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1 2018 & 2019 For Schools and Colleges Educational Tours UK, Europe and Worldwide Great reasons to book with us Tours exclusive to Study Experiences Local Guide Support or a Tour Manager throughout Tailor-made tours to match your specific requirements Value for money tours with full financial protection The Study Experiences team were highly accommodating and provided excellent service. The students had a trip of a lifetime! Beacon School Call: Visit:

2 PRICES FLASH! HELD FOR Day Cross-Curricular Tour includes: Return scheduled flights from London to New York Return coach transfers from the airport to your hotel 3 nights accommodation in either Midtown Manhattan or the Upper West Side Study Experiences representation whilst in New York All Government Taxes, Service Charges & VAT New York Experience the liveliest and most stimulating city in the world Study Experiences tours to New York offer students a unique opportunity to enjoy and experience the global centre of business, design, art, theatre and entertainment. In addition to its world famous sights the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Broadway and Wall Street, the city is also home to some of the world s leading museums the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island and the 9/11 Museum. Our 5, 6 or 7 day tours ensure that you have enough time to explore this remarkable city and to visit its incredible sights and attractions. Our range of educational programmes and visits will ensure that your students gain the maximum benefit from their time away and return with a real understanding of how their classroom studies apply to life in New York. Cross-Curricular: City Sightseeing Cruise, Top of the Rock, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building Business Studies: Introduction to Wall Street, Museum of American Finance, Madame Tussauds, Macy s Merchandising Tour, Books for Kids Art & Design: Highlights of Midtown Architectural Tour, Street Art Tour, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Guggenheim Museum Performing Arts: The Tour at NBC Studios, TV & Movie Tours, Make a Movie Workshop, Broadway Theatre Shows & Workshops 5 Days from 799 WASHINGTON & NEW YORK FLASH! COMBINATION AVAILABLE 5 Day Cross-Curricular Tour includes: Return scheduled flights from London to Washington Return coach transfers from the airport to your hotel 3 nights accommodation Study Experiences representation whilst in Washington All Government Taxes, Service Charges & VAT Washington Discover its historic legacy and comparative politics The US Capital is home to all three branches of the federal government and some of the most recognisable US landmarks the giant domed Capitol building on the Hill, home to the Senate and the House of Representatives, the vast Library of Congress and the Supreme Court, and of course The White House, the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in Nearby the National Mall stretches over two miles and is America s most visited national park, where the past, present and future come together. The monuments and memorials in this park honour American Forefathers and heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. From the I Have a Dream speech to the AIDS Quilt, the Mall is the national stage where movements and celebrations take place, where people gather to have their voices heard. Cross-Curricular: Smithsonian Institution Museum, White House Visitors Centre, International Spy Museum Politics: Capitol Hill & Library of Congress or Lincoln Assassination Walking Tours History & Civil Rights: Civil Rights Walking Tour, Museum of African American History and Culture Art & Design: Architecture: Georgetown or National Mall Walking Tours 5 Days from Call us on We re here to help!

3 GUIDE, TOURS & MEALS INCLUDED 11 Day Geography Tour includes: Scheduled direct flights from London to Los Angeles & San Francisco to London Coach transfers throughout the itinerary 9 nights accommodation on Half-Board Services of a professional Tour Guide throughout your tour Full itinerary with visits included (see right) All Government Taxes, Service Charges & VAT West Coast USA From canyon adventures to awe-inspiring national parks With its spectacular and contrasting landscapes, the USA s West Coast is an ideal choice for an unforgettable Geography trip. Study Experiences has established an exclusive tour programme for school and college students studying Geography which combines great sights with fascinating educational experiences. Your itinerary includes visits/ admission to the famous national parks and canyons; Joshua Tree National Park, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Glen Canyon Dam, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, Valley of Fire, Death Valley and the Yosemite National Park. Also included are visits/admission to the Hoover Dam where your students will explore the Dam during a Powerplant Tour discovering everything from its history through to its mechanical components, and the highlights tour of San Francisco includes a visit to the California Academy of Sciences, one of the largest museums of natural history in the world. Highlights include: Grand Canyon: 1.6km deep and 16km wide the Grand Canyon is a testament to 2,000 million years of geological history Bryce Canyon National Park: a red-rock wonderland where the landscape is unique with contrasting colours, textures and rock layers Hoover Dam: one of the greatest engineering accomplishments in human history 11 Days from 1699 FREE NEW MEAL BUSINESS INCLUDED STUDIES ITINERARY 6 Day Business Studies Tour includes: Return scheduled flights from London to Shanghai Return coach transfers from the airport to your hotel 4 nights accommodation on Full-Board Services of a specialist Tour Guide during your tour Guided tours to the Volkswagen & Yakult Factories Guided tours to visit the TV Tower, the Shanghai History Museum, Shanghai Supercomputer Centre, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai Maglev Museum, The Bund, Nanjing East Road, Yuyuan Garden, and to old Shanghai to experience a tea ceremony China Visit Shanghai, China s largest city and global financial hub Situated on the estuary of the Yangtze River, Shanghai, also called Hu for short, is endowed with many historical sites and a rich cultural legacy. It is also a modern city and good at absorbing advanced culture from the western world. The most significant industrial and commercial hub in China, Shanghai is also the national centre in terms of economy, transport, technology, industry, finance, trade, convention and shipping. Its GDP ranks top in China and it is only second to Tokyo in terms of gross regional production across Asia. Study Experiences has developed a unique tour programme for school and college Business Studies students combining exclusive educational experiences with great sights and fascinating cultural visits. Plus, the educational benefits to the students of immersing themselves in a totally different way of life will remain with them for many years to come. Evening Activities: Acrobat Show a blend of Chinese acrobatics with state-of-the-art multimedia technology and innovation; Evening Cruise on Huang Pu River admire the contrasting views along the river banks Beijing Extension: discover the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Monument to the Peoples Heroes, Tiananmen Square, the Olympic Birds Nest Stadium and the Summer Palace 6 Days from us at team@studyexperiences.co.uk We re here to help! 3

