25 th-29 th June GERMANY-POLAND 2017

Jordan Tillier (History/Modern Studies)

Shona Laybourne (PT Faculty Social Subjects and RME)

Caitlin Morrison (History)

Amanda Reid (Home Economics)

Chris Watson (English)

STAFF COVER

Teachers will be able to offer secure storage

of cash/passports throughout the trip. This

will be carefully managed and parents/pupils

will be made aware of the logistics of this.

Parents will be issued with contact mobile

numbers prior to leaving so that there is a

contact available at all times.

SAFETY AND SECURITY

Going Out

Glasgow Airport –

Berlin (0705 – 1025)

Leave Wick High at

about 9pm on Saturday

24th

Coming Back

Katowice – Glasgow

Airport (1715 – 1900)

Arrive back at Wick

High School at around

2am on Friday 26th

TRAVEL

Aletto Hostel and

Hotel Kudamm

Wi-Fi

Rooms for up to 6

pupils

En-suite

showers/bathrooms

Televisions

Towels

Hairdryers

ACCOMMODATION (BERLIN)

Hotel Wyspianski

Wi-Fi

Rooms for up to 3

pupils

En-suite

shower/bathrooms

Televisions

Towels

Hairdryer

ACCOMMODATION (KRAKOW)

VISITS

Concentration Camp operated between 1933 and 1950

National memorial to the prisoners who suffered during the Nazi regime

Remains of the gas chambers, gallows, burial pit, punishment cell and crematorium

SACHSENHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP

Berlin Wall

Holocaust Memorial

Brandenburg Gate

Reichstag

Possible visit to the

Jewish Museum

BERLIN WALKING TOUR

City Castle

Main Square

Lots of little

independent shops,

restaurants and

cafés

KRAKOW OLD TOWN

A vast underground

world that has been

dug since around the

12th century

UNESCO world

heritage site

WIELICZKA SALT MINES

Main focus of the

trip

3.5 hour guided tour

around the most

infamous of the Nazi

death camps

Saw the murder of

1.1 million people

AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP

Here pupils will have some time to see the exhibits before meeting with a holocaust survivor, or one of their relatives

They will hear first hand about how the holocaust effected them and their families

GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM

Centre of Jewish

Krakow for more

than 500 years

Lots of café’s, art

galleries and

museums

KRAKOW JEWISH QUARTER

GALERIA KAZIMIERZ SHOPPING CENTER

Berlin – Euros

Krakow – Zloty

It is recommended that currency is exchanged before traveling

It is not recommended that pupils bring more than £150 in the equivalent currencies

The majority of this should be in the polish currency as more time will be spent there

CURRENCY AND CASH

Weight limits

23 KG for checked

luggage

10 KG for carrier luggage

Pupils should check this before travelling as they will have to pay a charge for overweight luggage

PACKING

- Walking shoes

- A hat is advisable

- Smart casual dress code that will represent the school well

- No football tops or tops with offensive language/pictures

- No crop tops/low cut tops

- No leggings unless a skirt/long top is worn on top

- Bring a jacket and be prepared for any weather

CLOTHES…

ANY QUESTIONS?