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Modern Foreign Languages School Trip To The Opal Coast

A short hop across the channel The Opal Coast is an ideal region for first-time visitors to France.

Excursions to a local boulangerie and a chocolate maker are great opportunities for students to practise their French.

We can help with any language you are interested in teaching, with popular options including Spanish, Mandarin or German.

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Highlights

01

Practicing French at a local market

02

Discovering how chocolates are made at a small manufacturer

03

Baking bread at a boulangerie

04

Meeting the sea lions at Nausicaa Sea Centre

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Suggested itinerary

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Depart school in your coach Visit local chocolate manufacturer before spending time in Le Touquet Evening meal
Breakfast and packed lunch Local market visit Boulogne and Nausicaa sea centre Evening meal
Breakfast and packed lunch Bread making at the Boulangerie La Coupole History Centre Evening meal
Breakfast and packed lunch Shopping Channel crossing Arrive school

What's included*

Travel by British touring coach
Return Channel crossing
Full board accommodation
Insurance
1 teacher place for every 8 students

*Please note, entrance fees where applicable are not included in typical price – contact us for more details

Recommended excursions

01 French Market Visit
02 Boulangerie visit
03 Battlefields of WWI – Somme
04 Les Chocolats de Beussent
05 Les Escargots du Bocage
06 Le Succès Berckois
07 Boulogne
08 Bécasuc
09 Nausicaa National Sea Centre
10 Le Touquet
11 Aqualud Water Park, Le Touquet
12 Bagatelle
13 La Coupole History Centre and Planetarium
14 The Eperleques Bunker
15 Goat’s Cheese Farm Montcavrel
16 French language lessons
01 French Market Visit

Students can use their French-speaking skills to buy goods and souvenirs at a local market. They will experience the different types of produce on sale in a French Market whilst practising and building their vocabulary.

2 hours See on map
02 Boulangerie visit

A trip to a traditional French bakery lets pupils learn about the complete process of bread making. Students can actively participate and eat in or take away what they help to create. This tour is worthwhile just for the smell alone, but there are also great opportunities to ask the baker some questions in French.

Available April until early July, September and October.

Half day See on map
03 Battlefields of WWI – Somme

The area surrounding the river Somme saw some of the harshest fighting during WWI and has numerous memorials dedicated to those who lost their lives including the trenches at Beaumont Hamel, the Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, the Lochnagar Crater and museums at Albert and Peronne.

Half day See on map
04 Les Chocolats de Beussent

Students gain an insight into the production of cocoa and how it is made into chocolate at this popular artisan Chocolate manufacturer. There is a chance to taste some samples and buy presents. Guided tours are in English or French and hold educational value for language and business studies groups.

1.5 hours See on map
05 Les Escargots du Bocage

This snail farm is dedicated to rearing the traditional French delicacy ‘les escargots’. An educational tour of the farm includes an audio-visual presentation and a taste test! Open mid-April to October.

1.5 hours See on map
06 Le Succès Berckois

Family run sweet manufacturer in Berck sur Mer offering a demonstration of the sweet- manufacturing process. Students learn about the sweets that are on-sale throughout the region with a chance for a tasting and to buy the Finished product.

1 hour See on map
07 Boulogne

The largest fishing port in France this lively town has weekly markets on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. The historic old town retains its ramparts, a castle museum and the impressive Notre Dame Basilica. The Nausicaa Centre on the sea-front is popular with groups and indoor swimming and bowling are also available.

3 hours See on map
08 Bécasuc

Groups get to see a demonstration of the sweet making process and receive a sample of the produce at this small factory in Boulogne. There is an opportunity to buy presents to take home!

1 hour See on map
9 Nausicaa National Sea Centre

Nausicaa in Boulogne presents an underwater world and displays a variety of sea creatures and explores the threats to the marine environment. Students can find out more about deep sea fishing, basking sharks and stingrays and there are lots of educational and hands-on exhibits.

Half day See on map
10 Le Touquet

An attractive Belle Epoque stylish sea-side resort Le Touquet has a wide sandy beach, shopping and a busy twice weekly market on Thursday and Saturday mornings. The Aqualud Water Park on the seafront is an indoor and outdoor water leisure complex with slides and waves.

2 hours See on map
11 Aqualud Water Park, Le Touquet

This huge undercover leisure pool comes complete with slides, waves and rides that spit you out at 75kms an hour! Further pools and more slides can be enjoyed outside in the summer months. Seasonal opening times.

2.5 hours See on map
12 Bagatelle

Bagatelle is a well established  theme park with many rides and attractions including: log flumes, rafting, roller-coasters, shows and a small zoo. This is a great place for students to relax and unwind, especially if the weather is good. Seasonal Opening.

Half or full day See on map
13 La Coupole History Centre and Planetarium

The immense bunker was built during WWII as a V2 rocket base with the intention of sending rockets to destroy London. A History centre inside the bunker has exhibitions on the V2, the French Resistance and a Memorial to those deported by the Nazis from the region. V2 technology was later used in space technology and a separate 3 D planetarium with state of the art technology is now open at the La Coupole site.

3.5 hours See on map
14 The Eperleques Bunker

Located to the north of St Omer in the Eperleques Forest this is the largest bunker in northern France. The facility was built by the Germans in WWII as an assembly plant and launch pad for their secret V1 and V2 weapons. The technology developed for these weapons was later used in the space programme.

1.5 hours See on map
15 Goat's Cheese Farm Montcavrel

A great opportunity to visit a goat’s cheese farm. The visit takes place in French with a chance to meet and learn about the goats and an opportunity for students to ask questions. The group then moves inside to learn about the cheese-making process and to taste the produce.

1.5 hours See on map
16 French language lessons

The best place to learn French is in France and we can arrange language lessons at a local language school with a native speaker. The lessons give students a chance to work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Afterwards, students can use what they have learnt in a real context.

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Typical accommodation

Image displaying the Misterbed Rang du Fliers - Berck sur Mer
Misterbed Rang du Fliers - Berck sur Mer See on map

Why groups like it:

2 star hotel
Located in the beach resort of Berck sur Mer, 2 km from the beach
Easy access to Le Touquet  by coach

Facilities:

2-3 bedded rooms all with private facilities
Evening meal in restaurant next door to the hotel
Close to local supermarket and shops
Image displaying the Stella Maris Village de Vacances
Stella Maris Village de Vacances See on map

Why groups like it:

Purpose built holiday centre
Great facilities
On the outskirts of Stella Plage

Facilities:

85 rooms in three separate blocks
2-4 bedded rooms all with private facilities
Tennis court, football pitch, volleyball, table tennis

Learning outcomes

Subject focus

Students can:

  • Implement their language skills developed at school into a real-world situation
  • Develop their language listening skills to respond to instructions
  • Recognise vocabulary when translating local information
  • Develop fluency through practising their conversational skills
  • Further their interest and enthusiasm for the country and its language

Student outcomes

Students will have had an opportunity to:

  • Understand the value of learning another language
  • Test and challenge their own abilities through real-world experiences
  • Discover more about the French people and culture
  • Gain practical skills that can be transferred to the classroom
  • Use appropriate vocabulary and pronunciation through communicating with locals

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