4 CITY TRAVEL CARD INCLUDED Return flights to Barcelona City travel card for the duration of your stay Meet & Greet Tour Manager service in Barcelona Barcelona A living museum of vibrant, colourful Modernism Boasting more Art Nouveau buildings than any other city in the world Barcelona is famed for its art, design, architecture and culture. Take time to stroll down La Rambla, Spain s most celebrated street. Flower stalls, mime artists, the huge Boquería market, Gaudí s magnificent Palau Güell and the Liceu opera house, as well as countless restaurants and tapas bars, ensure that progress from Plaça de Catalunya, the city s central square, to the modern Port Vell area, overlooked by the 200-ft high Columbus monument, is a fascinating experience. No visit would be complete without seeing the remarkable and truly awe-inspiring Sagrada Família, the architect s towering, unfinished temple which has become Barcelona s most enduring symbol. Barcelona is also an ideal base from which to explore other areas in the region such as Montserrat, Girona and Figueres to the north and Tarragona to the south. Cross-Curricular: La Sagrada Família, Nou Camp Football Stadium, Poble Espanyol (Montjuïc), Boquería Market, Grand Prix Circuit, PortAventura Art & Design: Parc Güell, Picasso Museum, Joan Miró Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, Gaudí Experiencia, Dali Museum (Figueres) 3 Days from 299 Return flights to Rome City travel card for the duration of your stay Meet & Greet Tour Manager service in Rome Rome The world s largest open-air museum Truly one of Europe s greatest cities, where two thousand years of history are reflected in a treasure trove of monuments and buildings crammed with art and heritage, and where present-day life thrives and buzzes amongst the relics of an ancient civilisation. Exploring Rome can be a challenge, but with help from your Tours Specialist in planning your itinerary you will be surprised at how much you can see and do. Popular sights such as the Vatican City, Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill can be included as well as the impressive architecture of buildings such as the Pantheon. To experience Rome s lively and vibrant atmosphere include Piazza Navona, the city s most famous square and for the city s most famous meeting point it s the fabled Spanish Steps and the legendary Trevi Fountain. Cross-Curricular: Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, The Time Elevator, Ancient Rome Walking Tour Art & Design: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel, Capitoline Museums, Borghese Museum and Gallery, National Gallery of Modern Art, National Gallery of Ancient Art of Barberini Palace Religious Studies: St Peter s Basilica, The Catacombs of St Callixtus, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore 3 Days from Call us on We re here to help!

