Select Virtual Tours: Paris In these weeks of home learning, we're going to be blogging about some of our favourite educational school trip destinations and excursions so that you can take part in an educational virtual visit and find out about some of the wonders while safe at home. Next, we're taking a virtual visit to Paris! Here are three great Paris related attractions and some fabulous virtual visits, videos and quizzes for you to discover in French and English. Musée du Louvre The Louvre is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris. A central ...
Select Virtual Tours: Pompeii & Rome In these challenging weeks, we're going to be blogging about some of our favourite educational school trip destinations and excursions so that if you're missing out, you can take part in an educational virtual visit and find out about some of the wonders while safe at home. First up, we're taking a virtual visit to the site of Pompeii in Italy. In AD 79, Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was buried under four to six metres of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii is usually a ...
Why Normandy is a Perfect School Trip Destination There are few school trip destinations abroad that hit as many subject areas as Normandy in France. It's ever popular with schools because they are able to combine multiple learning experiences within the rich cultural and historic landscape, along withthe ease of access to the UK, and the fact that children can travel at an accessible cost. The subjects that are possible include: French language, history, art and design, geography, food technology and RE. Normandy is also extremely popular as a first residential trip for years 5/6 in Primary. ...
A Christmas Markets School Trip from a Teacher's Perspective It's a great time of year to think about a Christmas Market School Trip for 2020. Mr Graignic of The Charter School North Dulwich recently took a school trip with Select to the Christmas markets of Lille, and has kindly answered a few questions for us to give you a teacher's perspective: Can you give us an overview of where you went? On 5/6th December, forty of our Year 7 pupils took part in our annual French trip to Lille and Arras. On day one, we visited Lille Old Town, complete with waffle tasting, and the Natural History museum. On day two ...
Tips for Booking Your Next School Trip Abroad If you're new to taking school trips abroad but would like to take the plunge, we've collated TEN TIPS to help you on you in the initial stages: 1. Book as far in advance as possible to get the best options. 2. Talk thoroughly with the company staff. Make sure they know what you want with all the details. 3. Collate passenger information (passport, dietary etc) at the start when collecting deposits. This will save administration time later. 4. Don’t be afraid to ask questions at any stage. Your tour operator is there to help and will never thi ...
School Trip Ideas - Germany! If you're looking for school trip ideas for the next academic year, how about taking time to EXPLORE AND LEARNE in GERMANY? Germany is ideal for a range of subjects (see below) and also has some fantastic Christmas market trips which are a great way to bring students together in a cultural experience with some festive cheer thrown in. BERLIN school trips > Language, Culture, History, and Art and Design, and STEM Tours RHINELAND school trips > Language & Culture, Activities Week Tours MUNICH school trips > History, Culture, and Cross-Curricular ...
School Trips to France: Adventure in Normandy! Our chateau in Normandy is a great location for a French trip, but if you're looking for some team-building fun, then an adventure school trip to Normandy, France, is perfect for your primary residential trip or for a secondary school trip to Normandy. Groups stay at our Chateau du Baffy which is centrally located just fifteen minutes from Bayeux and the beach. The chateau is owned by The chateau benefits from a secluded location with some great on-site facilities, including a sports hall, an outside all-weather games court, a large lawned are ...
School Trips to Iceland Team Select has just returned from a trip to Iceland, experiencing the very latest excursions on offer for school geography trips so that we can offer our party leaders the latest, first-hand expert advice. Here's why each of them think Iceland is a great choice for your next school trip destination: "This land of fire, ice and elves took my breath away as everywhere you looked there was something to make you say wow! You can actually feel this land living and breathing. From the staggering waterfalls, snow-capped mountains, explosive geysers, ...
Our Top Suggestions for Your Next Geography School Trip If you're looking to take a school geography trip abroad in the coming year, here are our top suggestions: Iceland From the hot springs at Geysir to the Seljalandsfoss waterfall, Iceland’s varied and stunning landscape is a geographer’s dream. A four or five day tour packs plenty in and is sure to enthuse your young geographers, providing them with life-long memories. All our tours to Iceland include a guide for your safety when visiting the various excursions. Here's an example 4 day geography school trip to Iceland: Day 1: Fly from the UK to ...
A-Z of school trip ideas An A-Z of school trip ideas A - Andalucia School trips to Spain offer rich cultural experiences and a vibrant artistic heritage. Andalucia has a range of destinations for Spanish trips with many beautiful cities to explore Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Seville and a must see is the stunning Puente Nuevo of Ronda. We also offer a food technology trip to the region. B - Berlin School trips to Germany remain popular and historic Berlin has a variety of key sights that will give students an understanding of the city's history as well as the chance to ...
