1. Grouville School French Trip
Tuesday 4th - Friday 7th
September 2018

2. Rationale
Experience and learn about a different culture in a school context and develop language and communication skills.
Participate in personal challenges and develop as an individual.
Develop independence and initiative.
Develop relationships with others.

3. Location
Baisse-Normande - Ambrieres les Vallees - closest large town is Mayenne.

4. Travel Travel is by Condor Ferries to St Malo.
Outward Monday 17th September approx
Return Thursday 20th September approx
Coach from St Malo onto Ambrieres-les-vallees to PGL’s Chateau du Tertre centre-approximately 2hrs 30 minutes.
Coach has seatbelts.

5. PGL’s Chateau du Tertre
PGL is the UK's leading provider of school trips and children's adventure holidays - offering outdoor education and adventures of a lifetime to children since Many other Jersey schools also use the centre.

6. Accommodation
Children are in rooms ranging in size from 2 to small groups.
Most rooms include ensuite showers and toilets.
Most rooms have bunk beds.
Accommodation is locked.
Staff sleep at both ends of corridor.

7. Food Children have breakfast and dinner provided in the PGL canteen.
Children have a choice of many options from buffet-please let us know on the parental consent form if your child has special dietary requirements.

8. Activities
There is a choice of activities which we discuss with the children before we put in our choices.
These include: archery, abseiling, climbing, zip wire, trapeze, orienteering, challenge course etc.
All PGL staff are qualified in their discipline.

9. Excursions
To balance physical activities, we also have a selection of excursions to experience French culture and communicate in spoken French.
These include visits to a French market, a boulangerie and a local village.

10. Equipment List
I would like to draw attention to: towel, black bin liners and £25 worth of euros pocket money-no more please.
Equipment lists will be available on Grouville website.

11. Contact details
An emergency mobile number will be issued to parents at that time of the visit.
Please only use this number and PGL numbers in emergencies.

12. Deposit and Consent Forms
The cost of the visit will be £350 per child.
This includes accommodation, food, excursions, travel and activities.
Children will have the opportunity to visit the hypermarket on the way back.
Please complete all parts of the parental consent form and return together with a part deposit payment of £60 payable to ‘Grouville School’ by Nov 30th.
The second half of the deposit payment (£50) is due 31st January 2017.
Copy of insurance policy will be available for your perusal in school office.

13. Please complete all sections
Return with deposit by Friday 30th November 2017
Further info on pgl at

14. Please ensure your child’s passport is in date
Please ensure your child’s passport is in date! It needs to be valid for 6 months before expiry Non EU Passports – Please see me.