1. Year 9 WW1 study trips to Ypres, Belgium Nov 16th and 17th 2017

2. Aims To enrich our studies of World War One in Year 9
To highlight the links across our learning
To experience Foreign Travel (France & Belgium)
To further develop our community spirit as a
Year Group and our ‘teamship’ skills
Remembrance in the Centenary years

3. Meet c. 5.00 a.m. Corsham School (yes a.m.!)
Departure and Return
Meet c a.m. Corsham School (yes a.m.!)
Thursday 16th November
Return 8.15 p.m.
Friday 17th November

4. Day One Passchendaele Museum Cemeteries: Last Post in Ypres
Tyne Cot - Allied
Langemark - German
Last Post in Ypres

5. New Passchendaele Museum
This museum tells the story of the war in the Ypres Salient with special emphasis on the Battle of Passchendaele 1917, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War.

6. Tyne Cot
A few miles outside the town, just below the village of Passchendaele, lies Tyne Cot - the largest British War Cemetery in the world. There are nearly 12,000 graves here plus another 35,000 who are commemorated but who have no known grave.

7. The Menin Gate

8. The Corsham Wreath

9. Last Post

11. Accommodation Single centre hostel Fully catered
Basement recreation room

12. Day 2 Essex Farm cemetery Interactive Museum ‘In Flanders Fields’
Chocolate shopping
Pool of Peace

13. Interactive Museum of Ypres www.inflandersfields.be

15. Pool of Peace

16. + Spending Money Euros €30-40
                                                 
Museums – souvenirs
Belgian chocolates
Le Shuttle terminal
Service Stations in UK (£)

17. What else to take
Detailed kit list provided separately

18. Valid passport and valid EHIC (check expiry dates) to be placed in a clearly labelled sealed envelope and placed in the locked student deposit box in Main Reception not later than Friday 10th Nov

19. For full details www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC
Travel tips – European Health Insurance Cards
UK residents are entitled to medical treatment, at reduced cost or sometimes free, when temporarily visiting a European Union (EU) country. Only treatment provided under the state scheme is covered. However, to obtain treatment we will each need to take a European Health Insurance Card with us.
For full details

20. Medication – if needed (e. g
Medication – if needed (e.g. asthma inhaler) in your day bag if you need to have access to it during the day

21. Healthy packed meals sufficient to last until 5.30 pm on the first day!
     

22.  No thanks!

23. Standard School Travel Insurance
Included

24. Any questions

25. Meet c. 5.00 a.m. Corsham School (yes a.m.!)
Departure and Return
Meet c a.m. Corsham School (yes a.m.!)
Thursday 16th November
Return 8.15 p.m.
Friday 17th November

26. Year 9 WW1 study trips to Ypres, Belgium Nov 16th and 17th 2017