We got onto the coach and headed off to the French Market in good time. The children were all very impressed with local fare, which included sheep's brains, veal tongue and a variety of live sea-food. One student made himself particularly popular with the fruitier by requesting one cherry, so a hasty departure was required. Another student attempted (unsuccessfully) to purchase an alcoholic pastry from a bakery.
There have been reports of a possible blockade at Calais as part of a protest (not the taxi drivers, I don't think), so hopefully we'll be able to get onto the ferry without incident, and might even make it home early!
It's been a very memorable trip for staff and students alike. We've worked well together as a team, been very encouraging to everyone (including one child who told a Disney employee that he spoke 'goooooood Eeeeeenglish!' when we entered the park). The children have overcome their fears of travelling without parents to a foreign country (admittedly, we did have to reassure one child that Malaria wasn't a known problem in Western Europe - the same child, as it happens!), and they've made us all very proud of them.
Well done, Foster's Year 6!
We're now pulling in to Dover, and very much looking forward to seeing all our loved ones at school.
