School Trips To Paris

Bursting with culture at every turn, France’s capital city with its elegance, sophistication and style is the number one destination for GCSE and A level French language students. It offers the perfect opportunity for budding multi-linguists to flex their French speaking skills.

Groups on French language trips to Paris cannot fail to be impressed with the stunning Parisian surroundings and be inspired to bring everything they have learnt in the classroom into practice in this exciting cosmopolitan environment.

Itinerary

3 Day Language & Enrichment Trip

Tour Day 1

Morning
Depart school to arrive in Paris mid afternoon
Afternoon
Trip up Montparnasse Tower for an aerial view of Paris that includes the Eiffel Tower
Evening
Arrive at your accommodation for check in and evening meal

Tour Day 2

Morning
Full day at Disneyland ® Paris
Evening
Evening meal at your hotel

Tour Day 3

Morning
Depart your hotel for central Paris. Take a Seine Cruise to see the last sights of Paris
Afternoon
Depart Paris for your journey back to school

4 Day Language & Culture Trip

Tour Day 1

Morning
Depart school to arrive Paris mid afternoon
Afternoon
Check in to your accommodation followed by an evening meal
Evening
Free time

Tour Day 2

Morning
Language workshop for 2 hours either at your hotel or in a language school
Afternoon
Visit to Montparnasse Tower to practice your language on the interactive facilities
Evening
Evening meal at your hotel

Tour Day 3

Morning
Guided tour of Paris with French speaking guide taking in all the major sights including Notre Dame, Arc du Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and Louvre
Afternoon
Free time in the Montmartre area to soak up the culture and buy souvenirs
Evening
Return to hotel for evening meal

Tour Day 4

Morning
Depart your hotel for your journey back to school

5 Day Language Trip

Tour Day 1

Morning
Depart school to arrive Paris mid afternoon
Afternoon
Check in to your accommodation followed by a 1 hour language workshop
Evening
Evening meal followed by free time

Tour Day 2

Morning
Visit to Montparnasse Tower to practice your language on the interactive facilities
Afternoon
Take a Seine Cruise following the French commentary
Evening
Evening meal in a traditional French restaurant

Tour Day 3

Morning
Visit to le Stade de France for a guided tour in French
Afternoon
Return to your accommodation centre for a 1 hour language workshop
Evening
Evening meal followed by a French film night

Tour Day 4

Morning
Guided tour of Paris with French speaking guide taking in all the major sights including Notre Dame, Arc du Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and Louvre
Afternoon
Free time in the Montmartre area to practice language skills, then return to accommodation for a 1 hour language workshop
Evening
Evening meal followed by a French quiz night and award your students with their language school certificate and souvenir

Tour Day 5

Morning
Depart your hotel for your journey back to school

4 Day Value Trip

Tour Day 1

Morning
Depart school to arrive Paris mid afternoon
Afternoon
Check in to your accommodation followed by an evening meal
Evening
Free time at your accommodation. We recommend you stay at European Campus Sainte Thérèse Est where you can use meeting rooms or outdoor sports facilities for evening entertainment

Tour Day 2

Morning
Spend the morning at the Louvre followed by free time for sightseeing around central Paris
Afternoon
Discover the Catacombs of Paris and dependent on what day you are there spend some time on Rue Moffetard to practise your language at the market stalls and experience the street entertainment
Evening
Return to your accommodation for evening meal and free time

Tour Day 3

Morning
Enjoy a full day visit at Château de Versailles. School groups can visit the palace and the gardens at this UNESCO site for free
Afternoon
Time permitting call into central Paris for some free time around Montmartre and Sacre Couer for souvenir shopping
Evening
Return to accommodation for evening meal and free time

Tour Day 4

Morning
Depart your accommodation after breakfast
Afternoon
Time permitting you may wish to stop at Cité Europe for shopping before your ferry or tunnel crossing
Evening
Arrival back at school

Accommodation

With hotels in the buzzing city centre, or more quietly located on the outskirts, and with choices to suit all budgets and needs we can offer you exactly the right accommodation for your visit to Paris.

Fiap Jean Monnet

This is a purpose built youth centre with excellent facilities, centrally located in the 14th arrondissement. Accommodation is all in multi bedded en-suite rooms.

Residence International de Paris

Located in the Bagnolet area of Paris this is also a purpose built youth centre with good standard accommodation all in en-suite rooms.  

Campanile Bagnolet

This 2 star popular chain hotel is located just within the peripherique at Porte de Bagnolet. Its an ideal alternative for older groups on a budget. 

Central Paris Ibis Hotels

For those who prefer a hotel to a youth centre, we work with Ibis 2 star hotels in a range of locations around the city. Ibis hotels offer comfortable B&B accommodation at an affordable price.

Kyriad Hotel at Disneyland Paris

A 3* hotel is located on the Disney site, 1 km from the parks and Disney village.

European Campus Sainte Thérèse

We highly recommend this superb youth centre for school groups. Originally built as a boarding school it has an excellent range of classroom and recreational facilities. It is located approx. 1 hours drive from central Paris and 15 minutes from Disney. Our French Language Immersion programme takes place here.

Study Visits

The French Immersion Experience

Perfect for French language students, our French Immersion experience in Paris based at the European Campus Sainte Thérèse where you will be spoken to throughout the day only in French, both in and out of the classroom. On Paris language trips, school groups have daily on site lessons from a French speaker and you can enjoy quizzes and French film nights to keep them entertained in the evening. We'll also fill your itinerary with French speaking visits to continue the experience when you are out and about. The centre fills quickly during May to June, so we recommend that you book early.

French Language Workshops

French language students take part in listening and speaking sessions based around your key topics. They are ideal for preparation and practise in the morning before going out and about in the afternoon to speak in real-life situations. Once your workshop is booked, the teacher will contact you directly to discuss your students’ abilities and study topics to ensure they will match learning objectives of the tour and keep the students attention. 

