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Berlin Trip 2016
Mr Curran
Mr Scowen
Ms Ootim
What is the Educational Value of this trip?
1.
IGCSE and GCE History:
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Nazi Germany and The Cold War (Year 10-11 and 13)
2.
Development of Key Skills (critical thinking, interpretation of sources, improved sense of
chronology, and more)
3.
Social awareness and intercultural development
4.
Language skills and cultural understanding for German students
5.
Group bonding – amongst different Year groups
6.
Fun!
What are the work expectations on the trip?
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Students will listen to guides and gather any information of both interest to their course and
themselves
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German Students will practise their language skills on a daily basis in shops, hotels, and at sites
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Don’t forget that the students will have to catch up with whatever work gets missed from
Thursday & Friday!
Transport & Travel
Travel times:
►Thursday 11th February: EVERYONE meet at Gatwick South Terminal at 05:45am.
Our check-in should be in Zone C,
►Parents will need to make arrangement for their children to get to Gatwick
South Terminal.
►Flight from Gatwick to Berlin Schönefeld 08:00 am. Arrival at 10:55 local time
Easyjet EZY5409
►Return Monday 15th: Schönefeld Airport to London Gatwick Easyjet EZY5414
Dep: 18:05 Arrive at 19:10
►In the arrivals hall, teachers will escort the students toward the Café in the
Arrivals Hall, and we will dismiss from there
►Berlin is 1 hour ahead of UK time
►Easyjet is very strict on luggage size and weight. Allowed weight is 20kg. Do not
exceed the allowed weight or there will be an additional charge for the student
►Hand luggage might NOT be allowed. Check in the days before the trip.
►If it is, please triple check the contents to make sure we are not delayed at
security.
Baggage Allowance: Easyjet
• ONE cabin bag
Maximum size of 56 x 45 x 25cm including handles and wheels.
• Hold Luggage 20Kg
IF I NEED A VISA?
►Contact the German Embassy if you do not have a British or EU passport
Public transport & Coach transfers
► We have which transfers us from the airport to the hotel.
► Most of our travel around Berlin will be by foot or U-Bahn / S-Bahn.
U-Bahn = underground train
S-Bahn = suburban trains
How much extra cash should the students take?
►The bare minimum amount is
£100 (Euro 150).
►This basic amount will only cover
the 4 lunches (based on 10 Euros
per lunch), airport spending
money, public transport, and a
little bit for snacks!
►However, it does not include
souvenirs or ‘shopping money’!
►A realistic amount would be £200
(300 Euros).
►The money can take the form of
Cash, or a pre-paid credit card
►Please be aware that the students
will be responsible for their own
money.
►By KS4/KS5, our students should be
capable of keeping their money safe
and spending it wisely.
Packing - essentials and suggestions
► Passport & Visa
► Cash – roughly £200
► Medication
► Day pack
► Mobile phone (& charger)
► Washbag
► Warm Clothes
► Hat, gloves & scarf
► Pen
► Glasses/Contact lenses
You will need an Adaptor:
Where will we stay?
►Jugendherberge Berlin International
Kluckstr. 3
10785 Berlin
phone: +49 30 747687929
fax: +49 30 747687911
[email protected]
What’s the Hostel like?
► Breakfast Buffet
► Only a 10-15 minute walk from Potsdamer Platz
► Close to the U-Bahn, Tiergarten, River Spree
Potsdamer Platz
Tiergarten
What will we be doing in Berlin?
Day 1: Walking Tour
Cold War Experience: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Walking tour of Holocaust Memorial, Hitler’s
Bunker, Topography of Terror
Day 2: Coach tour Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Wannsee
Gleis 17 Deportation Center, Olympic Stadium
Day 3: German Historical Museum, Bebel Linden (Book Burning site) Unter den Linden, Brandenburg
Gate
Reichstag Visit in the early evening (around 4:30 pm) Dependent on the timing of our booking (TBC)
Day 4: DDR Museum, Bernauer Strasse, Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point
Day 5: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour, followed by a visit to the Alexa Centre Stop off at Tempelhof
Airport (if time)
Two walking tours: (guided)
Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin Wall
Die Berliner Mauer
What will we be doing in Berlin?
