2018 France Study Tour

Info Night – Monday, 11 September

(Lyceum 6pm)

Un grand bonjour à toutes les étudiantes de français et à leurs familles,

The 2018 MGC French Trip is about to take off! Many students and families have been asking about it and so here is the outline of the exciting time we are planning for the last week of Term 3 and the first week of the term holidays just over a year away!

The MGC guided study tour to France is offered every second year and we are asking interested families of current Years 8-11 to talk with their daughters about potential interest in the proposed 2 week trip next year 16-30 September (last week of Term 3 and the first week of the holidays). Actual days still to be confirmed.

During this time, it is proposed that the girls will spend a week in Paris (Note the tour is still subject to DET Risk Assessment and School Council approval) and the second week in Montpelier in a Homestay environment with language schooling to give the girls a day-to-day experience of living in a French family (and sharing this special time with their chosen MGC buddy).

Expression of interest:

If your family is interested in knowing more and would like to attend an information evening session on Monday 11 September at 6pm in the Lyceum then please register your interest by email detailing your daughter’s name/year level (see below).

Key facts:

- We are looking ideally at a group of around 25 with 3 supervising teachers accompanying the group

- Final numbers will be determined by demand and seniority with a ballot if required

- Indicative cost for nearly all inclusive (excl. some meals/lunches/spending money) is aiming to be at $6,000 approx but is subject to exchange rate fluctuations, final itinerary etc.

- Positions are secured by a non-refundable deposit to be lodged at this point in November - actual date to be advised at the Info Evening (a staged payment plan will follow).

A taste of France!

Some of the things we have included are a week in Paris in a 2 star hotel with breakfast and dinner included

Return airfares to Paris with airport transfers
Sightseeing of key monuments and galleries
Visite Paris card for metro/RER transport
River cruise on the Bateaux Mouches
Visit to Versailles and surrounding gardens
Visits to markets and key ‘places’/squares and gardens
Opportunities for shopping in les Grands Magasins (Galleries Lafayette/Printemps etc. and in vintage stores
TGV/High Speed Train to Montpelier
Daily language/cultural courses while living with family for a week
Return to Paris for overnight and transfer to CDG airport

Register your interest before Friday 8 September by emailing tim.macdougall@mgc.vic.edu.au with your daughter’s name, student number and current year level and the key parent/guardian contact email and mobile number. If you can’t make the Info Evening, don’t worry, we will still keep you informed – just let us know if you’re interested in receiving more details.

A more detailed itinerary proposal will follow and key highlights reviewed at our subsequent Information Evening in Term 4.

À bientôt,

Tim Macdougall

French Teacher and France Trip Planner