School Food Technology Trip to Normandy

With its healthy gastronomic reputation and close historical ties with Britain, it’s no surprise that Normandy is a great destination for groups studying food technology!

Your food technology school trip to Normandy will include a variety of visits that will provide your students with a better understanding of what French cuisine is all about. You can visit a snail farm, where your students will learn all about this delicacy and can even try one for themselves! You can visit cheese producers, chocolateries and biscuit factories. And your students willlove the opportunity to visit one of Normandy’s beautiful little market towns too!

And if you were thinking about making this trip cross-curricular, the great news is that Normandy offers some excellent options for French and history too!

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Depart school Channel crossing

Afternoon

Arrive in Calais

Evening

Arrive in Normandy in time for evening meal

Day 2

Morning

Visit Normandy Caramels

Afternoon

Visit Chocolate Museum Drakkar Visit Asnelles Biscuit Factory

Evening

Evening meal

Day 3

Morning

Visit snail farm

Afternoon

Visit Graindorge Cheese Factory

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation Games on the beach

Day 4

Morning

Visit local markets

Afternoon

Depart Normandy Channel crossing

Evening

Arrive back at school

3 nights' half-board accommodation
Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
Detailed information pack
Free staff place ratio 1:8
Itinerary planning service
Motorway tolls and taxes
Return Channel crossings
Return executive coach travel
Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
VAT at current rates to tour operators

Curriculum

GCSE

Where and how ingredients are grown, caught and reared
Environmental impact and sustainability of food
Food processing and production
Distinctive features of international cuisine
International cuisine: cooking methods and equipment
Traditional and modern variations of recipes
Food labelling and marketing
Using microorganisms in food production

Key Stage 3

Understand the source, seasonality and characteristics of a broad range of ingredients

Accommodation

Centre Bon Sejour

Situated on a fine, sandy beach, the centre has a lounge, classrooms and a restaurant, together with a leisure and games area. It also provides outdoor activities such as mini-golf, tennis and sailing. Indoor facilities include table tennis, pool and karaoke. Students will be accommodated in twin, triple or quad rooms all with en-suite facilities. A lift makes for easy access to the 3 floors.

UNCMT Bernières-sur-mer

UNCMT Bernières-sur-Mer is an excellent school group centre located just 400m from Juno beach. The centre is set in private walled grounds with a resident centre director to help facilitate a great trip.Students are accommodated in multi bedded rooms with teachers in twins or singles. Each room has en-suite facilities. Meals are served in a separate dining room. Other facilities, which are perfect for school groups, include a classroom/activity room, a large TV/table tennis room, a separate area for teachers, a volleyball court and a boules pitch.

Educational Activities

Chocolate Museum 'Drakkar'

Did you know that it was in Central America that 'xoxoalt', the ancestor of the chocolate we know and love today, was born.

Christian Drouin Calvados Distillery

The visit consits of an explanatory tour of the fabrication process of cider, Pommeau and Calvados and ends up with

Ferme aux Escargots - Snail Farm

Visit a snail farm and learn all about this French delicacy.

Graindorge Cheese Factory

Located in the very heart of the Pays d’Auge, La Fromagerie Graindorge is the only independent company which produces Pont-l'évêque, Livarot and Camembert cheese.

Les Chevres de la Saffrie

During your visit to Monsieur Martin's Goat Farm, you will have the chance to stroke, feed and milk the goats.

Les Sablés d'Asnelles Biscuit Factory

Come and visit a traditional biscuit factory and witness the traditional way of making the famous french "Sables" biscuits.

Normandie Caramels

Isigny Caramels are made from the finest quality produce of the Normandy region: whole milk, butter, and cream.

Cultural Activities

Arromanches 360 Cinema

'The Price of Freedom' shown in this innovative 360-degree cinema, blends original documentary film of the invasion with pictures of

Bayeux Tapestry

Justifiably famous as one of the most extraordinary artefacts to survive from the eleventh century, the Bayeux Tapestry is a

La Cité de la Mer

La Cité de la Mer is situated on the site of the old Transatlantic Railway Terminal in Cherbourg and is

Mont Saint-Michel Abbey

The long history of Mont Saint-Michel is thought to date back to 708AD when Aubert, Bishop of Avranches had a

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect trip

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in the subject area and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a trip to suit your group’s needs and meet your learning objectives.

Launching your trip to parents and students

The next step is to get your trip approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the trip planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (freeing you up to do what you do best – teach).

Support while you’re away

From lost property to properly lost, we’ll always be on the end of the phone while you’re out on the trip. You’ll get a final info pack before you go, as well as access to all your trip documents via the Vamoos app.

After your trip

We’ll ask you for feedback, so we can improve our service. Let’s start planning your next trip too, so parents have plenty of time to pay (and so it’s less stressful for you). And don’t forget to head to our resources hub to continue the learning back in the classroom.