Educational tours of the Opal Coast

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Educational tours of the Opal Coast
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• About Travelbound
• Tour overview
• Curriculum focus
• Accommodation
• Excursions
• Student outcomes
• Our commitment

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About Travelbound

• We have over 25 years experience in the
  educational travel industry and are a member of
  TUI Travel PLC.
• All our tours are designed to support the
  National Curriculum and provide educational
  benefit outside of the classroom.
• We design school tours around the core subject
  areas and work closely with party leaders to
  ensure subject relevance.

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Tour overview

• Language practice
• WWI History
• Medieval history
• Relevant excursions
• Guided tours
• Fun activities

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Curriculum Focus

• KS 2-4 French Language
• Reading signs for information
• Games in French
• Structured conversation
• Understanding instructions
• Practical role play situations

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Curriculum Focus

• KS 3-4 WWI Medieval History
• WWI conditions
• Life in the trenches
• Battlefield tactics
• Social effects of war
• The One Hundred Year War
• The Battle of Azincourt
• Historical French/English relations

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Typical Accommodation

• Stella Maris Village de Vacances
• Located in the countryside 3 miles from Le
  Touquet
• 2-4 bedded rooms all with private facilities
• Restaurant
• 5 classrooms
• Entertainments room
• Tennis volleyball court
• Football pitch
• Table-tennis

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Historical Excursions

• Historial de la Grande Guerre
• Vimy Ridge
• Underground City of Naours
• Azincourt
• These excursions provide
• the chance to find out
• more about WWI
• Medieval Europe and
• how conditions and lives
• differ from today.

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French Language Excursions

• Traditional markets
• Cheese farm
• Old mill bakery
• Chocolate manufacturer
• It is possible to have
• guided tours in French or
• English and learning
• through practical
• situations is a great way to
• develop and challenge
• language skills.

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Recreational Excursions

• Bellewaerde theme park
• Bagatelle theme park
• Le Touquet
• Aqualud swimming complex
• Nausicaa sea life centre
• Stella plage
• The Opal Coastline is full of
• seaside towns, wide sandy
• beaches and several
• swimming and amusement
• parks to keep your group
• entertained and happy!

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Student Outcomes

• Students will be able to make the most of their
  language skills.
• Learn about France through cultural and practical
  experiences.
• Be able to compare and contrast mainland Europe
  with the UK.
• Develop confidence and maturity by dealing with
  new situations away from home.
• Find out more about historical French English
  relations.
• Learn, explore and have fun with new friends.

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Safety Security

• We are members of the School Travel Forum, which
  is a group of leading school tour operators that
  promote good practice and safety in school
  travel.
• We only use transport that is financially
  protected under regulatory bodies such as ATOL,
  ABTA and IATA.
• We undertake our own risk assessments and offer
  you a step-by-step guide to help you compile your
  own.
• As part of TUI Travel PLC we can offer your group
  24-Hour School Tour Assistance.

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Travelbound provide the following 6 quality
indicators

• We assist in planning effective learning
  experiences.
• 2. We provide accurate information about our
  offers.
• 3. We provide activities, experiences and
• educational resources.
• 4. We review our school trips and act
• upon feedback.
• 5. We meet the needs of our schools.
• 6. We have an effective safety
• management process in place.

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Contact us today to find out more
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Thank you for your time
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