A trip to Berlin, with a focus on the Cold War, will give your students a better understanding of how and why the city was divided.
Want to bring history to life for your students and gain inspiration for your history lessons? Why not arrange a school history trip abroad?
Ofsted have advised that ‘The most effective departments in secondary schools used enrichment activities regularly to support students’ learning’. And trips to Berlin and the WW1 battlefields were named as key features.
Your history school trip will be tailor made to meet your specific requirements and learning objectives.
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Cold War School Trip to Berlin
The Nazis & the Holocaust School Trip to Krakow
A trip to Krakow can include visits to Auschwitz and Schindler's Factory, as well as a meeting with a Holocaust survivor.
£531PP
Battlefield Tour to Ypres and the Somme
Explore the realities and horrors of life in the trenches of the Western Front during WW1.
£266PP
School WW2 Battlefield Tour to Normandy
In Normandy, your students will discover the incredible story behind D-Day and Operation Overlord.
£480PP
History of Warfare School Trip to Normandy & The Somme
A school trip to Normandy and the Somme will help students understand the development of warfare between the World Wars!
£490PP
History of Warfare School Trip to Ypres, Waterloo & Dunkirk
Explore the changing nature of warfare with your students on a trip to Waterloo, Ypres and Dunkirk.
£375PP
Medicine Through Time In London
Visit a 19th century operating theatre and learn more about Florence Nightingale on your history school trip to London!
£89PP
The Nazis & the Holocaust School Trip to Berlin
After this trip, your students will better understand how and why the Nazis rose to power.
£501PP
The Nazis & the Holocaust School Trip to Berlin & Krakow
This trip to Berlin & Krakow includes a visit to Auschwitz and is unmissable for groups studying the Nazis & the Holocaust.
£749PP
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History activities that your school group will love
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Visiting Auschwitz can be a disturbing experience, but, for your students, it's also essential to understanding 20th-century history and the darker side of human nature.
Checkpoint Charlie Museum
During the lifetime of the Berlin Wall, this was the only way for non-Germans to cross from one half of the city to the other.
Vimy Ridge
In April 1917, Canadian soldiers wrested control of the escarpment here in a brief but bloody battle.
In Flanders Fields Museum
This interactive museum mixes artefacts with documentary film, audio-visual presentations and contemporary artwork to vividly portray the horror and brutality of the events of 1914-1918.
Schindler's Factory
At Oskar Schindler's enamel factory in Krakow, students can learn about life in the city under Nazi Occupation.
Arromanches Landings Museum
Built on the harbour at Arromanches overlooking Gold Beach, this museum uses original artifacts, dioramas and audio-visual presentations - including
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917
Commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, this museum contains fascinating exhibitions and interactive experiences of life in the trenches.
Centre Juno Beach
The Juno Beach centre consists of seven exhibit rooms containing documents, maps, photos, audio and audiovisual accounts and artefacts from
Topographie of Terror
Built on the site of the former headquarters of the Reich Security Head Office, this exhibition tries to shed some light on the darkest chapter of German history.
History school trips in the UK
There’s plenty of history to discover right here in the UK! Head to Edinburgh, to learn about the development of anaesthesia and antiseptic in surgery, or head to York and Ripon to learn about crime and punishment in the Victorian era.
In Stratford-Upon-Avon, your students will discover the world of Shakespeare and learn more about life in Elizabethan England.
Want your students to learn more about life in wartime Britain? London offers some excellent opportunities to discover what life was like during WW1 and WW2, with key visits including the Imperial War Museum, the Churchill War Rooms and the Cenotaph.
In Manchester and Liverpool your students can learn more about the Manchester Blitz and the important role that the North played during WW2.
And in Kent, your students can learn more about the Battle of Britain, with visits to the Battle of Britain Memorial, and the Spitfire and Hurricane Museum.
History school trips abroad
We can arrange history school trips in destinations all over the world!
On a history school trip to the WW1 battlefields, your group will experience the living conditions in the trenches, as well as the destructive power, waste and futility of war, by following the events of the 1916 Battle of the Somme and the Third Battle of Ypres.
In Berlin, Munich and Krakow, your students will have the chance to reflect on visits to Nazi concentration camps and learn more about the rise of National Socialism and the eventual fall of Hitler. And in Berlin, your students will discover how the ideological warfare of the Cold War affected the local population.
We also offer trips to France, where your students can find out more about the revolution that not only transformed France, but also had a huge effect on global politics.
Or head to Vietnam, where your students will learn more about the cause and effects of the Vietnam War – a Cold War era proxy war that lasted 20 years. They’ll find out what life was like for the soldiers and the local population, and they’ll learn more about the politics behind the conflict.
Why arrange a history school trip?
Bring history to life!
Sometimes, when students learn about history in the classroom, it can seem like a very abstract thing. They learn about the atrocities committed by the Nazis, or the huge loss of life in WW1, but it feels very distant and, perhaps, not very relevant to their lives.
By taking your students to the places where those historical events happened, you’re helping them to comprehend the reality of history. Your students will hear the personal stories of some of those involved, humanising their experiences.
By bringing history to life for your students, you’re providing them with the knowledge they need to help prevent the worst of our history repeating itself. And there’s no better way to bring history to life than with a school trip!
Deepen their understanding
We’ll tailor your history school trip to suit your curriculum and learning objectives.
So, for example, if you’re visiting the WW1 battlefields, you can choose to focus on helping students to understand the conditions in the trenches, or they can spend time learning more about medical advancements during WW1.
Perhaps your students are learning about the Nazis and the Holocaust? In Berlin, they can find out more about the rise of the Nazis and how Hitler, once seen as a fanatic, eventually rose to become dictator. And you could even extend your trip with a visit to Krakow, so that your students gain a deeper understanding of the scale and horror of the Holocaust with a visit to Auschwitz.
Our Travel Advisers know our destinations well and will be able to advise you on which visits would best suit your learning objectives.
Enjoy the trip as much as your students
Originally founded by former teachers, and with many former teachers still among us, we understand the value of history school trips and how to make them successful.
Your trip will be completely tailor made, to ensure that it meets your specific requirements and learning objectives. And we’ll be on hand throughout the process to answer any questions you have.
In fact, we’ll be with you every step of the way, from now until you return home at the end of your trip. While abroad, you’ll be able to reach us with just one phone call, at any time of the day or night. And, with this comprehensive level of support while you’re away, you’ll be able to relax and enjoy experiencing history brought to life as much as your students.
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03 Mar 2023
Exploring the WW1 Battlefields
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Case studies
St. George's Weybridge's History School Trip to France
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Wilmington Academy's School Trip to Krakow
Find out what Wilmington Academy got up to on their history school trip to Krakow!
Turing House School's History Trip to Berlin
Find out what Turing House got up to on their history school trip to Berlin.