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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???