Quebec 2016: April 30- May 7 It’s finally happening!

Saturday, April 30 th Air Canada flight 150  Leaving 9:10 a.m.  Arriving 4:55 p.m. (local time)

Saturday, May 7 th Air Canada flight 183  Leaving 2 p.m.  Arriving 4:30 p.m. (local time)

Air Canada Flights  Saturday, April 30th  Air Canada 150  Departure 9:10 a.m.  Arrival Montreal : 4:55 p.m.  Saturday, May 7  Air Canada 183  Departure Montreal: 2:00 p.m.  Vancouver: 4:30 p.m.  **Please check online with Air Canada for possible delays!

Air Canada: Wants us at YVR for 6 a.m. due to group size!  Meeting time at YVR: 6 a.m.  Leave home with plenty of time for traffic, parking, finding the exact location  Check-In Counters will open at 6 a.m.  We are NOT the only group there that morning (so we are told)  It will take time for all of us to get through despite the many counters open

Totem Pole, Upper floor, Group Check-In by International Departure  Teachers will be at Totem Pole to take attendance by giving out:  Journal  Name Tags

Be on time! Late arrivals will delay the whole group and may miss the flight!  Students should arrive at airport with plenty of time to spare to:  Get their “Journal”  Name tags  Go through Check-In and Security  Have enough time to buy a snack and drink on other side of Security

Vancouver-Montréal: 5 Hours  We recommend getting snack and drink after going through Security  On board food purchase: Credit card needed  Teachers will not use their credit cards for any purchases on boad  Food is better from airport kiosks  Students need to bring their own earbuds for on flight entertainment

Participants must wear sweatshirts to the airport!  Sweatshirts MUST be worn by all participants on departure date  Tells Air Canada we are a group  Highly visible for check-in and boarding

Please Label luggage and backpack with Auberge address! Auberge du Mont 200 Boulevard St Sacrement Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier QC G0A 4S0 (418)

Luggage: One suitcase and one backpack  Suitcase will be checked-in  Must be light enough to be carried by owner once at destination  Owner responsible to carry own suitcase up the stairs at the Auberge  Backpack will be a carry on

Cell Phones: Highly recommended to keep them at home! Not allowed at auberge  If brought: Used for music on flights ONLY!  Put child’s name on it  As mentioned at the October presentation with M. Deschenes, these will NOT be allowed during our stay in Quebec  Will be collected upon arrival in Montreal and stored in a safe place during our stay in Quebec

Photos: Cameras  Students must bring a camera if they wish to take photos  Cell phones WILL NOT be available for use as cameras  Teachers will be taking plenty of photos also  Some will be posted on blog  Photo presentation will be made once back at Maple Creek  Students and parents will have access to this presentation if they wish

Spending money: Up to you but participants do not need much  Two opportunities:  Cabane a Sucre (Maple products)  Quebec City shopping

Clothing List: Please take seriously. Quebec is not Vancouver in the spring!  Pants: 3 pairs pantsMittens & Gloves: 1 pair of warm gloves  1 pair shortsOther items: Pajama or nightshirt  1 pair snow or waterproof pantsPersonal toilet case Underwear: regular min. 7Soap, washcloth, toothbrush Long underwear or equivalentHairbrush or comb Sweaters & Shirts: 2-3 light sweatshirts orToothpaste, dental floss, etc. 2-3 long sleeve shirtsPen and colouring pencils 3-4 T-shirtsQuebec Journal Socks: 1-2 pair of wool socks1 bathing suit 5 pairs of cotton socksOptional items: Reading material Shoes: 1 pair of gym shoes and 1 pair of indoor shoesImportant: Wallet and pocket money Boots: 1 pair of light hiking boots Coats: 1 warm coat

