QUEBEC CITY TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY
ECOLE MADELEINE d’HOUET
May 1 – 5, 2015
Parent information meeting
Prayer
O God, we pray and beseech you
to guide and protect our young people
from the dangers that are ever present in our world today.
Be with them, as they experience the trials and tribulations,
the highs and lows,
sorrow and joy,
loneliness and friendship,
success and failure.
Gracious God,
give to them the courage and strength
to make the right decisions
as they journey through life.
Through the power of the Holy Spirit,
may they come to know and experience your loving care.
We make this prayer through Christ Our Lord.
Amen
Agenda:
• Jumpstreet Tours
• St. Michael School
• Dates of travel
• Activities overview
• Costs – what is included
• Fundraising opportunities
• Time for questions
Jumpstreet Tours
• Actively leading educational tours for 25 years.
• Tour leaders are young, energetic, fun, local, and with
tour 24/7.
• Itineraries are thoughtfully designed to engage
students.
• Unique exclusive programming, plus all the usual stuff.
• Students will learn and have fun on our educational
tours.
Quebec City itinerary – May 1 – 5, 2015
Friday, May 01, 2015
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Meet at XYZ Airport to register for your flight (transportation to the airport is not included).
Take off aboard XYZ flight #XYZ.
Arrive at XYZ Airport, meet your tour leader and hop on a locally chartered motorcoach.
1:30 PM - Time for lunch and to explore in Old Montreal. (Lunch is at individual expense.)
3:00 PM - Visit Notre-Dame Basilica where the stained glass art will tell you the story of Old
Montreal.
4:30 PM - With your tour leader, tour the McGill University campus, a world-class
educational facility.
5:30 PM - Dinner at l'Académie, a French restaurant on trendy Rue St-Denis.
7:30 PM - Step up for a Hip Hop dance workshop with some of Montreal’s R&B stars (bring
running shoes and bendy clothes)!
9:30 PM - Check in to the hotel for a well-deserved night's rest.
Quebec City itinerary – May 1 – 5, 2015
Saturday, May 02, 2015
• 8:30 AM - Following your hotel check-out, breakfast at La Petite Marche, a quaint French
restaurant in the Plateau Mont-Royal.
• 10:00 AM - Bike ride along the Canal Lachine (bike and helmet rental are included).
• 12:00 PM - Time for lunch and to explore in Montreal's Underground City (individual
expense).
• 2:00 PM - Travel through five ecosystems at the Biodome, an Ecozoological (word invented by
Jumpstreet) living museum, followed by a trip to the top of the world's tallest inclined tower.
• 3:30 PM - All aboard! Next stop: Quebec City!
• 6:30 PM -Arrive for a fun-filled evening at Érablière du Cap, an authentic Cabane à Sucre
Québécoise. Partake in a 17th century meal,
dancing, a taffy pull, make your own maple butter and more.
• 9:30 PM - Check in to the hotel for a well-deserved
night's rest.
Quebec City itinerary – May 1 – 5, 2015
Sunday, May 03, 2015
Coach 1:
8:15 AM Petit-déjeuner soleil at Cora.
Coach 2, Coach 3:
8:15 AM Enjoy a nice breakfast at Bistro L'Accent.
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10:30 AM - Attend mass in French at L'Eglise Notre-Dame des Victoires (because you are a large group, please arrive 20 to
30 minutes before).
11:30 AM - Poutine lunch - what's that? Find out at Chez Ashton on Grande Allée (at individual expense).
1:00 PM - Meet Le Marquis de Montcalm and General Wolfe during the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham at la Maison
de la Découverte.
3:00 PM - Visit Le Temps des Québécois through the exhibits at the Musée de la Civilisation.
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Coach 1: 6:00 PM Arrive at the Village Huron for a guided visit and dinner followed by traditional dances and legends.
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Coach 2, Coach 3: 5:30 PM Dinner at the Spag&tini Le Resto!
7:00 PM French-Canadian legends theatre workshop. All will become actors...one will become a werewolf!
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9:30 PM Return to the hotel for a well-deserved night's rest.
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Quebec City itinerary – May 1 – 5, 2015
Monday, May 04, 2015
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8:30 AM - Breakfast at Chez Marie, the bread lady.
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10:00 AM - Discover the copper trade in Quebec and make your own medallion at the Albert Gilles
Copper Museum.
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11:30 AM - Observe beautiful mosaics and a replica of Michelangelo's Pieta during your visit of the SteAnne shrine.
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12:30 PM - Have lunch on the Beaupré Coast (lunch is at individual expense).