5 EXCLUSIVE MEET & GREET SERVICE Return flights to Berlin City travel card for the duration of your stay Meet & Greet Tour Manager service in Berlin Berlin A cosmopolitan European capital with a turbulent past Renowned for its vast array of historical sites, Berlin will provide an invaluable educational and cultural experience for your students. This creative city is reflected in its visit options for Art & Design students: from world-renowned art galleries to the open-air Berlin Wall East Side Gallery, Street Art Tours and one of the most influential schools of architecture, design and art of the 20th century, the Bauhaus Archive. The streets and the buildings of Berlin can tell the stories of the rise of Nazism, World War II and Allied liberation, and a tour focusing on this period in history can specifically include Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and the House of Wannsee Conference. For students studying the Cold War a tour can include the Berlin Wall Memorial & Documentation Centre, Checkpoint Charlie, the DDR Museum, Berlin s Unterwelten, the Stasi Museum and Stasi Prison. Cross-Curricular: TV Tower, Olympic Stadium, Spree River Cruise History & Politics: The Reichstag, The Story of Berlin, German History Museum, Topography of Terror Art & Design: Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design, Alte Nationalgalerie, East Side Gallery, Street Art Workshop & Tour Religious Studies: Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Jewish Museum 3 Days from 299 Return flights to Kraków Meet & Greet Tour Manager service in Kraków Kraków Kraków is a bustling city, with a rich history Formerly the capital of Poland, Kraków contains a beautiful castle, one of the oldest universities in Europe and in the Main Market Square, or Rynek Glowny, is the largest plaza of medieval Europe dominated by the Cloth Hall, or Sukiennice. It also had an established Jewish community, some four centuries old, until the Nazis arrived in 1939 when it became the capital of Germany s General Government and played a significant part in wartime history. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the location of the three largest German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centres. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here between 1941 and A guided tour conducted by an Auschwitz Memorial guide ensures efficient movement around the entire Museum grounds and full information about the museum, the buildings and their history, and the exhibitions. Cross-Curricular: St Mary s Church, Royal Wawel Castle, Rynek Underground Museum, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Water Park Wodny History & Religious Studies: Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camps, Oskar Schindler s Factory/Museum, Galicia Jewish Museum, Nazi-era Jewish Ghetto, Remuh Synagogue & Cemetery 3 Days from 299 us at team@studyexperiences.co.uk We re here to help! 5

6 Return flights to Florence (Pisa) Meet & Greet Tour Manager service in Florence Florence Unanimously recognised as the Cradle of the Renaissance Boasting a plethora of museums, palaces and churches housing some of the greatest artistic treasures in the world, this enchanting Tuscan capital will not only educate and inspire your students, but offer numerous sketching and photographic opportunities. The greatest masters of Humanism and the Renaissance made an indelible mark on the world s architecture and art in Florence: Giotto and Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and Vasari, Michelozzo and Leon Battista Alberti, just to mention a few. The beating heart of Florence is the Piazza del Duomo, with its monumental complex of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore surmounted by Brunelleschi s majestic dome, and the Piazza della Signoria hosts the 13th century Loggia dei Lanzi. Next to the Piazza is the popular and impressive Uffizi Gallery, home to works by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and numerous other master artists. Cross-Curricular: Ponte Vecchio Bridge, San Lorenzo Market, Piazza del Duomo, Boboli Gardens Art & Design or History of Art: Uffizi Gallery, Galleria dell Accademia, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, Palazzo Pitti, The Bargello National Museum, Leaning Tower of Pisa Further Afield: Guided tours to Lucca or Siena 3 Days from 339 EXCLUSIVE TOUR & WORKSHOP INCLUDED 3 Day Exclusive Tour - price includes: Return flights to Belfast Experience Belfast Tour There s More to Belfast than Walls Visit to Stormont Themed Workshop Services of a specialist Local Guide throughout your trip Belfast Subjects: History, Politics, Citizenship, Cross-Curricular Now one of the world s top city destinations and home to world-class visitor attractions, Belfast is renowned for its warm welcome, the vitality of its culture and the progress towards a peace few thought possible. With deliverable outcomes across a range of subjects, a trip to Belfast provides your students with a wonderful and stimulating learning experience. Our exclusive tour programme to Belfast includes Experience Belfast s award winning, There s More to Belfast than Walls. A tour specifically developed for schools and colleges, it delivers vital messages around inclusion, tolerance and understanding, covers a range of subjects, but can be tailored to suit specific study areas. Sights on the tour include the political walls and murals, Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast Castle, the Entries, Belfast City Hall, the historic First Presbyterian Church and the Titanic Quarter. For your included themed workshop with leading players from the arts, politics and journalism that can include a focus on the Troubles, choose from: Journalism with Henry McDonald Ireland correspondent of the Guardian and the Observer Drama with Gary Mitchell playwright Documentary Film Making with John T Davis film-maker Football and Sectarianism with Michael Boyd head of Community Relations at the IFA 1 Free Staff Place for every 10 Students 3 Days from Call us on We re here to help!

