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1 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Outwood Academy Valley History Department tour to Berlin Wednesday 30 th March 2016 to Monday 4 th April 2015

2 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Today’s presentation will cover: NST - Our educational travel company Tour objectives & overview What will we see & do? Our accommodation & meal arrangements What’s included in the price? Travel tips Next steps About NST Safety & financial security Questions

3 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools NST - Our educational travel company We have booked this tour through leading educational travel company, NST. We’ll benefit from their knowledge and experience in arranging school tours, as well as the 24 hour assistance they offer should we need their support whilst we are away.

4 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour Guides Dr Paula Richarson

5 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour Objectives The GCSE WJEC exam board indepth study of Germany in transition, 1919-47

6 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools On our tour, students will cover: Germany in transition, 1919-47 The rise of the Nazi Party and it consolidation of power The changing life of the German people War and its impact on life in Germany

7 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools The tour will also cover: The History of Berlin as a city. Including it’s culture and politics. The role Berlin played in the Cold War and the division on the city between east and west. https://youtu.be/3BKYHRONIgA

8 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour overview We will depart from Valley by bus on Wednesday 30 th March. We will meet at the school at 3.30pm We will stay at Transit Loft Hotel, for 3 nights, and will return home on Monday 4 th April. The estimated arrival back at school is 1.00pm -2.00pm.

9 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour overview Wednesday 30 th March 15:00 hrsMeet at the school 15:30 hrsDepart from school via coach provided by NST 21:30 hrsDepart Dover 00:00 hrsArrive Calais (local time)

10 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour overview Thursday 31 st March 14:00 hrsAnticipated arrival time in Berlin Afternoon:Travel on the underground Lunch at Potsdamer Platz Visit the Holocaust Memorial, Hitler’s bunker, Brandenburg Gate and the Sinti-Roma memorial Evening: Dinner at the hotel

11 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour overview Friday 1st April Morning:Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Grunwald Station (interesting Holocaust memorials) Afternoon:Paid lunch at Remus Restaurant Deportation memorial Olympic stadium Evening: Dinner at the hotel Evening entertainment - Bowling

12 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour overview Saturday 2nd April Morning:Visit of the city centre. Topography of Terror Afternoon:Luftwaffe Building and Checkpoint Charlie. Shopping at Unter den Linden Evening: Dinner at the hotel Reichstag Visit

13 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Tour overview Sunday 3rd April Morning:Travel by tube to Bernauerstrasse to see parts of the Berlin Wall Visit the Jewish quarter. Afternoon:Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Cultural talk on the Berlin music scene. Evening:Depart for home at 18.00

14 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Our accommodation We will be staying at Transit Loft Hotel, Immanuelkirschstrasse 14A D-10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg GERMANY www.transit-loft.de

15 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Our meal arrangements Breakfast and evening meals are included. Our lunch meals are not included. Our guide knows Berlin very well and will take us to cheap places to eat as well as supermarkets to buy snacks for our lunch. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please let me know well in advance.

16 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Travel tips – Group Passport Students will be travelling on a group passport And so we must receive a completed parental consent form and two passport photos.

17 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) You must also have The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) This is free. Website www.ehic.org.ukwww.ehic.org.uk Your EHIC lets you get state healthcare at a reduced cost or sometimes for free. It will cover you for treatment that is needed to allow you to continue your stay until your planned return. It also covers you for treatment of pre-existing medical conditions

18 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Travel tips - Money The currency in Berlin is the Euro. We recommend that students take a minimum of 50 Euros with them on the visit in cash. We can hold monies for students, if required, and release it as and when. Please place it in an envelope with the student’s name and amount.

19 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Travel tips - Packing What to take on the tour: Warm clothes. Berlin can still be cold in April and we will be doing a number of excursions by foot around the city. Good walking shoes. Each day will be very long with a lot of walking. Snacks. These can be put in your main luggage to keep you going during the day. NO LIQUIDS in suitcases in case of accidents.

20 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Next steps Final payment - The balance of the visit will need to be paid in full by Tuesday 1st March.

21 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Safety & financial security Association of British Travel Agents & Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing We are booking our tour through educational travel company, NST. They are fully bonded through ABTA (for non- air travel) and ATOL (for air travel) which means we’ll have complete financial protection as soon as we pay our deposits.

22 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools Any questions?


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