Far from the capital of London! the South West of England (Cornwall! Devon) is a garden open to the sea.
From the age of 11! it is possible to transform yourself into a great explorer and fervent protector of animals! thanks to an original 15-day language stay ! focused on Nature and the discovery of the marine world.
Set sail! sailors. Heading for Plymouth! Britain’s Ocean City!
Claire! from the Verdié Voyage team! is a specialist in the destination. She created this stay in Plymouth on the occasion of the release of the new brochure for the 2014 Verdié Youth Stays: ” it is aimed at young secondary school students! for whom this is probably their first trip abroad alone ; they therefore need to be pampered. The idea came about because we have always had an excellent welcome from local families during school trips to this spain email list port city. By opening this language stay ! we are taking advantage of this network of high-quality families.
In addition! as parents also need to be reassured! I tell them when booking that we are with Cindy! their dedicated contact ! until the end of the stay. Trust is also part of this beautiful project .
After Caen! here is the crossing of the Channel! then the arrival in Portsmouth ; from there! direction the port city of Plymouth! ideally located between the two counties of Cornwall and Devon. A region full of Celtic legends and stories of piracy! such as that of the “Jamaica Inn” located a few kilometers from there and recounted in the famous novel by Daphne du Maurier .
The National Aquarium in Plymouth
A stay is conceived as a story to tell…
“We are lucky!” Claire continues! “to have top-quality equipment for our Plymouth: visits how to use qr codes with smsbump? and outings; there is also a real coherence between all these places! which gives a particular color to this trip:
First! the Plymouth Aquarium ! which is the largest in England and is renowned for ba leads its rays! sharks! turtles … All these creatures evolve very close to visitors.
Further along the coast! towards the western tip! we have the National Seal Sanctuary . No comment! it’s magical to be there among the animals.
And last but not least! we have Dartmoor National Park ; an ecological site with ponies and flocks of sheep roaming freely and crossing the road! in the middle of a magical landscape of green moorland and large stones.
Learn English and understand the challenges of preserving Nature
” On the English learning side! the stay includes 24 English lessons of 60 minutes each in the morning! with three teachers!” explains Claire. Level groups are formed on the first day.
In the evening! the children are in families in groups of two! it is also an important time to work on everyday vocabulary. And to put the lessons into practice! we have also planned fun activities in the afternoon! such as the famous Verdié Explorer Trail : it is a treasure hunt in the city! designed specifically for the Verdié stay. The city will be the capital of culture in 2017! and it is full of treasures…. ».
Nothing seems to be left to chance and the days promise to be intense. The real plus is the meaning given to this trip which values the commitment to the preservation of the Environment and presents the most beautiful of spectacles: the fragile balance of nature . Ecological vocations will undoubtedly be born.