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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, 18th-21st May 2025

This tour saw a great partnership develop between Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Ecole Bon Pasteur in Lisieux. The children from years 5 and 6 spent two full mornings at the French school, where they enjoyed a combination of music, sports, and classroom games. With afternoon visits to the Chateau Guillaume Le Conquerant, Village […]

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 […]

Winchcombe School tour, 1st-4th April 2025

Within a week of establishing contact between the College Du Bois D’Orceau and Winchcombe School, plans were immediately put into place for a tour so that the students could meet one another for real, it all happened in a flash! After sending penpal letters in both directions, their tour started with the lovely market morning […]

Reddiford Prep School tour, 29th March to 2nd April 2025

The lovely primary school group from Reddiford Prep School enjoyed a fun weekend with us, based along similar lines to their tour with us in 2024. Sunday was a day of History, with a guided tour of the Basilica Saint Therese de Lisieux (all those steps up to the dome right at the top!). This […]

Ipswich High School music tour, 28th to 31st March 2025

A close link with the town of Honfleur for the Ipswich High School choir tour. They stayed at the Hotel Ibis Centre Historique, right in the heart of the old town, and their tour centred on their involvement in the local arts festival Paroles Paroles, run by local author/artist/creative Vanessa Simon-Catelin. Their first concert was […]

Kent College tour, 26th February to 2nd March 2025

A wonderful long weekend of musical collaboration with the visiting choir from Kent College Pembury. The first morning they attended the secondary school Collège Boris Vian, in the town of Mezidon-Canon, to perform to the students and engage in a Q&A session. The afternoon was spent enjoying the safari-zoo Cerza under some glorious winter sunshine! […]

Hall School tour, 6th-10th Feb 2025

We greatly enjoyed welcoming the choir and orchestra from Hall School to us in February. Their tour centred on two big collaborations, firstly with the Ecole de Musique d’Orbec, in which we combined the visiting young musicians with a school orchestra in the town where the accommodation centre is based. Rehearsals took place in the […]

Drake Primary School and ècole Bon Pasteur (Lisieux), July 2024

From the 1st to the 5th of July 2025, the students from Drake Primary School set off on an exciting trip to Lisieux, France. The week was packed with fun activities, new experiences, and plenty of chances to make friends with local French children. A Day at École Bonne Pasteur One of the highlights of […]

Ipswich High School and Collège Marcel Gambier (Lisieux), June 2024

In June 2024, students from Ipswich High School embarked on an immersive four-night tour of the Pays d’Auge region in Normandy. From the 4th to the 8th of June, this educational trip provided the students with a unique opportunity to explore the historical and cultural landmarks of Normandy, engage in language exchange activities with French […]

Joyce Frankland Academy and Collège Andre Maurois (Deauville), June 2024

In June, students from Joyce Frankland Academy embarked on an exciting four-night tour to Pays d’Auge, Normandy. The trip began on Monday, 17th June, as the group departed from Saffron Walden and traveled to Dover for a ferry crossing to Calais. After a long but scenic journey through France, they arrived at their accommodation, Foyer […]

King’s College Preparatory School and Institut Notre Dame (Orbec), June 2024

In mid-June, students from King’s College Prep School embarked on a five-night music and culture tour to Pays d’Auge, Normandy. The journey began on Monday, 17th June, with the group traveling from Taunton to Poole Harbour, catching a ferry to Cherbourg. After arriving in France, they made their way to Maison Saint Georges in Orbec, […]