17 February 2023
Day trip to France 2023
Dear Parent/Carer,
We are arranging a day trip to Boulogne, France, on Friday 23rd June 2023 for Year 7.
Details
We will travel by coach, crossing via the Channel Tunnel. The party will leave school at approximately 12 midnight (Thursday 22nd June) and return to school at around 11:30pm on Friday 23rd June. Families will be expected to make arrangements for the safe delivery and collection of their children to and from school.
Activities
Our day will begin in Calais, where students will enjoy a traditional French breakfast in a typical café. Weather permitting, we will stop for a short time on the beach at Wissant for a Boules tournament. After this, there will be the opportunity to visit the old town of Boulogne with its spectacular old Citadel. Lunch will be taken in a traditional French restaurant in Boulogne Le Restaurant du Cap. In the afternoon, we will go and enjoy a guided visit of a local snail farm. Then, we will visit a hypermarket, where our students will have some time to purchase local specialities.
Cost
The cost of this trip is £130.00, which includes all transport costs, insurance, breakfast, lunch and entrance to the snail farm. Your child will need to a valid passport with at least 6 months left; these will be checked well in advance of the trip taking place. Your child will also need enough money to buy some food in the UK on the way back to Birmingham, as well as some pocket money (Euros) for any souvenirs and they wish to buy in France.
Each place will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We only have 40 places on this trip.
This trip will go live on Schoolcomms Monday 27th February 2023 at 7:30am.
If you would like your child to take part in this trip, please consent and pay a deposit of £40. Further instalments are:
- Instalment 2: £45 Thursday 30th March 2023
- Instalment 3: £45 Friday 5th May 2023
This consent includes your permission for photographs to be taken of your child. If you object to your child being captured in the photographs, please contact Ms Mazabraud on 0121 444 4161.
If you are unsuccessful in securing a place for your child then please contact Mrs Durkin in the Pastoral Office to request they are placed on a reserve list for the named trip. If and when a place becomes available you will be contacted directly.
If due to personal circumstances, you need an extended period of time to pay the deposit then please get in touch with Ms Mazabraud to discuss in confidence at your earliest convenience.
If you require any more information about the day, please do not hesitate to contact me via email on c.mazabraud@bishopchalloner.bham.sch.uk.
Yours sincerely
Ms C Mazabraud
Head of MFL