Auberge Dress Code (Ecole Secondaire Saint-Sacrement): Unacceptable “ Belly’ shirt Leggings or yoga pants without skirt/dress  Sleeveless camisole (allowed only with skirt or dress)  Shirt with deep neckline Beach sandals  Shirts with messages of violent nature Mini-skirts or mini-dress  Transparent clothing Croc shoes  Pants with holes, frayed clothing Hair “Mohawk” style  Pants with very low cut, showing underwearExcessive piercing  Army “camouflage” style clothesHat, caps, headbands: not allowed inside building No bare feet/socks in dining hall (shoes required)

ID for boarding: Not needed for children under 16 years of age  Students need NOT bring id for boarding  If ID: Maple Creek Go Card

Medical Insurance: Recommended  Quebec is the exception in Canada  Does NOT have a reciprocal agreement with any other provinces  Required to pay up front for services  Apply for reinbursement later

Moniteurs: Our Quebec Team  Etienne Lapointe  Alexandra Germain  Maude-Elyse Limoges  Marie Lafrance  Marie Morin-Pellerin

Moniteurs with Jean-Pierre Deschenes

Itinerary for April 30 th -May 7th  Click on “Classroom Documents” on top left corner of Mme Theriault’s website front page   Excel document named “Quebec Itinerary”

Activities are plenty, fun and balanced between Culture and Nature  Participants will be divided into two groups: Group A and Group B for activities away from the Auberge  The groups will rotate activities between morning and afternoon  All students will have experienced same activities by end of most days and certainly by the end of the week  The 64 participants will be together for meals at the Auberge cafeteria and in the “Grand Salon” the Auberge’s activity room

Arrival at Montreal airport  Phones (if brought) will be collected by teachers  We will be met by the moniteurs  Participants will be assigned a group (Group A or Group B)  The groups will NOT necessarily match their roommate assignment  Will be driven to Laval Hilton Hotel  Will be assigned rooms (3 or 4 per room)  Most will need to share a bed for this night  Girls with girls and boys with boys  Pool facility available that evening

Day 2: Montreal and late arrival at the Auberge  Old Montreal guided tour/Musee Pointe-a-Calliere/Pirate restaurant  Drive to Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier  Meal stop at St-Hyacinthe  Arrival at the Auberge around 8:30 p.m.  Blog update will be written that night

Arrival at the Auberge  Room and roommate assignment for the week  Due to size of group: 2 rooms on bottom floor (girls) have two double beds  2 girls in these rooms will need to share a double bed  Briefing given on the following:  Settling into the rooms/unpacking/curfew/lights out  Wake up time on Day 3 (7 a.m.)  Breakfast (8 a.m.), etc.

We will be on Eastern Time: 3 hours ahead!  Remember we will be 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time while in Quebec  Itinerary written in local time!  Blog will be updated nightly (except perhaps on arrival April 30 th and departure May 7 th )  Phone, , Skype, Facetime during sessions: Be mindful of the time difference.  (Monday, May 17:00/ Tuesday, May 18:15/ Friday, May 18:30)  ** In the past, some students did not always take advantage of these sessions to communicate with parents!

Blog: Will be updated nightly once at auberge  Daily blog will be written nightly once students are in rooms for the night  One or two photos only will be added to the blog due to space limit  Most photos taken will be used for a visual presentation once back at Maple Creek  A time and date will be chosen to show this presentation to the participants  If participants want a copy of the presentation, this can be downloaded

Please DO NOT us on day of departure to ask if we have arrived!  Our responsibilities on the night spent in Montreal will be to your child  After a long day of traveling and jet lag all will be tired  IF WE HAVE TIME TO UPDATE THE BLOG, IT WILL BE SHORT  HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR AN UPDATE UNTIL WE GET TO THE AUBERGE ON DAY 2  WE CANNOT POSSIBLY ANSWER ENQUIRIES ON WHETHER WE HAVE ARRIVED IN MONTREAL!

Return flight: Air Canada Check online before driving to YVR  Be on time to pick up your child  Make alternative arrangements if you cannot pick up personally  Participants will be very excited but tired!  Students with parents will have to check out with one of the teachers before they are permitted to leave to go home (hand in name tag)  Participants not picked up will be sent home by taxi at parents' expense