Expedition Tour

An expedition tour to France - Aerospace Industries

Every year, new schools and colleges are being opened in almost all cities in India, but the quality
of education is still a long-awaited dream for millions of Indian students. In schools and colleges,
lots of attention is given to theory and books and practical knowledge is completely ignored. Its
import for us to understand that the practical exposer is equally important for the growth of the
student. We need to ensure quality in our education system and this can be achieved by involving
them into practical & problem-solving projects with the use of creative and critical thinking.

And to address this issue in India, EIFE comes with the model of Expedition Education.
Expedition Education is a way to explore the world and learn new things by themselves.
Expedition Education combines travel and authentic educational experiences by exploring,
learning, doing, connecting with different people. Though these Expedition Education Tour
students will get a chance to connect with the wider world and opportunities to gain experience
outside of India by visiting different Industries, Companies, Universities, and Places.
Expedition Education visits not only provide an opportunity to visit industries or Universities, its
more about understanding the different culture and the people of different countries, knowing
more about countries, their economies, their working culture and societies.

Expedition Education is the culmination of their beliefs that…

 Learning requires movement and active participation
 The road to knowledge and wisdom begins with a powerful sense of wonder
 The most important thing we can give our children is a hunger for discovery

And EIFE would like to invite you for the upcoming Expedition tour to France in June 2019 to
explore the French Aerospace Industry.

Expedition Tour to France

Date Day Activities/Visi Details

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18- Day 1, India to Paris & Stay in Paris
Jun-19 Tuesday
19- Day 2, The Cité des The Cité des Science is the largest science museum in
Jun-19 Wednesday Science Europe. It is truly spectacular, packed with facilities
-Science to engage and enthuse everyone who attends, young
Museum and old. It is located in the North of Paris and
surrounded by the beautiful Parc Villette complete
 with playgrounds, restaurants, an IMAX cinema
(called the Geode) and La Zenith, a theatre venue and
the famous dragon slide! In addition to all of
this,running adjacent to the museum is the canal,
providing a stunning backdrop and plenty of fun
water activities for the kids.
20- Day 3, Paris to Toulouse and coming back to Paris
Jun-19 Thursday AirBus The students can visit the AIRBUS factory which
shows the whole processuces of construction of a
AIRPLANE (A380 ).

The J.L. Lagardère site is entirely dedicated to final

assembly and flight preparations of the A380. It
occupies an area of 50 hectares, including a 10-
hectare assembly hall. The Airbus Discovery tour will
reveal all the secrets of the world’s only true double-
decker, from the design stage through to the
commercial service and will enable you to board the
emblematic military aircraft of Airbus the A400M to
find out all there is to know about military aviation
and transport.

On the programme:
1st stage / Telemetry room: presentation of the
A380 programme and its certification campaign (first
flights & test campaigns)
2nd stage / J.L. Lagardère Plant: from a belvedere
built into the plant, enjoy the view over the interior
stations (currently under constructions) and exterior
general testing stations, and over the whole site.
Detailed presentation of the A380 production
process. Due to current works on the A380 Final
Assembly Line, visitors are exceptionally given the
possibility of approaching the outside positions
during a coach tour.
Aeroscopia An important historical resource forging strong links
between the past, present and future of the aviation
world, aeroscopia’s aim is not only to preserve and
optimise the presentation of unique items provided
by local heritage organisations and Airbus
Operations SAS, but also to pass on aeronautical
 culture – a fundamental building block in the
construction of the region’s identity.
Supervised by the Museum’s Scientific Council, the
Collections Department coordinates all tasks related
to the management, preventive conservation and
development of the collections in close cooperation
with partner societies, industrial organisations and
institutions.
Operations to restore the planes will be carried out
in the Restoration Workshop by the owners of the
collections, especially Ailes Anciennes Toulouse, or
by accredited restorers. In the years to come,
restoration work on the planes will enable the
museum’s content to be adapted, sustaining its
dynamic appeal.
Activities related to documentary research and the
production of scientific and technical information
will be managed jointly with partner societies and
will contribute to the museum’s activities as a whole,
from conservation to facilitation.

Finally, the museum’s involvement in a number of

skills networks and its cooperation with local,
national and international bodies for the
conservation of aviation heritage facilitate exchanges
and the transfer of experience, foster research and
enhance the image of this new institution.
21- Day 4, Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (Salon international de
Jun-19 Friday l'aéronautique et de l'espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is the
world's oldest and largest air show. Established in
1909, it is currently held every odd year at Le
Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. The 2019
Paris Air Show, from 17–23 June. The Paris Air Show
is organized by the French aerospace industry's
primary representative body, the “Groupement des
industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales –
GIFAS”. According to Gifas, the 2017 Paris show
attracted by more than 150,000 professional visitors
and 204,000 members of the general public, and
3,250 journalists from 80 countries.
 GIFAS (French Aerospace Industries Association) has
been presenting an area focused on jobs, education
and training in the aerospace industry, air transport
and national defence. Two complementary set-ups
for information and discussion are available to
students: an area illustrating different jobs in the
sector, the Careers Plane, and an area for meeting
recruitment managers from companies and training
schools: the Jobs and Training Forum.
22- Day 5, Sightseen in Paris
Jun-19 Saturday
23- Day 6, Flight from Paris to India
Jun-19 Sunday

To participate in the Expedition tour to France, please feel free to contact our team on
contact@eife.org or 011 40662745