Croissants, Saucisses, Fromages et Chocolat

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Day 7: Cheese factory, chocolat factory, Gruyeres, Lausanne, Geneva
Day 6: Fribourg and Gruyeres
Day 5: Strasbourg, cathedral, and chocolate museum
DAy 4: Train to Strasbourg, Chateau de Haut Konigsbourg, European Council, and Mayor's office visit
Day 3: Paris-Latin Quarter, Hotel de Ville, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees
Day 2, Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, St Michel, Bateaux Parisiens
Day 1: Le Louvre, La Défense, le Mouffetard

  SAS STUDENTS´CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL OVERNIGHT TRIPS

Objective: Policies are developed to help students make responsible and appropriate choices for the safety and wellness of the individual as well as the entire travel group.

The following are some of the general policies.

STUDENT BEHAVIOR

While on an overnight trip, the following rules shall apply to student behavior:

General:

A.-  Students will follow all school rules and regulations.

B.-  Students are to behave in a manner which reflects in a positive manner on their family, school and the community as a whole.

C.-  Students shall not engage in profanity, abusive language, obscene gestures, or other indecent expressions. In addition, cheating, deceit, fighting, theft of any kind and any degree is forbidden.

D.-  Students shall neither use nor possess alcohol, tobacco, any controlled substance, or weapon.

E.-  Students shall follow and abide by all instructions or rules of transportation, housing, and chaperones.

F.-  Students shall dress appropriately for student trip activities. If a student is in doubt as to appropriate attire, the student or his/her parent(s) shall seek advice from the trip chaperon.

G.-  Electronic devices/cell phones can be used during times designated by the chaperones. However, students will remove their headphones when trip leader, tour guide or chaperon is speaking.

Hotel:

A.-  No student shall have an unauthorized visitor, without the advance approval of chaperone.

B.-  Standard curfew time for all trips is 10:00 p.m. Students shall follow all curfew rules and be in their assigned rooms at curfew. No student is to leave the hotel/lodging after curfew.

C.-  Students shall not allow other participants into their room at any time without prior permission.

D.-  Maliciously damaging property or any other disruptive behavior in the hotel/lodging rooms or corridor will not be permitted.

F.-  No student shall be allowed to remain at the hotel/lodging in the evening while the rest of the student group is absent without a chaperone remaining with the student.

Transportation:

A.- The student shall remain in his/her seat while the bus or aircraft is in transit and until the sponsor or chaperone gives further instructions. It is law in Europe to wear a seat belt on a bus tour.

B.- Students shall keep hands, arms and all items inside the bus.

C.- The students are responsible for their belongings.

Activities:

A.-  Students shall attend all scheduled activities, events, and meetings with respect to the trip.

B.-  Students shall use the ¨buddy system¨ while on the trip and shall not go anywhere alone.

Consequences:

Once again, students are expected to follow school rules at all times.

Consequences will be based on the severity of the infraction and may include:

A.-  Warning from the chaperone.

B.-  Exclusion from the activity and/or competition

C.-  School detention

D.-  In school suspension

E.-  Out of school suspension

F.-  Restriction of future school related travel or trips.

G.-  For serious infractions, parents need come to the trip and get their child back Shanghai at their own expense.

PACKING LIST

What to TAKE –

We are traveling for 10 days and the weather could be warm one day and raining the next. We will also be in the mountains, which will be colder. Advice: dress in layers

Clothes

  • 1 rainproof  nylon jacket /windbreaker or all weather jacket/small umbrella
  • 1 light jacket if all weather jacket is not insulated
  • 1 pair light gloves
  • 1 thick sweater/polar fleece/sweatshirt-the trip sweatshirt is enough
  • 1-2 pair of jeans
  • 2 short sleeved  shirts
  • 2 long sleeved shirts
  • Underwear 9 sets
  • Socks 9 pairs
  • Pyjamas or Sleepwear or some sort
  • perhaps another pair of slacks-not jeans or nice looking jeans
Shoes: we will be walking a lot and hiking in the mountains

  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • sneakers
Toiletries

  • Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Deodorant
  • Make up, moisturizers and hair products
  • Handkerchiefs/tissues
  • Lip balm
Miscellaneous

  • Travel Clock or wristwatch alarm
  • Plastic bags for dirty laundry
  • Aspirins/medications
  • Pens and writing materials
  • Reading Material (a guide book or novel)
  • Tri-band mobile phone and charger(optional)
  • Digital camera and extra memory cards plus charger or batteries
  • Power adapter plugs (European plugs are two round pins) and swiss adapter if need be
Luggage

·            One suitcase

·            One day pack that can be folded into your luggage

·            One piece of carryon luggage

·            One travel folder/wallet that slips inside your waistband

·            If the girls bring purses make sure they zipper close and have a strap that can go over the shoulder

We recommend that you pack light and leave room in your luggage for the souvenirs that you surely want to take home. YOU MAY NOT BRING A LAPTOP BUT YOU CAN BRING AN IPAD, IPOD OR MP3 player.   If you do bring an MP3 player you are totally responsible for safeguarding it and you will agree to good etiquette in using it.  Please respect the chaperones when they ask you to disconnect in order to participate fully in trip activities.

Pack one set of clean underwear or sleepwear and a fresh shirt in your carryon luggage in the unlikely event that luggage arrives a day late.

Label your suitcase inside and out with your name and your home address and we will attach colored ribbon to all suitcases so that we can spot them easily as a group. We will do this at the airport.

Remember to bring more than enough of any medication you might need along with you and carry prescriptions for any medications that you carry with you.

FLIGHT INFORMATION : PLEASE BE AT THE AIRPORT at 8:45 am on March 18, 2011 Terminal 1 AIR FRANCE
Depart Shanghai:  Air France 117 Y 18MAR 5 PVGCDG  1135 1710  18MAR  E  0 772            

 Depart Geneva to Amsterdam and Amsterdam direct to Shanghai:

    KLM airlines #1926 S    26MAR 6*GVAAMS  0945 1125  26MAR  E  0 73H            

    KLM airlines  #895  S     26MAR 6*AMSPVG 1710 1040  27MAR  E  0 74E