Easter Escapade, Discovering the Opal Coast

Each Easter, the Modern Foreign Languages department offers an enriching trip to the Opal Coast in northern France, providing Entry pupils with an immersive cultural experience. This year’s journey was no exception, filled with engaging activities and opportunities for discovery. Read on to hear firsthand about the highlights of the trip, as recounted by one of our participating pupils, Bartie.

At the start of the Easter holidays, Entry went on a trip to the Opal Coast in northern France. We met early in the morning and travelled by coach and ferry. 

On arrival, we were greeted with some delicious fresh doughnuts and started our first activity, a traditional game of pétanque. After a great afternoon, we enjoyed a crêpe party followed by a movie and a football match. 

The next day, we visited a snail farm. We learnt many interesting facts about escargots and were even allowed to let the snails slide around on our faces. The farmer told us it was an expensive moisturiser, but I wasn’t so sure! We rounded off our visit by sampling some snails.

On our last day, we went to a chocolate factory. It was amazing to see the huge vats of creamy chocolate and the intricate method used to make small pieces of chocolate. Finally, we boarded the ferry, travelled back to UCS and said Au Revoir! to France.