2012 trip

march 18, 2010

UPDATE! March 18, 2010: Explorica has reduced the trip fee to $3,466.00! This means the monthly payment is reduced to $155.76 if you sign up by the first week of April.

March 9, 2010

UPDATE! Our first trip meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 23rd, 7:30 PM in the MPR. You will have your chance to sign up after the information presentation, so bring your chequebook! The deposit is $195.00.

March 7, 2010

Here's the moment you've all been waiting for: the big unveiling of the 2012 international trip!

Trip provider Explorica: visit www.explorica.ca
When? March 2012 (we do not have confirmed dates yet, but our travel request is aimed around the spring break week, which is the last week of March).
Itinerary View the detailed daily information below!
Day 1 Flight from Winnipeg to Toronto or Montreal, and then on to Berlin, Germany
Day 2 Berlin City Walk: Highlights: Tiergarten, Bahnhof Zoo, Kurfürstendamm
Day 3

Berlin to Munich, Germany

Highlights:

  • Berlin Guided Sightseeing Tour: Checkpoint Charlie, visit Potsdamer Platz, the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, and the Victory Column
  • Visit Ravensbruck Concentration Camp
  • Overnight Train to Munich
Day 4

Munich to Geneva, Switzerland

Highlights:

  • Visit Dachau Concentration Camp
  • Tour Director Led Sightseeing Tour of Geneva
Day 5

Geneva, Switzerland

Highlight:

  • Guided Visit of the UN
Day 6

Geneva to Paris, France

  • Paris City Walk: Highlights: Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ile St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit
  • Dinner in the Latin Quarter of Paris
Day 7

Paris

  • Paris Guided Sightseeing Tour: Highlights: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House
  • Versailles Guided Excursion: visit Versailles, just outside Paris, to witness the luxurious living of French nobility at the Versailles Palace.
  • Seine Cruise: take a boat trip down the Seine River at night to see Paris in all her glory.
Day 8

Paris to Barcelona, Spain

  • Train to Barcelona
Day 9

Barcelona, Spain

  • Barcelona Guided Sightseeing Tour: Highlights: See Gaudí's Sagrada Familia , Visit Parque Güell, Montjuïc Hill
  • Paella Dinner
Day 10

Barcelona

  • Barcelona City Walk: Highlights: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument
Day 11

Barcelona to Winnipeg

  • Fly Home
The cost of the trip includes:

Absolutely everything EXCEPT:

- lunches

- spending money
Down Payment
  • When you sign up, a non-refundable deposit of $195.00 to Explorica is due.
  • For those who sign up right after the first meeting: your cheque will be kept uncashed by the school while we wait to see if enough students have signed up to make the trip possible (minimum of 15 students required).
  • If there are not enough students to make the trip possible, all cheques will be returned.
  • Once the trip has been confirmed (i.e. a minimum of 15 students have enrolled and paid their deposit): any students enrolling beyond this point will pay Explorica directly (including the deposit).
Payment plans
  • Explorica offers a monthly payment plan in equal instalments.
  • Payments are taken from a credit card or a chequing account.
  • Payments are taken once per month until 60 days prior to the trip's departure date.
  • Other options: manual plan: pay $195 at sign-up, $600 within 30 days of sign up, and the rest is due no later than 99 days prior to departure (approx. December 2011). Payments are done via mailing cheques, or online via your student's Explorica account.
  • You are free to make as many separate payments as you like between the 30 days after enrolment and the 99 days prior to departure.
Cost

Approximately $3,465.00 (or approx. $155 per month on the monthly payment plan if enrolled by April 2010).

This figure will be discussed at our first meeting.

 

Okay! I want to sign up! How do I do that?

  • You will have your chance to sign up at the first meeting we have for the 2012 trip.
  • To sign up anytime after the first meeting, click on the link that says "Trip Application". Fill out both forms, and bring them to Ms. Keith with your cheque for $195.00.

Well, what can I do between now and then?

  • You can discuss with your parents or guardians the different aspects of this trip such as:
    • How will I pay for this trip?
    • Should I get a summer or an after school job?
    • Are there any forms or documents I need to have permission to leave the country (i.e. custody arrangements, etc.)?
    • Getting a passport: if you are 15 or younger, now's the time to do it! Passports are much cheaper for those 15 or under. Passports are valid for 5 years, so getting one now for 2012 is fine. For more info, click here to visit the Canadian government's passport website.
    • If you already have a passport: your passport must be valid for 6 months after the trip is over (October 2012). If your passport expires before then, you can now renew your passport instead of reapplying! Again, for more info, click here to visit the Canadian government's passport website.

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