GERMANY-POLAND 2017 th June - Wick High School...Hotel Wyspianski Wi-Fi Rooms for up to 3 pupils...
Transcript of GERMANY-POLAND 2017 th June - Wick High School...Hotel Wyspianski Wi-Fi Rooms for up to 3 pupils...
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?