Department:
Unknown
Year Group:
Key Stage 4
Venue Region:
Spain
Town:
Barcelona
Summary:
Well worth all the fuss and planning involved - students were well behaved even when we were delayed by 9 hours coming home. Students really appreciated us running the trip - some had never been on a plane before. All the teachers were bought presents by the students on the coach home.
Tour Operator:
Halsbury Travel LTD
Excellent - they were very helpful throughout the whole planning process and were a great support when we were delayed by 9 hours flying home!!!!! They were making plans to get us home by coach instead of flying
Venue:
Barcelona
Excellent range of things to do with GCSE students on an Art and Design trip - obviously many of our trips were Gaudi inspired. We stayed for 5 days - visiting The Picasso Museum, Parc Guell, Sagrada Familia - Nou Camp stadium and museum, shopping in Las Ramblas and the last day was spent in Port Aventura as a treat.
Accommodation:
Hotel Bon Repos
Lots of school groups - our students were very well behaved but we all were kept awake by other groups of students running around and screaming/slamming doors all night long. Hotel was not very helpful with this. Food and rooms ok - had to pay a
Benefit:
Lots of benefits - especially bonding as a group. Lots of photography and art work produced for sketchbooks and we all had a tiring but fantastic time.
Plus points:
The sights/culture
The Art Work students produced
Creative opportunities
Bonding opportunities
The Weather
Opportunity to get students really interested in art
Minus points:
Other school Groups
The Hotel
Spanish coach operators
The 9 hour delay flying home
Overall:
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