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Paris: Art & Culture Lens

The Paris classics, plus a Marie Curie mystery game in the heart of the city.

The Louvre pyramid in summer
A student reading a map near the Eiffel TowerThe Eiffel Tower from the Seine at sunset
Length
5 nights · 6 days
Subjects
Art history, History, Physics
Meals
Breakfast, packed lunch, dinner
Guide
French guide for the whole stay, on request

Why teachers choose it

EXPERIENCE

Montmartre, the Louvre, Versailles and the Cité des Sciences, plus an evening mystery game in teams.

LEARNING

Renaissance and Impressionist art, Napoleon to the Great War, and Marie Curie’s physics.

MEMORIES

Solving the Marie Curie mystery as a team.

For your curriculum

Subjects

Art historyHistoryPhysicsChemistry

Skills

Observation on siteTeamworkProblem solvingLinking art, history and science

Learning objectives

  1. 1See the Renaissance and Impressionism in the Louvre and in Montmartre.
  2. 2Connect the landmarks of Paris with Napoleon, the Revolution and the Great War.
  3. 3Discover Marie Curie’s science through a team mystery game.

Topics covered: Art history: Renaissance, Impressionism · History: Napoleon, Revolution, Great War · Physics: Marie Curie · Science · Chemistry

Your curriculum: we adapt the programme to the British, French or IB curriculum your students follow.

Students take part

DAY 3 EVENINGMarie Curie mystery game
Teacher Pack
  • Learning objectives for each day
  • Activity and challenge sheets for students
  • Group leader information: timings, contacts, emergency numbers
  • Ideas to prepare the trip in class and follow it up
Ask for a sample Teacher Pack

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Arc de Triomphe & Seine cruise

    MorningArc de Triomphe & Champs-Élysées. Stand beneath Napoleon’s triumphal arch and the flame of the Unknown Soldier, then stroll the avenue of every French parade.History · the Napoleonic age and the memory of the Great War
    AfternoonBateaux-Mouches Seine cruise. Notre-Dame, the Louvre, Orsay and the Eiffel Tower glide past: 2,000 years of Paris, seen from the water.Geography · Art history · how the Seine shaped Paris, Gothic to Eiffel
    EveningCafeteria dinner. Close to the Champs-Élysées.
  2. Day 2

    Montmartre & Louvre

    MorningMontmartre & Sacré-Cœur. Climb the Butte to the white basilica and the village of painters: the Paris of Renoir, Van Gogh and Picasso, with a view over the whole city.Art history · Impressionism and the birth of the avant-garde
    AfternoonLouvre Museum. The Mona Lisa and the Renaissance masters, the Venus de Milo and Egyptian treasures, in the world’s largest museum.Art history · Leonardo and Raphael in Paris; Neoclassicism and Romanticism
    EveningCafeteria dinner. Next to the Louvre.
  3. Day 3

    Versailles & mystery game

    MorningPalace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors and the Sun King’s apartments: where absolutism was staged, the 1789 women’s march ended and the 1919 peace treaty was signed.History · Absolutism, the Revolution, the Treaty of Versailles and the Great War
    AfternoonGardens of Versailles. André Le Nôtre’s grand gardens, fountains and Grand Canal: compare the French formal garden with the Renaissance garden.Art history · the French formal garden vs the Renaissance garden
    EveningMarie Curie mystery game. After a cafeteria dinner.Physics · Marie Curie
  4. Day 4

    Science & Eiffel Tower views

    MorningCité des Sciences. Europe’s largest science museum: interactive exhibitions that make physics and technology click, beside the mirrored Géode.Science · Physics · hands-on science and technology
    AfternoonEiffel Tower: panoramic views. The classic postcard from the Trocadéro terrace, then a walk on the Champ de Mars at the foot of the Tower. Views from outside, no ascent.History · the Second Industrial Revolution and the 1889 World’s Fair
    EveningTypical French restaurant. A taste of classic French cuisine.
  5. Day 5

    Perfume, Opéra & Notre-Dame

    MorningFragonard Perfume Museum. Discover how perfume is made: the art, the craft and the chemistry of fragrance.Chemistry · extraction, distillation and the chemistry of scents
    AfternoonOpéra de Paris (exterior) & Les Halles. Palais Garnier’s golden façade, then Les Halles, Zola’s “belly of Paris”.History · Literature · Zola’s Les Halles
    AfternoonNotre-Dame (exterior view only). Façade and rose window; no interior visit.Art history · Gothic · Literature · Hugo
    EveningFrench brasserie dinner. A farewell dinner in a classic brasserie.
  6. Day 6

    Departure

    MorningDeparture. Breakfast, checkout and departure.

Packed lunch every day. Visits depend on season and availability, and we adapt the order to your group.

Add to your trip

A sample of what we can add or swap in, quoted on request.

French cooking classChocolate museum & workshopStation FOpéra de ParisMusée d’OrsayMusée de l’OrangerieParc des PrincesStade de FranceLa DéfenseA French guide for the whole stay

Included

  • 5 nights in partner accommodation, with breakfast, packed lunch and dinner
  • All visits and entrance fees in the programme
  • Paris transport passes
  • Teacher Pack

Not included

  • Travel to Paris
  • Supervision of students, by your school staff
  • Travel insurance

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