Where can I take a group of high school students for a fun yet safe nighttime teen experience in Paris?

Question

I'm chaperoning a group of 23 junior and senior high school students to Paris this spring. They are begging to go to a "club" one night and I would appreciate a suggestion for this age group.

Answer 1

If the Club was huge it was probably la Scala, Time out has a good description of clubs, but I would check with either your tour guide etc. ad be aware that there is no checking ID as there is in the US although drinks will be more expensive so maybe that will be sufficient.

Answer 2

Given that the legal drinking age is 16 and, as a practical matter, they are very lax about checking IDs you may find that taking them to a club requires you to keep a very watchful eye.

May I suggest an  alternative to a dance club?

Every Friday night inline skaters take to the streets of Paris. What is now called "Le Friday Night Fever" has grown from a few dozen skaters to about 5,000.

These skate meetings are only cancelled when it's raining. An escort of around two dozen police, some on skates, accompany the route to stop and divert traffic, and also around 50 officials who organise the skate and wear yellow T-shirts, carry and administer first aid and assist the police with traffic control.

No reservations are required. You just show up with your skates at the Place d'Italie at 10 and off you go.

Your kids will have a unique adventure, get to meet and interact with local people of their own age, and see Paris from a perspective that few tourists do.

Answer 3

I had a similar trip when I was a junior in high school and our last night there we went to a club, on recommendation from our tour guide.  Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the club at the moment, but it was huge, with about 3 floors.  It was on a Tuesday though so it looked a little empty but we had fun anyway.

On a side note, we also took a boat ride on the Siene at night, that was fun too.