GSE Program from June 4th to July 2, 2005

First Week: June 4-12

RC CAEN ABBAYES,

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Saturday, June 4th or Sunday, June 5th

Pick-up the group (time to be determined)

Arrive in Caen, meet the host families

Monday, June 6 :

Morning: presentation on Normandy, its place in France and in Europe; an old province with a rich and glorious past. Today: strengths and weaknesses to meet for the future

Afternoon: Caen, strong growth since WWII, city caught between tradition and modernity; maritime industry.

Dinner and evening with host family.

Tuesday, June 7: vocational day

Morning: actors of the region’s life

Afternoon: individual meetings

Reception at RC Caen Abbayes, presentation

Dinner and evening with host family

Wednesday, June 8

Morning: individual vocational meetings

Afternoon: rest

Evening group activity: youth meeting

Thursday, June 9:

Morning: Peace Memorial

Afternoon: D-Day Beaches, Bayeux

Reception at RC Caen, presentation

Dinner and evening with host family

Friday, June 10: High-Tech Day

Morning at Ganil and Cyceron – descriptions of each above

Afternoon: innovative companies (and shopping)

Dinner with host family

Saturday, June 11

Day at Mont St. Michel, cross the bay and tour

Farewell evening

Sunday, June 12

Lunch at Havre (le Havre rotary club) and Dieppe rotary club

Dieppe takes on group

2^nd Week: June 12-18

RC DIEPPE

Monday, June 13

Morning: Varengeville, Ango Manor

Afternoon: Port of Dieppe, depending on the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Society of Ocean Rescue

Evening with host family

Tuesday, June 14: vocational day

Evening: dinner with Dieppe rotary club and presentation

Wednesday, June 15

Morning: rest

Afternoon: museum

Evening: host family (or another club)

Thursday, June 16

Morning: Penley (atomic center)

Afternoon: Firefighters and Security Services

Evening with host family

Friday, June 17

Morning: Nestlé (coffee)

Afternoon: Alpine factory (car manufacturer)

Evening with host family

Saturday, June 18

Free visit: Dieppe Market

Afternoon: head to Vernon

3rd Week: June 18-25

RC VERNON

Saturday, June 18

Group meets families in Rouen

Sunday, June 19: with host family

Monday, June 20: technology day

Tour SNECMA (aerospace manufacturer)

S2M: factory making magnetic bearings

Guided tour of a school in Vernon.

Evening with families

Tuesday, June 21

Glaxo Smithkline or Diffusion Plus (first routing company in France working with direct marketing)

City of Evreux Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Rotary Club of Vernon, presentation

Wednesday, June 22

Perfume Plant Day

Tour the Perfume School

Versailles Gardens

Evening with host family

Thursday, June 23

Agriculture Day

Chamber of Agriculture

Farm visit

Afternoon: free

Evening with host family

Friday, June 24

Morning: vocational half-day

Afternoon: Giverny – Monet’s house/gardens and American Museum

Saturday, June 25

Vernon city market and tour of city

Rustic meal

Leave for Rouen

4th Week: June 25 – July 2

RC ROUEN

Saturday, June 25 afternoon

Rouen takes charge of group coming from Vernon

Sunday, June 26

Host families

Monday, June 27

Morning: presentation on Upper Normandy and on Rouen – city hall and other bureaucratic buildings of the region

Tuesday, June 28

Vocational day

7 p.m. meeting at Rouen Bruyère’s rotary club, presentation

Dinner with host family

Wednesday, June 29

Tours of various academic establishments: public and private high schools and the Superior School of Commerce in Rouen

Afternoon: free

Thursday, June 30

Morning: Renault factories in Cléon

Afternoon: water treatment factory or another type of treatment factory (?)

Rouen rotary club meeting, presentation

Friday, July 1st

Morning: justice (?)

Afternoon: tour autonomous Port of Rouen, a drawbridge site, the local police station and the national police station

Dinner with host families

Saturday, July 2

Transfer to Paris or airport