Il était une fois la ville

The historic centre of Strasbourg

topics covered

  • The origin of street names – The importance of guilds in the organization of the medieval city – The Protestant Reformation – Strasbourg, free city of the Holy Roman Empire – The surrender of the city by Louis XIV – The defensive system – The symbolic representations on the façades – The principle of leather tanning

principle

  • The group is divided into teams of 5 to 8 students. Each team will receive a road book that provides historical information, the itinerary to follow, and questions, as well as an answer sheet in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire.

educational value

  • Discovery of local heritage: exploration of the topics mentioned above to expand students’ knowledge
  • Development of observational skills: active visual research by students to find the answers
  • Spatial orientation: following a well-defined route to strengthen observational abilities
  • Team spirit: only one roadbook per team to promote collaboration

game process

  • Welcome of the group and explanation of the game rules by our experienced supervisor
  • Formation of teams, supervised by your chaperones
  • Distribution of roadbooks and answer sheets
  • Remote support via phone during the activity
  • Collection and correction of answer sheets upon arrival
  • Distribution of gingerbread cookies to students and chaperonesReception of the group by our experienced facilitator
Duration 2 H 00
Departure / Arrival Place du château / Place Saint Thomas
Groups School / 10 participants minimum / Free accompanying persons
Available versions
12-18 years old  
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7,00 €