PGL Le Pré Catelan Le Touquet: Northern France Ashfield Park Residential for Year 6 pupils 12 th -16 th March 2012

Key information tonight PGL background Pre-travel Travel Accommodation Facilities Overview of Week Schedule of activities Catering and diet Health and Safety Keeping in Touch FAQs Questions

PGL background Fully risk assessed ABTA bonded Over 50 years experience An organisation that the school has used successfully for 2 previous trips abroad + residentials in the UK

Pre-Travel 12 th March Schedule: 6.45am (but not before) – pupils in Junior Hall. They will need: Packed Lunch (Disposable bag) A suitcase (They can carry themselves) Hand Luggage – rucksack (With something to do!) Limit please sweeties (Travel sickness) They will need to hand in: Any medication referred to on the OV4 form to Miss. Bateman Inhalers (We will let them take them out and about) to Miss. Bateman Travel sickness tablets (If really needed!) Any outstanding EHIC cards (They will need these) to Mr. Best Up to 30 Euros in a clearly labelled wallet to Mr. Best We will take: The Collective Passport First Aid equipment etc…

Travel Approximate travel times: Departing Ashfield Park at 7.00am prompt. Whitchurch 7.30pm A break for coffee (Reading area) A break for lunch (Kent area) Folkestone to Calais via Eurotunnel: 35 minutes (2.20pm) Calais to Le Pré Catelan: Less than 45 minutes by coach Arrive by 4.30pm. Reverse of route on return to school Arriving Ashfield Park at 7.30pm (Fri) If we are running early/late the school will contact parents via the website, which will be updated until 5pm. Map

Le Pré Catelan Accommodation Multi bedded rooms each with a wash basin Toilets on each floor Separate shower and toilet block (Pupils must bring their own towels) Rooms allocated the week before departure

On-site activity bases Private gardens and grounds for our school party to access including Football pitch (mini), volley ball net, table tennis. Shop on site (Open final night for the disco!) Le Pré Catelan Facilities

Overview Day 1 – Culture and Activity Day 2 – Culture and History Day 3 - Activity and Education

Schedule of activities Activities that we have organised: - La Boulangerie Maillard-Trupin (making croissants and pain au chocolat) - Challenge Course/Climbing Wall/Team building - Traditional French local Market (Berck-Plage) – shopping - Circuit du Souvenir (bomb craters, cemetaries and trenches from WW1 nr. Albert) - Beach activities (Visit to WW2 sites, sail boarding, kite flying etc..) - Sea life Centre in Boulogne (Nausicaa) + In the evening: - Quiz Night - Nightline - Disco - Challenge Evening - French Evening + On the way home: - Visit to Calais Hypermarket (Some of this may be subject to change dependent on the weather)

Catering & dietary needs 3 nutritious, balanced meals per day Vegetarian option Special diets catered for by prior arrangement – we will notify the centre of any pupil with an allergy. The food was fantastic last year

Staying safe! The PGL Code of Practice describes all safety and operational procedures both on and off-site including: risk assessments staff to pupil ratios operating procedures staff vetting and training site security first aid procedures emergency procedures

Keeping in Touch! The school will try and keep the website updated as much as we can as to how we are getting on: -Broadband connection is weak so sometimes photos and pictures may/may not be available. Some updates may be via school office via phone contact. -School Mobile Phone Number will be given by the office in emergencies. -If we have any worries – we will contact you – we have all emergency contacts with us.

FAQ’s Passports (School has Collective passport) Please remember your EHIC What to take with you – kit list (leaflet – sent out) Valuable items – best left at home Pocket money – how much to take (letter) Electrical appliances – must be safe (No plug in devices for pupils please) Deodorants – roll-on only please (fire alarms) Laundry – emergencies only The journey (DS/Ipod/Shuffles/MP3 – but they are for the journey only and are pupils responsibility) You can bring cheap digital cameras + USBs– (but pupils will need to look after them please) We discourage mobile phones

Thank you for coming Are there any questions? This powerpoint has been uploaded to the website. If you want to view last years visit – see our website archive (Feb/Mar 2011)