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Christmas market school trip to Château de la Baudonnière

Immerse your students in a French Christmas at our Normandy centre, combining a traditional Christmas market with a jam-packed schedule of festive language activities.

Voyager owned

Key stage 2 – 16+

Native French animateurs

Nov-Dec

Evening entertainment

Noël en Normandie - Festive French Immersion at Château de la Baudonnière

What better way to start the new school year than a festive French immersion trip to our very own Château de la Baudonnière! Nestled in the heart of Lower Normandy, our flagship centre transforms into a winter wonderland, offering students a festive blend of a traditional French Christmas and French language learning, the perfect combination for a fun educational experience.

On this exciting new seasonal school trip programme, your native-speaking animateurs will lead students through a jam-packed itinerary of activities and visits, speaking only in French to completely immerse your students in the language, from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave.

Highlights include a visit to Rennes Christmas Market with an afternoon of ice skating, as well as on-site activities, including gingerbread making, festive crafts, a treasure hunt and much more.

Enjoy the many advantages of travelling in the winter with this easily accessible and festive fun-packed school trip to France.

Contact us today to design a bespoke itinerary tailored to your learning objectives →

Itinerary

Day 1

Coach pick up from school and depart for France on the Eurotunnel crossing
Arrive at our owned centre, orientation and meet the team
Evening meal followed by entertainment, e.g a treasure hunt and team initiative games

Day 2

French breakfast
Explore Rennes Christmas Market with traditional French gifts, local food & crafts, a Ferris wheel and ice skating
Evening meal and entertainment, e.g soirée française and quiz, with optional fancy dress (the brave can even try snails at dinner!)

Day 3

Full day of on-site activities with animateurs, e.g Christmas card making, gingerbread making, archery and learn about French Christmas traditions
Evening meal and entertainment, e.g Christmas party

Day 4

Breakfast and collect packed lunches
Visit a chocolate factory
Travel home on the Eurotunnel and arrive back at school

Location

Château de la Baudonnière
Les Chambres
50320 Le Grippon, France

Our Château nestles in 100 acres of its own grounds which incorporate a lake, mini farm, assault course, climbing wall and activity facilities.

Resources

Ready-made resources to get your trip off the ground

These ready-made trip resources are designed to reduce your admin and help speed up the process of planning, promoting and getting approval for your Paris trip: