FocusArt · Fashion & design · History · French
Typical length4 days
SuitsAges 11–18
Why this journey
The learning behind it.
Paris is a classroom for art, design, history and language at once. We build the days around your syllabus: the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, a workshop or walking hunt at the Centre Pompidou, the Catacombs and Montmartre, or a fashion and design pathway through the city's museums of style.
What students take away
- Art and design in front of the originals
- Revolutionary and modern French history
- French language in everyday use
- Fashion and design: how a city shapes style and industry
An indicative outline
- TravelEurostar from London; the Eiffel Tower in the afternoon.
- Art & historyNotre-Dame, then the Centre Pompidou with a workshop or BFC walking hunt; the Catacombs in the afternoon.
- ChooseA fashion and design day, a French-language challenge, or a reward day.
- MontmartreMorning in Montmartre, then the Eurostar home.
BFC signature Can include our Walking Hunt, a gamified challenge in place of a standard tour, and a Photo Marathon shot on disposable analogue cameras. How they work ↗︎
Every journey is designed around your brief. Length, activities and accommodation change with your group.
Learning in action
Students sketch a work at the Pompidou, then explain it to their group in French.
Practicalities
- Accommodation
- Chosen for the destination and your budget. Eurostar travel; central youth-hotel accommodation; full board.
- Transport
- Private for your group throughout, with flights or rail where needed.
- Access & medical
- Planned case by case from the first conversation, so every student can take part.
- Dietary needs
- Vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free and allergies catered for; kosher and other requirements on request.