This French language immersion trip offers students a balanced mix of cultural visits and excursions combined with the option of a day experiencing the activities at our own Château.
Our Normandy Experience programme is designed to give your students the maximum opportunity to interact with the local community and use their French language in an authentic setting. A typical 5-day programme offers a variety of language-led activities such as a market mission in a local town. Students will benefit from a varied and enjoyable experience while making substantial improvements in their French and gaining greater confidence in using it. The beauty of the Normandy Experience programme is the flexibility to add in your own elements such as the D-day landing beaches or Bayeaux Tapestry to create a cross-curricular trip.
Whatever you choose, all excursions, activities and evening entertainments are led by our native-speaking animateurs in French throughout the trip. We also provide each student with a French workbook to complete during their time away. Subject to availability, most schools will also spend a day at our Château de la Baudonnière to take part in on-site activities.
Day of French language activities at our château (subject to availability)
Day of cultural visits with your animateur leading the group in French
Day of cultural visits with your animateur leading the group in French
We have been taking school groups to Normandy for over 20 years, this knowledge and expertise allows us to select the perfect accommodation for your school’s needs, in particular the group size, age range and itinerary. Our hand-picked accommodations are regularly audited by our Normandy team, who analyse direct feedback from schools to ensure each property meets our exacting standards. All our accommodation offers ensuite dorm rooms, activity areas and ample space for evening entertainment.
Spend a day of fun with on-site activities such as climbing and archery instructed in French at our own French Language Immersion centre with 100 acres of grounds.
Experience the 360° cinema in Arromanches displaying brilliantly captured and informative footage from the war across multiple screens.
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Explore the quaint traditional town in Normandy also known as City of Manuscripts, which faces the bay of Mont Saint Michel, visit the botanical garden and interact with the locals
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If you'd like to factor in some time for your group on the beach, your animateur will be happy to organise a picnic or beach games on one of Normandy's many sandy beaches. Your animateur can also lead a coastal walk where students learn about the local wildlife.
Arromanches is at the heart of the D-Day Landings. There are museums with vivid and emotive displays, including the famous 360° cinema with unreleased footage from war correspondents, filmed on D-Day. There is also the Musée du Débarquement in Arromanches Les Bains, built on the site of the Mulberry Harbour, with working models and film to explain this incredible technical feat.
This island and its surrounding bay are a UNESCO World Heritage site. Scale the cobblestoned streets to reach the churches and the famous gothic-style abbey. Groups with an Animateur will experience a guided barefoot walk across the bay, which is a highlight for students.
Saint-Malo is a historic walled city with a surrounding beach. Central to the cobblestoned old town is the Roman Catholic Saint-Malo Cathedral. Popular visits also include the town museum and the Great Aquarium, home to 11,000 marine animals.
Famous as the home of the 70 metre-long Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval town is also home to the largest British military cemetery in France, making it a key destination for groups studying the history of conflict. Note that the Bayeux Tapestry will be closed from September 2025 until Summer 2027.
Just 15 minutes from Château de la Baudonnière, groups can visit the town's Bell Foundry, Copper Workshop and Pewter Museum. It is rich in history and has a bustling morning market every Tuesday.
Visiting Dinan is like taking your students back in time. This medieval walled town is full of charm thanks to its 13th-century castle, river, narrow streets and magnificently preserved timber clad buildings.
The seaside resort of Granville is a historic fishing port with views towards Jersey and Guernsey. Students of fashion and design will be particularly interested in visiting Musée Christian Dior to tour the exhibition housed in the fashion designer's childhood home.
With the mission of promoting peace, this emphasizes the importance of learning from the atrocities of the Second World War and, in particular, the D-Day landings to prevent future conflicts. Expect an immersive experience featuring artefacts, films and interactive displays investigating the causes and consequences of WWII.
Our French language immersion programme includes:
Extras to budget for:
Tes interviewed Catherine Montgomery, French teacher at Thornhill College, about her experience of Voyager School Travel's Normandy Experience French Language Immersion programme.
In the Tes article, entitled "Total Immersion is the way to teach languages", Catherine explains the educational value of French language immersion programmes for students saying that "immersion introduces students to a language in context, so that they view it as a component of an entire culture, rather than something static in a textbook."
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