In the nursery and primary school, school trips and excursions are closely linked to the educational objectives and to the program. Therefore, they are obligatory. 

• In P1 and P2 excursions are only organised during the school day. 
• In P3, P4 and P5  excursions during the school day are organised, as well as school trips for several days. 

Parents receive detailed information from the class teachers and the school management in advance for all school trips and excursions. 

P3 : Green classes – trip to Vayamundo

In the third year of primary school, all P3 classes go together on a 5-day school trip to Vayamundo.

Vayamundo Houffalize is situated in the heart of Belgium’s green Ardennes, surrounded by vast forests and with the river Ourthe flowing through their backyard.

During the day, a fantastic range of fun and adventurous educational activities are organised for the children inside and outside the centre, such as: climbing, deathriding, via ferrata, camp building, donkey care and beaver watching offer unforgettable play and learning fun. There is also a swimming pool with slide in their facilities.

P4 : Sea classes – trip to De Haan 

In the fourth year of primary school, the P4 classes go on a five-day trip.  

 The sea class “Le Chat Botté” takes place in Belgium on the North Sea.  

 The children will be able to do many water activities but also manual activities. The aim is to discover the marine environment. They will observe tidal phenomena, tidal currents and also the fauna and flora.   

P5 : Snow class in Zinal, Switzerland

The European School of Luxembourg I is a place of knowledge acquisition and open to the world around it.  

The snow class is integrated into the school’s educational project and the P5 discovery class program. It is a founding step that contributes to giving meaning to learning by encouraging direct contact with the natural or cultural environment of the mountain (discovery of the mountain environment, lifestyle, etc.).  

Skiing allows you to gain greater body comfort and self-confidence. This moment of collective life is a true education for citizenship (learning to live together, respect for others…). 

The P5 snow class takes place in Zinal, Switzerland during the month of December. The ski stay lasts about 9 days and 8 nights.  Transport is provided by top quality buses with experienced drivers and accommodation is provided at Hotel Les Diablons, with all the amenities of a 4-star hotel. The menus are studied by a dietician. The medical team consists of a doctor and two nurses. The children are supervised by their full teacher, supported by the instructors of the Ecole de Mons. Alpine skiing is supervised by ski instructors who are graduates of the Swiss Ski School. Ski lessons are adapted to the level of practice of children with groups of beginners and advanced skiers. 

Activities 

• Alpine skiing (1/2 day) 
• Discover an unknown environment and ensure its safety and that of others, know its possibilities and limits  
• Master technical gestures and adapt your movements to different types of environments  
• Discovery class (1/2 day) 
• Snowshoe hiking, torchlight hiking, sledging,… 
• Cognitive discovery of the risks of the mountain,  
• Cultural visits to the Farm, the village of Grimentz,…