Day 1: Walking Tour
Cold War Experience: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Walking tour of Holocaust Memorial, Hitler’s
Bunker, Topography of Terror
Day 2: Coach tour Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Wannsee
Gleis 17 Deportation Center, Olympic Stadium
Day 3: German Historical Museum, Bebel Linden (Book Burning site) Unter den Linden, Brandenburg
Gate
Reichstag Visit in the early evening (around 4:30 pm) Dependent on the timing of our booking (TBC)
Day 4: DDR Museum, Bernauer Strasse, Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point
Day 5: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour, followed by a visit to the Alexa Centre Stop off at Tempelhof
Airport (if time)
Two walking tours: (guided)
Holocaust Memorial
Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Wannsee – most westerly part of Berlin
Famous for its two lakes, bathing and recreation
Olympiastadion / Olympic Stadium
What will we be doing in Berlin?
Day 1: Walking Tour
Cold War Experience: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Walking tour of Holocaust Memorial, Hitler’s
Bunker, Topography of Terror
Day 2: Coach tour Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Wannsee
Gleis 17 Deportation Center, Olympic Stadium
Day 3: German Historical Museum, Bebel Linden (Book Burning site) Unter den Linden, Brandenburg
Gate
Reichstag Visit in the early evening (around 4:30 pm) Dependent on the timing of our booking (TBC)
Day 4: DDR Museum, Bernauer Strasse, Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point
Day 5: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour, followed by a visit to the Alexa Centre Stop off at Tempelhof
Airport (if time)
Two walking tours: (guided)
German History Museum
Deutsches Historisches Museum
Unter den Linden
Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag
What will we be doing in Berlin?
Day 1: Walking Tour
Cold War Experience: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Walking tour of Holocaust Memorial, Hitler’s
Bunker, Topography of Terror
Day 2: Coach tour Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Wannsee
Gleis 17 Deportation Center, Olympic Stadium
Day 3: German Historical Museum, Bebel Linden (Book Burning site) Unter den Linden, Brandenburg
Gate
Reichstag Visit in the early evening (around 4:30 pm) Dependent on the timing of our booking (TBC)
Day 4: DDR Museum, Bernauer Strasse, Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point
Day 5: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour, followed by a visit to the Alexa Centre Stop off at Tempelhof
Airport (if time)
Two walking tours: (guided)
DDR Museum and Friedrichstrasse
What will we be doing in Berlin?
Day 1: Walking Tour
Cold War Experience: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Walking tour of Holocaust Memorial, Hitler’s
Bunker, Topography of Terror
Day 2: Coach tour Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Wannsee
Gleis 17 Deportation Center, Olympic Stadium
Day 3: German Historical Museum, Bebel Linden (Book Burning site) Unter den Linden, Brandenburg
Gate
Reichstag Visit in the early evening (around 4:30 pm) Dependent on the timing of our booking (TBC)
Day 4: DDR Museum, Bernauer Strasse, Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point
Day 5: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour, followed by a visit to the Alexa Centre. Stop off at Tempelhof
Airport (if time)
Two walking tours: (guided)
Jewish Quarter
New synagogue in Berlin’s old Jewish Quarter
Alexa Shopping Center
Einkaufszentrum
What will we be doing in Berlin
Day 1: Walking Tour
Cold War Experience: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Walking tour of Holocaust Memorial, Hitler’s
Bunker, Topography of Terror
Day 2: Coach tour Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Wannsee
Gleis 17 Deportation Center, Olympic Stadium
Day 3: German Historical Museum, Bebel Linden (Book Burning site) Unter den Linden, Brandenburg
Gate
Reichstag Visit in the early evening (around 4:30 pm) Dependent on the timing of our booking (TBC)
Day 4: DDR Museum, Bernauer Strasse, Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point
Day 5: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour, followed by a visit to the Alexa Centre Stop off at Tempelhof
Airport (if time)
Two walking tours: (guided)
Reminders for Parents!
►Hand in the Contracts and Student information sheets.
►Pay any remaining costs.
►Check passports are still valid!
►Ensure cash is exchanged in advance.
►Help your son/daughter pack and check their bags
►Please refrain from contacting students during the day.
Phone time is between 7-8am or 7:30-10pm.
►Enjoy yourselves for 5 days whilst you have a bit of peace
and quiet! Perhaps book your own trip. We leave at 8:00
am. I am sure many flights go to sunny places every day.
In case of emergencies
►In the unlikely event of an emergency, the trip
leaders will firstly seek whatever medical
treatment is necessary (hence the importance
of giving us authorisation to do so).
►The trip leader will then phone the school,
who will notify you.
►The tour leader will have a mobile phone
which you should call for further information.
►NB: The group will always have a basic First
Aid kit with them at all times.
What if the parents have an emergency?
►If the news will potentially upset your
son/daughter please ensure the Trip Leader is
called (preferably in advance), as well as the
school.
►If your son/daughter needs to return early
then it is the parents’ responsibility to make
arrangements.