Normandie a la Carte trip

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Normandie a la Carte trip

• School name
• Trip dates

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WHO ARE WE??

• Normandy à la Carte was formed in 1997 by Andrew
  Caverhill,  a French language teacher, Ian Wood,
  an ex-marine who specialised in outdoor pursuits,
  who is normally called Woody and a School travel
  expert, Sarah Jane Wood (Sas!).
• We specialise in providing safe and fun french
  language learning and culture for UK school
  groups in a friendly, family atmosphere.
• So if you are a teacher who wants the very best
  learning and fun experience for your group then
  we will work in partnership with you to provide a
  tailor made programme specifically for you and
  your group.

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HEALTH SAFETY SECURITY

• Its hard to cover all the points of health
  safety at the La Grand Ferme in
• 5 minutes. Thats why we have a dedicated section
  on our website,
• covering risk assessments and more. Please visit
• www.frenchschooltravel.com/safety
• All our staff are carefully trained in ALL our
  activities
• and only allowed to run their own sessions once
  they
• have completed their full training.
• Upon arrival, the staff run a tour of the
  property
• in order to inform students of the boundaries and
  
• rules at the La Grand Ferme and finish with a
  full fire drill.

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• DEPARTURE

The group will leave school on (date) TIME Meet
at school at (pick-up location) TIME Depart
school by coach and transfer to the
port TIME-TIME Portsmouth-Caen crossing TIME
Arrive at the La Grand Ferme
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THE ACCOMMODATION

• Specifically designed for school groups, all the
  accommodation
• consist of comfortably furnished rooms with a
  teachers room close-by for
• supervision. Each school has their own space,
  with boys and girls on
• separate floors when possible. All buildings have
  either en-suite rooms or communal bathrooms.

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THE FOOD

• The food at the La Grand Ferme is a full part of
  the French experience.
• With years of experience, the staff
• has developed a menu which, as
• well as being adapted to childrens
• tastes, is also a real French culinary
• discovery.
• We also cater for a wide variety of
• special diets including vegetarian,
• vegan, no nuts, no dairy etc

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OUR ACTIVITIES

• Activities are a great way for the students to
  have pure and simple fun.
• But they also provide a perfect situation for
  students to feel at ease
• using the French language.
• Whatever the age, ability or needs of your group,
  Normandie à la Carte takes time to liaise with
  teachers and talk to parents, so that the visit
  to France can be carefully linked to school
  preparation and follow-up. This will ensure that
  all pupils will come home with a sense of real
  achievement, a knowledge of France, its language
  and culture, and a treasure trove of project and
  other work to stimulate further study.
• The students enjoy the activities so much they do
  not realise just how
• much they are learning!
• Have a look at the following activities!

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Kayak de Mer (Sea Kayak)

• Kayaking on our own small lake, gives pupils the
  opportunity to learn various new skills in a
  safe, but fun environment. The lake is big enough
  for your students to have fun, but small enough
  for our animateurs to maintain our high safety
  standards
• After kayaking, pupils work in teams to build
  rafts using ropes, barrels and plenty of
  patience! As usual, French is the order of the
  day. Students should be confident in water, but
  they do not need to be excellent swimmers.

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Fabrication du Pain (Bread Making)

• Everyone loves making things they can enjoy and
  eat later, and even more so at the château
  because we combine bread baking with singing
  French songs! Primary school pupils love getting
  covered in flour, kneading their dough and
  enjoying their tasty treats later with their
  evening meal. A hands-down favourite.

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Initiation au Cirque (Circus Skills)

• Brilliant for learning a whole variety of French
  vocabulary and phrases, from the names of circus
  tools to the actions themselves, as well as more
  basic things such as colours, numbers and
  prepositions. Your animatuer will teach the
  technique alongside the art of circus skills.

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Vélo tout Terrain (Mountain Biking)

• Our mountain biking routes take you around the
  edge of the bay of Mont St Michel, using the
  paths trodden for generations by the pilgrims and
  fishermen heading out onto the sands. The views
  are great, and the hills few and far between!

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Parcours d'Accrobranches (High Ropes)

• How better to appreciate the beauty of an ancient
  forest than to follow the 2300m of this stunning
  high ropes course in Northern Brittany. Different
  circuits for all levels, moving from tree to
  tree, amongst ancient oaks, with all the
  necessary safety equipment adapted to the size
  and age of participants,and guided by experienced
  and supportive staff.

