphones if you want to

listen to music

Alcohol

Money

I would recommend that you work off the basis of 20 euros per day.

Put each day’s money into separate envelopes.

These can then be put into a larger envelope and left with your child’s group leader.

We can then distribute it to your child each day.

Alternatively you can give it all with them but it is at their own risk if they lose

it/spend it all.