— March 19, 2006

To visit Normandy and the Juno Beach Centre reinforces what students have already learned in a classroom with a direct experiential sense of some of the places that involved Canada during World War II. We have visited Dieppe, Ypres, Passchendaele, Beaumont-Hamel, Vimy Ridge and will conclude with the visits to Arromanche, Omaha Beach. Also Bernières-sur-mer and Beny-sur-Mer cemeteries. How about a tour of all the Juno Beach section of the D-Day beaches (including Bernière-Sur-Mer).

Bryan Ardiel (professeur)
Peter Skeene Ogden Secondary School

— March 19, 2006

It was a moving experience to see the actual location of events I had read about, studied and taught to students over many years. The building and setting are excellent and give students a more realistic, hand-on, understanding of what history is all about. The tour was very good; the guide presented the information clearly and communicated in a articulate and friendly manner. I would recommend the trip to other teachers.

Frank Selke (professeur)
Canadian International school of Egypt, Cairo

— March 19, 2006

It was interesting to visit the beach and to see how it was like in WW2, but it was very cold ouside so I think it wasn’t that worth it to stand in the cold. The museum was amazing, I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.

Haythan (student)
Canadian International school of Egypt, Cairo

— March 19, 2006

It was a very interesting visit and I thought it was very educational. We saw how the soldiers landed on the beach and later the movie was interesting. I liked the whole museum exception to the last room not as interesting as the others.

Dina Aliveza (student)
Canadian International school of Egypt, Cairo

— March 19, 2006

It meant a lot to both of us knowing that we are free today because of the men who fought for us here on June 6th. Outside tour and inside tour are some of the things we enjoyed. We’ll always remember how beautiful the beach was and how it felt to be standing where they fought for us. Overall, we thought it was GREAT! Thank you

Jenna and Betah (students)
Peter Skeene Ogden Secondary School