7 TOUR MANAGER THROUGHOUT 3 days exclusive coach hire including pick-up and drop off at your school or college Return Channel crossings to Calais Transfers between your accommodation and chosen activities each day Services of a Study Experiences Tour Manager throughout your trip Paris A perennial favourite with school and college groups The French capital really needs no introduction as its renowned attractions are amongst the world s best loved and most photographed, while her museums the Louvre, the Musée d Orsay, the Musée Picasso are amongst the most visited in Europe. When it comes to exploring the city, consider starting at Paris historic island heart, the Ile de la Cité, where the exquisite church of Saint- Chapelle and the ancient prison, the Conciergerie, are all that remain of a once great palace. Here you will also find the fabled Notre Dame Cathedral, one of Europe s finest gothic masterpieces. From there you can head in any direction and discover Paris spectacular sights the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Coeur and the Louvre, to name a few! Cross-Curricular: Cite des Sciences et de L Industrie, Tour Montparnasse, Sacré Cœur, Choco-Story Tour & Workshop Art & Design: Musée de Louvre, d Orsay, Picasso & Marmottan Monet, Centre Pompidou, Cité de L Architecture et du Patrimoine French Language: Bateaux Mouches Cruise, Paris-Story, Theatre in Paris (plays and musicals performed in French, and fully subtitled in English), Rungis Market 1 Free Staff Place for every 8 students 3 Days from 185 PORTSMOUTH TO CAEN CROSSING AVAILABLE 3 days exclusive coach hire including pick-up and drop off at your school or college Return Channel crossings to Calais Transfers between your accommodation and chosen activities each day Services of a Study Experiences Tour Manager throughout your trip 1 Free Staff Place for every 8 students Normandy A treasure trove of history and heritage for your students The region of Normandy has a wealth of educational and cultural places to visit, and activities for students to take part in. Visiting a local producer of bread or cheese and being instructed in French on how they are made can improve a student s understanding of the French language and help them to develop their own language skills. William the Conqueror, Richard the Lionheart, Philip II of France and Joan of Arc were major figures in Medieval Normandy, and being in the environment where the historical events took place can bring what is taught in the classroom to life. The D-Day beaches are evocative locations and the museums, memorials and cemeteries for both Allied and German soldiers across Normandy re-enforce the events in WWII history that your students have studied. Cross-Curricular: La Cite de la Mer (Aquarium), Le Mont St Michel, Monet s House & Gardens French Language: Les Co-Pains Boulangerie, Les Escargots de L odon, Caramels of Isigny, Graindorge Cheese Factory History: Bayeux Tapestry, Joan of Arc Museum, D-Day Landing Beaches, Le Memorial de Caen Museum, Arromanches 360 Option: to book a History tour with a Royal British Legion Guide 3 Days from 189 us at team@studyexperiences.co.uk We re here to help! 7

8 If you re looking to stay closer to home, here are some of our top UK tours! 2 Days from Days from Days from 119 NEW: Liverpool Vibrant, cultural, dynamic, friendly and welcoming are all words that can be used to describe the city of Liverpool. Practically bursting at the seams with attractions and sights, you will be spoilt for choice as to what to include in the itinerary for your students Royal Shakespeare Company Producing an inspirational artistic programme each year, Shakespeare s works are set in context alongside the work of his contemporaries and today s writers, making it accessible for students. Prior to watching a performance, a bespoke workshop will help them understand the language and develop a greater understanding of his plays. National Space Centre Rockets, satellites, meteorites, 6 inspiring galleries with interactive exhibits and a 42m high Rocket Tower, ensures visiting the Space Centre is full of discovery and interactive fun! Combined with a show in the Planetarium and a 1 hour themed workshop, young minds are sure to be stimulated and inspired. Cross-Curricular: River Explorer Cruise, Liverpool Football Club Music: The Beatles Story, British Music Experience, Liverpool Empire Theatre History: Museum of Liverpool, Merseyside Maritime Museum Your visit includes: 2 hour workshop at the RSC Clore Learning Centre opposite the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Matinee or Evening Performance at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre or Swan Theatre Your visit includes: Entrance to the Galleries & Planetarium Show (allow 3-4 hours) Downloadable Gallery Trails One hour workshop catered to your Key Stage needs We offer tours for a wide range of subjects and levels of study, including AS/A Level, GCSE, Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 2. HOW TO BOOK Contact Study Experiences to register your interest. One of our Tours Specialists will then create a tailor-made quote for you according to your group s requirements. Call: team@studyexperiences.co.uk Visit our new website to see our full range: Sport Experiences offers the very best playing and spectator tours to teams of all ages. From exclusive sports festivals to major sporting events such as the Wimbledon Championships.. The Royal British Legion tours educate young people about the realities of conflict, those affected by wars and the importance of peace. Led by dedicated military historians these European and UK tours bring the past to life. OUR SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The safety and wellbeing of you and your students is our absolute priority. We operate a detailed Safety Management System, with all suppliers chosen for the quality of their services and compliance with our safety management standards. The Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge is the nationally recognised indicator of good quality educational provision and represents a national accreditation for learning and safety. The School Travel Forum is a group of leading school tour operators who promote good practice and safety in school travel. As an Assured Member we adhere to the rigorous Code of Practice and the externally verified Safety Management Standards. Study Experiences The Newmarket Group Cantium House Railway Approach Wallington, Surrey SM6 0BP Keep in STGA February 2018