MFL - HISTORY
TRIP TO BERLIN 201527th Nov – 30th Nov
Mr StokesMr HodbyMr CorriganMrs CaldwellMr Pierpoint
Day 1 - Outbound Travel DetailsFriday morning:
● Meet at back of school at 6.40am – to leave promptly at 7.00 am
● Please be careful not to block gate/road
● Flight from Birmigham International to Berlin Tegel
Dep: 10.55pm
Arr: 13.40 pm
● Coach to take us to hotel on arrival
Day 1 – Friday pm
•Arrive at hotel approx 4.00pm
•Organise rooming for pupils at hotel
•Evening meal at hotel
•Leave for Christmas market at
Alexanderplatz
Return to hotel
Day 2 - SaturdayMorning
Museum - The Story of Berlin
Stroll along the Ku-Damm
Lunch at Christmas market
Afternoon
Take the tube to the Berlin Wall memorial museum
Evening meal at hotel
Checkpoint Charlie and Christmas market at the Gendarmenmarkt
Day 3 - Sunday
Morning
Visit the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate,
Site of Hitlers bunker
Afternoon
GDR Museum
Climb the TV tower at Alexanderplatz
Evening
Potsdamer Platz / Sony Centre and Christmas Market
Day 4 - MondayEarly breakfast at hotel
Quick visit to the Olympic Stadium
Coach transfer to Berlin Tegel airport
Flight to Birmingham Int.
Dep: 14.20
Arr. 15.20
Coach back to Stafford
Arrive at school approx: 17.30 -18.00
Educational Visit
•Journals to be completed
•History - booklets to be created
•Language – to be used at hotel, Christmas markets and in shops.
Hoodies and Beanies
Please pick up yours if you have ordered one, as you leave this evening.
LuggageVERY IMPORTANT
1 x hold luggage = 20KG (pupils must be able to carry it!)
1 x hand luggage = 5KG
55 centimetres x 40 centimetres high x 20 centimetres deep including wheels, handles, side pocket
•You will be liable for any excess, so pack lightly please!
•Label luggage clearly
•Recognisable bag
•No liquids, knives, sharp objects in cabin bag –
•check Birmingham airport website for more information
Clothing – Layers is the name of the game!
You must bring:
•sensible/comfortable shoes
•warm, weatherproof jacket
•warm jumper and thick socks
•scarf and gloves
•LAST YEAR IT RARELY GOT ABOVE 1-2 DEGREES C
Payments
•Thank you very much for prompt payments
Please pay any outstanding money this week if possible.
Money
•DAY 1 –breakfast at Birmingham and sandwich to eat on plane. Christmas market – money for snacks, souvenirs.
•DAY 2 – lunch and postcards/souvenirs from various museums
•DAY 3 – lunch and postcards/souvenirs from various museums
•DAY 4 - lunch
Money
•1 x UK lunch = £5.00 - £10.00
•3 x DE lunch = €15.00 – €20.00
•Souvenirs/postcards/gifts = €30.00 max
Approx. €40 - €50
Approx. £10
PASSPORTS
•Passport
•EHIC cards
•Please put in hand luggage to show to Mr Hodby on entering coach.
• No passport/ehic = no travelling
MEDICAL FORMS
Take one home tonight
Must be handed back between 12th and 26th November to Mr Stokes rm 50
Any medication must be handed to me on day of travel in a labelled plastic bag. thanks
Behaviour
You are representing the school at all times:
•Respect – war, comments etc…
•Flights/airports – avoids jokes about bombs etc…
•Using trains – listening carefully to instructions
•Hotel
•Restaurants
•In public
Sweets/food
They sell lovely sweets in Germany and the food in Germany is excellent, so please do not fill your child's hand luggage with sweets!
I would encourage you to try as many different things as possible, whilst in Berlin!
Personal Belongings
•Ipads – leave at home!
•Phones – be aware of roaming costs and avoid calling home.
•Phones /mp3 players are not permitted during the day around Berlin.
•Cameras – the cheaper the better
Questions???