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Char à Voile (Sand Yachting)

• Everyone can discover the joys of this activity,
  with wind in the sails and a magnificent view of
  Mont St Michel - weather permitting! Previous
  experience is not needed as the circuit put in
  place by the instructors allows all participants
  to acquire the necessary basic skills for sand
  yachting, in a safe and secure environment.

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Chasse au Trésor (Treasure Hunt)

• Staying on-site at la Grand' Ferme you have to
  find as many objects as possible in a set time -
  starting with a list of 30 items you will need to
  communicate lots of French with your team mates
  in order to find the treasure before anyone else!

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Course dOrientation (Orienteering)

• Students will be taught map reading in French
  using orienteering games and courses in the
  grounds. As well as using French language for
  features, directions and map symbols the team
  orienteering challenges will involve other French
  language quizzes as well as finding the control
  markers.

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OUR LOCAL VISITS

• Local excursions are the perfect opportunity for
  pupils to put their new
• language skills and confidence into practice in a
  real French environment.
• Although the cultural aspect is the main asset of
  this day, the animateur
• never forgets to input and encourage the use of
  French in a fun way
• throughout the day.
• After breakfast, the group will collect their
  packed lunches, meet their
• animateur and board their coach for their day
  excursion(s).
• Here is a range of the local visits on offer!

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The French Market

• More than a spot of shopping, the pupils have to
  take part in a
• questionnaire whilst discovering the lovely
  colours, smells and tastes
• of the quintessential French market.
• The pupils will see all kinds of stalls,
  including fruits and vegetables
• of the season, fresh fish and sea food, and
  French livestock such as
• chickens and rabbits.

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Le Mont St Michel

• Probably the most impressive sight in Normandy,
  the Mont St Michel is a
• feat of medieval architecture. The village
  consists of a blend of cobbled
• lanes, medieval houses, shops and cafés where the
  students can practise
• their skills and buy souvenirs.
• It is also possible to approach the Mont by
  crossing on the tidal causeway
• with one of our expert French native guides

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St Malo
Our region is rich in towns where every stone is
steeped in history, with medieval ramparts
perched over picturesque valleys. One of the
finest is St Malo, with its magnificent
cathedral, Wax Museum and the Old Market Hall,
shops with local crafts and open markets. This
the perfect opportunity for a town trail or even
free time for shopping.
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Bayeux Town and Tapisserie
Start your visit with a quick tour of the town
centre of Bayeux, including the magnificent
medieval cathedral. This visit can be combined
with the weekly market. You can also visit the
Bayeux Tapestry, a unique 70m long document, made
in the 11th century of woollen embroidery on
linen cloth. The tapestry tells the epic story
leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the
defeat of King Harold by William the Conqueror.
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Arromanches and the Landing beaches

• For a real historic account of WW2, the town of
  Arromanches is the perfect
• place to start. The group can visit the D-Day
  landing museum, which
• relates the importance of Arromanches and its
  man-made mulberries
• resulting in the Allies success during WW2.
• The group can then visit the famous 360 cinema,
  a must-see which shows
• unreleased footage from war correspondents,
  filmed on D-Day. After lunch,
• the group can then travel through the different
  landing beaches and learn
• about the stories and events on D-Day.

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The Goats Cheese Farm

• Based in a quintessential Normandy farmhouse,
  come and meet our
• goats cheese expert, who will be delighted to
  teach you all about his
• work.
• In a visit specifically designed for school
  groups, the children will
• learn all about the different steps of goats
  cheese-making as well as
• get the chance to stroke the goats, feed them,
  milk them and even try
• their milk! This is definitely a visit not to
  miss!!

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EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

• This is the perfect opportunity for the pupils to
  let their hair down, but
• the animateurs still run each event with French
  in mind.
• Evening entertainment includes French Night
  (French quiz, fancy dress
• and snail tasting!), film night, initiative
  exercises, its a knockout,
• treasure hun

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RETURN

• The group will return to school on (date)
• TIME Leave the La Grand Ferme
• TIME-TIME Caen-Portsmouth crossing
• TIME Arrive at school

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ANYQUESTIONS?