Orchard Mead tour, 21st to 25th April 2025

A remarkably in-depth experience for the students and teachers from Orchard Mead Academy, with three days spent in partnership with the students from Collège Fernand Lechanteur in central Caen. Each day was structured with a full morning at the school, where the students divided off into various smaller groups to spend time experiencing the regular timetabled lessons with their French penpals, followed by canteen lunch all together.

Each afternoon had a different activity, including Chateau Canon, Bayeux Tapestry, and the Basilica Saint Therese de Lisieux.

There were emotional scenes on the final day as the students said farewell to one another.

Read the article on their school website here: Normandy Trip – April 2025 – Orchard Mead Academy | TMET Leicester MAT

Our students really enjoyed interacting with the French students during lessons, break and lunch at the host school and were very sad to leave their new friends on the final day, with a number asking me if we could extend the stay.

Ramesh Patel, Head of MFL, Orchard Mead Academy