ART VISIT TO PARIS OCTOBER 2014 Dear Parent/Guardian, We are now just a few weeks away from our journey to Paris and I am writing to inform you of the details. I will be leading the visit accompanied by Miss Marshall also from the Art Department, Mr Delaney from the Language Department and Mr Kirk from the English Department. We will be travelling with European Study Tours on a Pulhams Executive Coach and our accommodation in Paris will be at the St Christopher s Inn Hostel, Gare Du Nord. Emergency numbers: European Study Tours 01992 507802 Pulham & Sons 07713510990 / 01451820369 St Christopher s Inn Hostel 00330 170085222 Students must meet at 05.45am in the DSHS Bus Bay for a prompt 6.00am departure. Our expected itinerary is as follows: DAY 1 FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2014 05.45 Meet coach, report to your allocated visit leader, show your passport and load luggage. Do not bring an excessive amount of luggage as you will have to load it on and off the coach yourself and carry it into the hostel etc. Do not bring expensive electrical items with you such as lap tops as in the case of loss or damage they will not be covered by our insurance policy. Please also make sure that personal items such as cameras or i pods are kept securely on your person at all times and are covered by your own personal insurance. You should bring a smaller piece of hand luggage onto the coach with you to carry snacks and refreshments for the journey as well as your PASSPORT and EHIC.
Do bring comfortable clothes and shoes and bring something waterproof. Average temperatures for Paris in October is around 12 degrees but it could well feel colder on the Seine and up the Montparnasse Tower so it would make sense to wear layers. Do also bring your own towel and toiletries and don t forget your swimwear! 06.00 Depart DSHS 11.15 Depart Dover for Calais. 17.30 Approx. Arrive at Musee du Quai Branly, 37 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris The Musée du Quai Branly (French pronunciation: [myze dy ke bʁanli]), in Paris, France, features the indigenous art and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. 20.00 Arrive at St Christopher s Inn Hostel (Gare du Nord) and check in 5, Rue de Dunkerque 75010 Paris Tel: 0033 (0) 170085222 Please note the school has been required to place a Behaviour Deposit and should we be charged by the Hostel for any misbehaviour your parents will subsequently be charged accordingly. We expect our students to represent our school in the best possible way and will not tolerate any of the following: Thoughtlessness for other guests Rowdiness or Drunkenness Damage to hotel property Reports from other guests of noise disruption Throwing objects from windows Making prank phone calls Misuse of lifts Misbehaviour in corridors 21.00 Evening meal at Panorama 20 Rue Gerando, 75009 Tel 0033 1 48 78 02 78
DAY 2 SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2014 Breakfast at Hostel 10.00 Tour Montparnasse Tour Maine Montparnasse, also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210 metre (689 ft.) office skyscraper located in the Montparnasse area of Paris, France. The 56th floor and the terrace on the top floor are open to the public for viewing the city and that is where we are going. 12.00 approx. Bateaux Parisiens, Seine River Cruise 15.00 Musee d Orsay, 1, rue de la Legion d Honneur 75007 Paris The Musée d'orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'orsay, a Beaux Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Note: Although entrance to the Museum is free we will have to pay a group booking charge on arrival so that we can enter straight away and avoid the queues. Therefore each student will need to contribute 2 Euros in cash 1630 Evening meal at Chez Clement Versailles 407 Rue Vaugirard, 75015 From 18.30 Aquaboulevard de Paris, 4, rue Louis Armand, 75015 Paris It is the biggest urban water park in Europe, boasting two wave pools, 11 giant water slides, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, against the current rivers and a proper 4,000 m2 stretch of sandy beach dotted with more than 30 straw huts imported from Mauritius, plus a whole slew of water games. The bad news; everyone must wear swimwear, boys will need to wear swimming trunks or Boxer style trunks, long shorts are not allowed! DAY 3 SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2014 Breakfast at Hostel Check out of your rooms 09.00 Depart for Disneyland Paris. Day in the Disney parks Halloween at Disney! Become suitably spooked, as Disneyland Paris becomes happily haunted for Halloween with cheerful chills around every corner!! 17.30 Evening meal at King Ludwig s Castle
Disney Village Tel 0033 1 60 43 65 52 21.00 Depart for Calais. DAY 4 MONDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2014 01.40 Arrive at Calais and proceed to the P&O Ferry Terminal. 02.40 Depart Calais for Dover. 03.10 Arrive in Dover. 07.40 Approx. Arrive at Droitwich Spa High School bus stop and make your own way home. In emergency you will be able to contact me on 07583827757, however during school hours your first port of call should be our school reception on 01905 774421. Your Son/Daughter will not need an excessive amount of Euros with them, they will need enough to cover a meal on the ferry on Friday, (or they can bring packed lunch), a midday lunch on the Saturday and a midday lunch in Disney on the Sunday. There will be gift shops at the 2 Museums and of course they may want to buy souvenirs at Disneyland. VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PARENTS Next Thursday 9 th October I will be situated in the School Main Reception Area between 3.30 and 5.00pm. Please either visit yourself or send your child with their passport and EHIC so that I am able to photocopy them both for safety reasons prior to our departure. I will be happy to answer any other questions at this time also. Could you also take the time to read with your child and sign the attached Code of Conduct Contract. Should you have any queries in relation to any of the above please contact me direct via e mail: tregoningj@droitwichspahigh.worcs.sch.uk Yours Sincerely, Miss Tregoning, Visit Leader, Head of Art
Code of Conduct Contract 1. On the journey to and from Paris students are expected to listen to and follow instructions, and to report to their staff at the appropriate time. 2. Students must listen to the emergency bus procedures and be aware of what they may need to do. They must wear seat belts when the bus is moving for their safety. 3. All activities will be supervised by staff who will expect students to follow instructions at all times. 4. Students will not be allowed out of the hotel on their own. 5. The use and buying of recreational drugs whilst on the trip is obviously forbidden for all members of the group. There should be no cigarette smoking. The purchase and /or consumption of alcohol is forbidden for all students. 6. Students are expected to behave well and listen to their instructions. They must follow the instructions of DSHS staff and any other person in authority who is working to make their trip a memorable one, e.g. hotel staff, instructors or bus drivers. Students should not play dangerous jokes on each other or dare each other to do potentially dangerous stunts at any time. 7. We are all hoping to have a really enjoyable trip to Paris. I am convinced that students will all be brilliantly behaved and we shall return to Droitwich Spa with very positive memories of our time in Paris. I understand that if I follow the code of conduct outlined, there will be no need to invoke sanctions. However if there is a deliberate breach of this code, particularly where the health and safety of an individual or the group is concerned, action will be taken by staff. This may include appropriate
punishment during the trip, result in a ban from future trips or ultimately to be collected and return home early. Student Code of Conduct Contract I agree to the code of conduct shown in this letter and as discussed with my parent(s)/guardian(s), and to follow any other rules that are necessary for my wellbeing. I will behave sensibly on my trip to Paris. Name: Signed: Student I agree that my son/daughter named above will comply with the code of conduct for the DSHS trip to Paris 2014. Signed:. Date:. Parent/guardian