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Euroculture Makes Pledge to 'Learning
Outside the Classroom' Manifesto
 Euroculture recently announced its
backing of the 'Learning Outside the
Classroom' Manifesto, launched by the Secretary of State for Education
and Skills in November 2006. We believe this initiative will help to ensure that all children and
young people have a variety of high quality experiences outside the classroom
environment, as an essential part of their learning and development.
For Euroculture, this means striving to provide the tools and support which will
allow schoolteachers and youth group leaders to make the most of the
opportunities available for our youth abroad - namely in France. Here is our
Pledge in Full:
Pledge made by:
Euroculture International Cultural Services Ltd
Aim of planned activity:
To complement and enhance the classroom experience for
schoolchildren through the provision of high quality educational and
cultural visits abroad. Devise programmes which bring curriculum and
textbooks to life and which motivate, encourage and feed the desire of
the young to discover and experience more of the world around them.
Brief description:
We provide a comprehensive service to Educational Visit
Coordinators, teachers and leaders of trips abroad. Our fully inclusive
itineraries are formed around the group’s own specific aims and
objectives – whether based on the curriculum in language, history,
culture or simply skiing and activity holidays. Our personal contact
will guide the organiser through the whole planning process, providing
advice and support until the group are safely back at the school gates.
We offer a select group of carefully inspected residential centres, and
take care to provide comprehensive risk assessments for every component
of the trip, thus lifting the burden from teachers.
Who the activity is for:
Mainly Primary (Years 5 & 6) and Secondary School Groups throughout
the UK, as well as Scout Groups and other youth organisations under the
age of 18 years.
Duration of activity:
Duration normally varies between 2 and 7 days, but most itineraries
are 5 days. With France our closest neighbour, we can devise a programme
suitable for almost any length of stay.
Background:
Since 1966, Euroculture has worked with a number of European
government-led organisations, Ministries, public authorities and schools
in arranging group visits to the UK. With a wealth of expertise across
the Channel, Euroculture has started to reciprocate by assisting UK
schools in taking up the 2005 challenge of government in Key Stage 2
Framework for Languages and more recently the Learning Outside the
Classroom Manifesto.
Additional information:
Full details including history, sample programmes, centres and how
to book, please see
www.euroculture.co.uk
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To find out more about the Manifesto, please visit:
www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/resourcematerials/outsideclassroom
If you are an Educational Visit Coordinator and
would like to know more about the services Euroculture can provide, please take
the time to complete our Information Request
form or simply contact us directly - we
will be happy to help and advise you in any way that we can..
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