Chateau d’Ebblinghem
 The chateau is approximately 45 mins west of Boulogne
close to the beautiful town of St. Omer. The centre is
made up of 3 separate accommodation buildings, the main
house and two converted stable blocks.
 We have our own building that incorporates our own
dining room, kitchen, staffroom and ensuite bedrooms.
 Each bedroom sleeps 4 and there is a shower, sink and
toilet in the ensuite bathroom. There is some hanging
space and shelves for clothes in each bedroom.
The chateau!
This is the chateau and grounds.
Food!
 Breakfast: a continental style breakfast with a selection
of bread, pastries, cereal, fruit, yoghurt, fruit juices and
hot chocolate.
 Lunch:
The children make their own sandwiches and
are also provided with crisps, fruit and a cake or biscuit
with a bottle of mineral water.
 Dinner:
3 courses with a choice of main courses and
vegetable side dishes. They have a menu displaying
allergen information so that those with food allergies can
easily identify what they can and cannot eat.
 Water is available at all meal times.
Our Itinerary
During the week we will
 Visit Nausicàa Sealife centre
 Visit a chocolate factory
 Have a guided walking tour of Boulogne Old Town
 Visit a Goat Farm where they produce their own cheese
 Have a 2 hour language lesson at the University of Boulogne
 Visit an artisan boulangerie
 Visit a bee Museum and farm
 Visit a Canadian WW1 trench, visitor centre and war memorial
Essential Items!
Passport
It is essential that all passports are
valid for travel and handed into the
school office. They will be kept in
the safe at school and then in the
safe at the centre during our stay.
Please ensure that you hand in the
correct passport!
Essential Items
E-HIC card
 The children have to have one of these cards in
order to travel with NST and to have the right
to access medical care in France.
 You can apply online but please do so through
the NHS site as others will charge you up to
£23 and this service is FREE.
 www.ehic.org.uk will take you to the NHS
website and you apply there.
Money
 We suggest 25 – 30 euros pocket money.
 We will look after the children's money and give
it to them when appropriate.
 Please hand in the money to the school office.
It should be in a named envelope NOT a purse or
wallet.
 As with the passports we will keep the money in
the school safe until we travel.
Medication
 Please label all medicines carefully.
 If your child needs to bring any medication
other than calpol and nurofen there is a form
available for you to complete with any
instructions re dosage and times.
 We will provide calpol and nurofen. Please
ensure that you have signed the consent form
that was sent home if you want us to administer
either of these medicines.
Deadlines!
 Friday 19th May 2017
 All outstanding consent forms and passport
numbers must be handed in today.
Tuesday 6th June 2017
 All passports, e-hic cards, calpol/nurofen
consent forms and pocket money MUST be
handed into the school office. This enables us to
label and pack everything securely ready for
travel.
Communication
 We will send an e-mail every evening via Parentmail giving an
update on our activities.
 If you have any questions about the trip whilst we are away
please ask at the school office. They have a copy of our
itinerary. They will contact us if necessary. The internet
connection at the chateau is poor so please do not e-mail us
directly as there could be a delay in us receiving your
message. The school office can, and will, contact us by text
or phone call if needs be.
 If there is an emergency that would require a child having to
come home early you can contact us directly at the centre on
00 33 3 28 44 22 10 This is ONLY for emergencies!
 The children are NOT allowed to bring mobile phones.
Departure Information
 Children should arrive at school by 08.15 hrs and
assemble in the small hall with their suitcase and
small day sack.
 Once in the hall the children will be registered and
expected to sit with their group leader.
 The suitcases will be loaded onto the coach from
08:30 hrs
 We will leave school at 09:00 hrs
 PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE!
 We have a reservation for a Channel Tunnel Crossing
and need to be at Folkestone by 11:30hrs
Return Information
 We are due to return at 3:30 pm on Friday 23rd June 2017.
 We will have passports, e-hic cards and some additional items to
hand out to the children on our return.
 We will take the children to 6T’s classroom and we will dismiss the
children into the main playground from there.
 Please do not take your child without speaking to a member of staff
first. If we are delayed for any reason we will inform you with a
revised time of arrival and where you should wait.
 The children will be tired and desperate to see you and we
understand that. We will not keep them longer than necessary but
an orderly end to the trip is essential. We will have been living
together as a group for 5 days and it is appropriate that we all say a
proper farewell and thank you to our fellow travellers. If the end of
the trip is in any way chaotic that will be the final impression of the
week for some and we are chaos free during our time in France!
What to Pack
 SUITCASE
CLOTHES
Night clothes
Underwear
Socks
Plenty of layers – t shirts, sweatshirts, fleeces.
Trousers (shorts?!) preferably NOT heavy denim as they
do not dry out when wet and can be uncomfortable to wear
on the coach.
 Leggings, skirts, dresses.
 Shoes/trainers – they need to be suitable for all types of
walking and playing in the grounds. If possible, 2 pairs of
shoes can be useful in case of bad weather. Crocs or flip
flops are useful to wear inside the accommodation.
 DISCO outfits.
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What to Pack
 SUITCASE
sundries
 Toiletries shampoo, soap, toothpaste,
toothbrush, suncream.
 A towel
 A book or two
 A notebook and pen – the children will keep a
diary
 A cuddly toy / pillow/cushion – whatever they
sleep with at home…. Within reason!
Day Bag/Rucksack
 LUNCH!
The children need to bring a packed lunch
for the first day. We will have a picnic en route.
 Camera
(This MUST NOT be on a phone.) Please
remember that any digital cameras will require a charger
and an adapter for the plug sockets at the chateau.
 A WATER PROOF jacket. A cagoule type jacket is fine
especially if worn with layers underneath.
 Handwipes can be useful, as are tissues, but they are not
essential.
 Top trump cards or similar to play on the coach.
What NOT to Bring
 Ipod
 Ipad
 Electronic gadget of any kind unless it is a
digital camera
 MOBILE PHONE
 bedding