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Take your students to experience science outside of the classroom in Berlin where science is an essential part of the city's economy and history.
Berlin has a long tradition as a city of science, experiencing its golden age in the 18th, 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Names such as Leibniz, Frederick the Great, Humboldt, Schinkel, Hegel and Einstein are all closely associated with the city.
The Berlin Life Science Learning Lab is a fantastic educational visit for biology groups. Students can take part in practical laborartory workshops where they will learn about the basics of genetics, genetic engineering and genome research. Other standout visits here are the Science Centre Spectrum and the Zeiss Planetarium.
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Includes:
- Return flights from UK
- 3 nights half Board accommodation
- 4 day public transport pass
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack and workbooks
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes
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Example AccommodationBerlin Life Science Learning Lab
In 1999 the campus Berlin-Buch opened a new kind of educational institution for gene and biotechnology - the Life Science Learning Lab. Here visitors can independently carry out gene technology and cell biological experiments in authentic research laboratories and discuss their concrete applications in research, medicine and biotechnology with scientists. Elementary techniques such as DNA extracti...
Science Center Medical Technology
Walking and grasping are things we do every day. What happens in the body during these activities is complex and fascinating. Interactive and multimedia installations motivate visitors to have fun learning more about themselves and understanding inventions that restore mobility. Located in the heart of Berlin between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate, Otto Bock's Science Center Medical Tech...
Science Centre Spectrum
Why is the sky blue? Can you see heat? And why does a plane stay up in the sky? Just three of the hundreds of questions answered at Science Center Spectrum.Some 250 interactive exhibits make science and technology a special experience at Science Center Spectrum. Attractive and astonishing phenomena encourage young and old alike to join in the experiments independently. Fundamental laws of nature, ...
Deutsches Technikmuseum (Museum of Technology)
The Deutsches Technikmuseum, founded in 1982 is a mecca for fans of transport and technology. Despite its name, the majority of exhibits are transport-related, and the museum itself is located on part of the old railway yards near Anhalter Bahnhof. The museum's most prominent exhibit is a bomber used in the Berlin Airlift which is spectacularly attached to the front of the museum. Behind this is t...
Aquadom & Sea Life Centre
Discover over 4,000 marine creatures from smooth hound sharks and seahorses to rays. Immerse yourself in a fascinating underwater world and see the more than 100 different species of fish and other marine animals that live in the fresh and marine water aquarium. After your SEA LIFE visit experience the AquaDom – the largest free-standing aquarium in the world filled with 1 million litres of ...
Zeiss Planetarium
Our planetarium shows take you on fascinating journeys through the world of astronomy. Succumb to the fascination of the beauty of the universe.The Zeiss Planetarium guarantees you a cloudless view of the heavens. Science, theatre, music and audio all have their place in Germany’s biggest planetarium.
Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate was commisioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II to represent peace. The Gate was designed by Karl Gotthard Langhans the Court Superintendent of Buildings, and the main architectural design of this landmark hasn't changed since it was first constructed in 1791. Ironically the gate was both used for triumphant military parades during the Third Reich and incorporated into the Berlin wall...
Bundestag
Formerly the Reichstag, the seat of Germany's parliament lay empty and derelict from 1933 to 1999. Now crowned with a dome designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, the Bundestag is once again the focus of German political life.
Kurfürstendamm
Known to the people of Berlin as Ku'damm, this broad alley which cuts a swathe through West Berlin is the city's premier shopping district: Berlin's answer to Oxford street or the Champs-Elysées. It also plays host to Berlins' annual Christmas Market.
Potsdamer Platz
In the years since German reunification Potsdamer Platz has made a transformation from a swathe of no man's land abutting the Wall to one of the most sought-after pieces of real estate in the city. It's home to some of Germany's blue-chip companies and to shopping centres and multiplex cinemas.
The Story of Berlin
The Story of Berlin is a multimedia exhibition with over 20 theme-rooms that lets you experience 800 years of the capitla's development: from its trading centres status in the Middle Ages to the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Using modern exhibition features combined with original models, visitors enter different histoircal worlds and feel the atmosphere of the city's then and now. One highlight of the ...
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Flight from UK to Berlin and transfer by S-Bahn to accommodation | Explore the area around the Bundestag before visiting Potsdamer Platz & Brandenburg Gate | Dinner in hostel |
| DAy 2 | Visit to Berlin Life Science Lab where students are given a hands on experience in a real lab. Sample activities include Isolating DNA from a tomato & DNA-detectives | Visit to Science Centre Spectrum where 250 interactive exhibits make science and technology a special experience | Dinner in hostel followed by visit to Imax Cinema |
| Day 3 | Visit to Aquadom & Sea Life Centre where you can experience the largest free-standing aquarium in the world | Visit to the Zeiss Planetarium, where the shows take you on fascinating journeys through the world of astronomy at Germany’s biggest planetarium | Dinner in hostel followed by visit Bowling |
| Day 4 | Travel to Ku'damm to visit the Story of Berlin followed by shopping on one of Berlin's trendiest streets (subject to flight times) | Transfer by S-Bahn to airport for flight back to UK |
Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.
DJH Berlin-International
A traditional Youth Hostel excellently situated in close proximity to Potsdamer Platz and the Tiergarten. The extremely popular Youth Hostel Berlin offers accommodation in mainly 4 and 5 bedded rooms and twins for adults. Showers are located on each floor. Buffet style breakfast and evening meals will be provided in the hostel cafeteria.
AO Hostel Mitte
A&O Hostel Mitte is located in the very heart of Berlin and is a popular choice amongst school groups. All rooms are light and have modern furnishings, students will usually be accommodated in 4-6 bedded rooms and staff in twins, all of which are en suite and include a TV. There is also a 'Teachers Lounge' where you can enjoy a quiet moment- the room has a pc, printer, internet and telephone. Other amenities include Billiard table, video games, table football, Wii-Lounge with free game play and a TV room.
Aletto Jugend Hotel Kreuzberg
The Aletto Youth Hotel is a popular choice amongst school groups, it opened in 2005 and has a clean, modern feel throughout. All rooms are equipped with cable TV; radio; alarm clock; bathroom with shower and WC. Students will be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms and staff in twins. The hostel offers a spacious lounge with games and Internet access and best of all, two rooms with widescreen TV and an extensive collection of DVDs!