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2:00 PM - Walk across the suspended bridge spanning the Montmorency Falls.
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3:30 PM - Take in the view from the top of the city’s tallest building: l’Observatoire de la Capitale.
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5:00 PM - Return to the hotel to relax and unwind before dinner.
Coach 1:
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6:30 PM Dinner at the Spag&tini Le Resto!
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8:00 PM French-Canadian legends theatre workshop. All
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will become actors...one will become a werewolf!
Coach 2, Coach 3:
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6:30 PM Arrive at the Village Huron for a guided visit and
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dinner followed by traditional dances and
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legends.
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10:00 PM Return to the hotel for a well-deserved night's rest.
Quebec City itinerary – May 1 – 5, 2015
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
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8:30 AM - Enjoy breakfast at Le Parlementaire, a restaurant in the Assemblée Nationale,
Quebec's parliament building! (Names and birthdates of all participants - students, adults, and
chaperones - are required to confirm the reservation.)
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9:30 AM - Visit l’Assemblée Nationale, Quebec’s provincial legislature.
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10:30 AM - Guided tour of the Citadelle de Québec, crown jewel of the city’s fortification and a
military museum.
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12:00 PM - Complete our Jumpstreet Fact Finding Mission in Old Quebec. Remember to grab
lunch along the way (individual expense).
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Head over to XYZ Airport and check in for your flight.
Hugs and handshakes as you bid farewell to your tour leader and head back home.
Take off aboard XYZ flight #XYZ.
Scheduled time of arrival at XYZ Airport.
*** Multiple bus tours may require staggering groups / alternate for some activities to
accommodate supplier capacity ***
How much will it cost?
104 Participants
1:8 Chaperone Ratio = 13 chaperones
$1850
The trip will include:
– Return flights to Montreal,
– Tour of Old Montreal,
– Coach bus to Quebec City and back to Montreal,
– Organized tours led by French tour guides on comfortable coaches,
– One tour leader per motorcoach with the group 24 hours a day
– 4 nights of accommodations
– Admission to all services as per the itinerary (includes tax and gratuities).
– Private group night-time security in the hotel (in addition to school chaperones)
– Insurance (required by the district)
– Breakfasts and dinners, as per the itinerary. (*All meals en route are at individual expense.)
– Cost of guest teachers at MDH
– Trip hats/memento
– A rich French language and culture experience
– Memories of a lifetime
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*Extra Meals (not arranged and included) – 1 breakfast, 5 lunches, 1 dinner/snack
Tours including air: important info
If airfare has been included in your estimated pricing, the following information should be reviewed closely.
Reserving:
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A non-refundable deposit is required. Once the deposit is paid, space (seats) and base price are guaranteed. Please note that the
amount required and deposit due date vary from airline to airline.
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Taxes are not guaranteed and will fluctuate daily until full payment for the airfare is made to the airline. If the cost of the airfare
increases, your tour cost will need to be adjusted.
Ticketing:
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An accurate passenger list must be supplied along with full payment.
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The list must have the names of each participant as they appear on their passports. If a passenger has a ticket that does not have the
exact same name as the one on their passport, they could be refused boarding at the gate.
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First and last names must be clearly defined (middle names need to be defined as first or last); birthdates, nationality and sexes must also
be included.
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If changes to the list are required after it has been submitted to the airlines, name change fees may apply.
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Additional fees may apply for cancellations. Please speak with your Tour Consultant as they vary from airline to airline.
Payment:
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Airlines set deadlines that are out of our control for final payments and passenger lists; if these deadlines are missed, the seats will be
released and the deposits will be forfeited. Once again, these are the airline’s policies, not ours. Please make sure you keep these
important dates in mind when planning your trip.
Luggage:
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Please verify luggage allowances and fees as they vary from airline to airline and are subject to change. Fees may also apply for
oversized bags. Ask your Tour Consultant to give you all the information pertaining to your airline.
What is the registration procedure?
• Let us know your intentions by completing orange
sheet.
• Pay initial deposit by October 22.
• Participate in fundraising.
• Complete payment schedule as detailed by school.
Payment schedule
Oct. 22/14
• $200 (deposit paid)
Dec. 1/15
Jan. 20/15
• $500 due
Feb. 10/15
• Final Balances (TBD)
Fundraising
• Collective Fundraisers
– Student fundraisers (freezies, hot chocolate, Bake
Sales)
• Individual fundraisers
– NEW – West Jet – individual profits
– Simon’s Pies – individual profits
– Gift Cards – individual profits
Time for questions???