How to organize a school trip to France or the United States
If you have a partnership with a French or an American school and if you plan a trip to visit the area where they live, here is some advice based on the experience of some schools to help you plan and organize the trip successfully:
- TRIP TO FRANCE
Visit Federal Consulate websites for travel advice/information:
- TRIP TO THE US
Visit Federal Consulate websites for travel advice/information:
- Contact a travel agent for information on transportation, and group rates
- See with your partner teacher in France the possibility of pairing up the students and having them host their partner when they visit (and reciprocally)
- Create a budget
- Plan a fee schedule
- Meet with parents and students
- Distribute itinerary, information, fee schedule
- Arrange for necessary papers (passports, student I.D., badges, foreign currency...)
Useful links and documents :
- Medical Information for Americans traveling abroad. Information from the US Department of State.
Le B.A. BA du voyage scolaire à l'étranger-Guide du professeur Jacqueline ANGIBEAUD, Michel LANDRON, Françoise MAÎTRE CRDP des Pays de la Loire, 2005.