E3 Trail

We are delighted to have teamed up with E3 Trails, the UK’s premier educational trail writer, to offer an interactive activity for French language students. An E3 Trail is a journey of discovery which empowers students to engage in an enjoyable learning adventure whilst visiting the chosen location. Typically taking two-three hours, a Trail is a self-guided walk around many iconic sights of the location of your choice, punctuated with a wide variety of interesting tasks and challenges which your students complete in their teams. The competition element adds an extra edge to the activity as teams vie for the right to be declared the winners. The addition of an E3 Trail to your school travel itinerary will make your time abroad a truly memorable and rewarding experience.

The Sorbonne

Enjoy a guided tour, delivered in French, of the Palais Académique at the famous Sorbonne. It will improve your student's listening and speaking skills and is a good taster for those who want to take their language studies further when they get older. 

Montparnasse Tower

Offering superb panoramic views of Paris, this is less busy than the Eiffel Tower so queues are shorter, which makes it an ideal quick visit for your busy school trip itinerary. It also has good audio and visual interactive facilities to help improve language skills. 

Theatre in Paris - Subtitled Experience

French language school groups can visit these stunning Parisian theatres which offer them a choice of the best musicals, classic plays and modern comedies in town. 

Groups of students are first welcomed at the theatre by a bilingual host, who introduces them to the play and the venue and hands them a program written in English. The students are then ushered to their seats with the best view to enjoy the show made perfectly accessible to them thanks to English subtitles.

Cité des Sciences

The largest science museum in France packed with interactive exhibitions which are predominantly in French, so students on French language trips to Paris can practise reading and listening skills whilst having fun exploring the exhibits. 

Guided Tour of Paris – With A Twist!

Enjoy the major sights and landmarks of Paris as an experienced city guide joins your coach or takes your school group about the city on foot. But to be sure your students improve their listening skills, the commentary is wholly in French.

Lost in Frenchlation 

Your students can watch a french language feature film with our without subtitles, dependent on their level. You can these choose for them to complete a questionnaire about the film to see what they have learnt. This takes place in a small cinema and the viewing would be just for your group. An ideal way to improve their language skills. 

Cultural Visits

Eiffel Tower

One of Paris’ best known monuments, a trip to the top offers superb views of the city. Visitors can choose go to the 2nd floor or the top.

Seine River Cruise

A one hour cruise from the Eiffel Tower, up to Notre Dame and back. A lovely relaxing way to see the sights with commentary in French or English. Groups can do the tour in the evening and see Paris by night.

Montmartre and Sacré Coeur

An artistic area of Paris filled with street artists and stalls. A visit here is a wonderful way to soak up the culture and being high up, affords great views of the city.

Notre Dame Cathedral

The famous Gothic cathedral at the heart of Paris. No Paris language trips are complete without a visit here.

FlyView Paris

A unique experience which allows your group to explore the exceptional places and monuments Paris has to offer, such as the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower and  world as you have never seen them. where, with a virtual reality headset, in 360 ° immersion with or without a simulator, you will be immersed in incredible places as if you were really there.

Stade de France

Groups can take a behind the scenes tour of the national stadium of France. The 90 minute tour will take you into the players’ changing rooms, through the tunnel and out on to the famous pitch.

Château Versailles

This is a UNESCO world heritage site and the scene for many historic events. Visitors have a number of options here, dependent on time you have available and what you want to see. Choose from the palace, the palace and the gardens or add on Marie Antoinette’s estate. Most groups choose to visit the palace with an audio guide followed by free time to explore the world famous gardens which can be squeezed in to a half day visit.

The Louvre

One of the most famous museums in the world. The Louvre is free for self guided visits although groups must pre-book in advance.

Musée D’Orsay

Located in an old railway station on the banks of the Seine this museum holds an extensive collection of Impressionist and Post Impressionist art 19th Century art from well known artists including Monet and Van Gogh.

Centre Pompidou

A unique collection of 20th Century Art. The revolutionary museum building itself is a work of art and is an instantly recognisable piece of modern Paris architecture.

Atelier des Lumières

Located in a former foundry the Atelier des Lumières holds monumental immersive exhibitions. Using 140 video projectors and a spatialised sound system, the highly unique multimedia equipment covers a total surface area of 3,300 m², extending from the floors to the ceilings and over walls up to 10 m high. Next year’s annual exhibition which will run from February 17, 2023 to January 2, 2024 will focus on Chagall and Paul Klee.

Disneyland® Paris

Disneyland® Paris is a unique destination for French language trips to Paris – with two magical Disney Parks bursting with more than 50 attractions, shows and parades!

Disneyland® Park

Explore 5 themed lands filled with Disney classic stories and fairy tales featuring fantastical and fearless Disney Characters.

Walt Disney Studios® Park

Feel what it’s like to be the star of stage and screen and experience movie sets coming to life.

Parc Astérix

Only 30km north of Paris, Parc Astérix is a fantastic place to spend a day. Based on the famous characters from the Astérix comics it offers a wonderful range of white knuckle rides and themed shows.

Aquaboulevard

A large indoor aquatic park with wave pools, slides and a range of indoor activities. Ideal for an evening activity.

Bowling

A visit to a bowling alley is a popular evening activity for many groups. We can pre-arrange a bowling night at a variety of locations, depending on where you are accommodated.

RESTAURANTS

Paris dining

We can arrange evening meals in restaurants in the city with options to suit all tastes ranging from traditional French food to more well known chain restaurants.

Disneyland® Paris Restaurants

Why not make the fun last that little bit longer by extending your stay and your enjoyment with an evening meal at Disneyland® Paris.