- Participate in the trip
- To prepare for his trip
- Book a traveling exhibition
- List of tablings
Prepare one’s trip
- Visit to the Shoah Memorial
- Administrative formalities
- Aviation and customs security measures
- Indicative programme of the study tour to Auschwitz
- Strengthen one’s knowledge
As part of the preparation of the study trips, the participating students can be welcomed at the Shoah Memorial for a day of preparation. They will benefit from a guided tour of the Memorial and the permanent exhibition, as well as activities offered by the educational service. The visit and activities of the Memorial are, in this context, free (meals are not covered). To organize this visit, the teachers must contact as soon as possible with the pedagogical service by indicating that they are part of the classes selected for the study trips Regional Council / Memorial.
Educational service: tel. 01 53 01 17 25 / 26. Send an
You will then benefit from priority for the visit to the Memorial and appropriate support. The shots within the Shoah Memorial are subject to prior authorization from the communication department.
Communication service: tel. 01 53 01 17 39. Send an
It is your responsibility to take out school insurance
It is imperative that all participants have the possibility to go to Poland:
- for European nationals: valid identity card or passport.
- for non-EU nationals: passport and visa according to the country of origin.
For visa and passport questions, please contact the Polish consular services promptly at:
General Consulate of Poland in Paris
5, rue de Talleyrand
75007 Paris
Tel.: 01 43 17 34 22 (standard) / 01 43 17 34 88 (visa and passport service)
Fax: 01 43 17 34 34
Opening hours for the public: from Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.
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As the time taken to grant a visa varies, the formalities must be undertaken as soon as possible. The coordinating teacher ensures before the day of departure that each student is in possession of the necessary documents to access the Polish and French territories. Any participant who is not in good standing may, under no circumstances, be admitted to boarding. In the case of a minor, an adult accompanying person must then accompany him to his parent’s residence.
For your information, the contact details of the Consulate General of France in Krakow are:
15 rue Stolarska, 31043 Krakow, Poland (Tel. 00 48 12 424 53 01 from 9 am to 4 pm or 00 48 602 751 411 in case of emergency).
Aviation and customs security measures
As part of the "vigipirate" plan in France and comparable measures taken in other countries, security checks have multiplied in France and Poland with regard to people as well as luggage. It is therefore important not to present oneself at the airport with any object that is cutting, blunt or capable of being used as a weapon (all types of knives, fork, scissors, cutter, compass...), nor any narcotic product. Clothing or objects showing physical or olfactory traces of narcotic products may give rise to additional police checks.
The organizers decline any responsibility in case of non-compliance with these rules, and encourage teachers to remind their students firmly before departure.
Indicative programme of the study tour to Auschwitz
- Transport: Appointment around 5:00 in the morning at Roissy CDG T3 - Arrival in Krakow around 9:30.
- Round-trip transfer Krakow/Auschwitz by coach.
- Return in the evening around 23:00 at Roissy CDG T3.
- Program: Morning: Visit to Birkenau and minute of meditation at the memorial.
- Afternoon: Visit of Auschwitz and its Museum.
Historians accompanying the Shoah Memorial supervise the group, alongside the teachers of each class.
A breakfast will be served on the outbound flight and a hot meal on the inbound flight. Packed lunches are given to each participant for lunch. Provide warm clothing and walking shoes adapted to the cold weather.
The Memorial has taken out repatriation insurance 'Europe Assistance' for this trip to Poland. It is necessary to take out school insurance for this outing in parallel. Teachers must be aware of any medical elements concerning their students (chronic pathology, asthma, diabetes...), and ensure that they have the appropriate treatments in sufficient quantity. Any particular situation must be indicated during the registration.
In order to better understand the meaning of the visit to the Auschwitz Museum and to better assess the extent of the crime committed by the Nazis, the Shoah Memorial strongly advises participating students to take stock of their knowledge before the day’s visit.
The Shoah Memorial website provides essential reminders and presents in a simple way the major stages of the Shoah. Students can thus consult:
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