School Science Trip to Amsterdam
Let your students experience science outside the classroom with a science school trip to the Netherlands!
Located in Noordwijk on the Dutch coast is Space Expo, the visitor centre of the European Space Agency, where your students can experience the magic of space exploration from the comfort of the Earth.
Just 45 minutes away in Amsterdam is NEMO, the biggest science centre in the Netherlands. Here, your students can discover the wonderful world of science and technology in a fun and educational way. For the more adventurous, why not see physics in action with a day out at the nearby Walibi World or De Efteling Theme Parks? And you could also choose to make your trip cross-curricular by joining forces with your school's history, art or religious studies departments.
Suggested Itinerary (4 days, 3 nights)
Day 1/4
Afternoon
Travel from the UK
Evening
Arrive in Noordwijk and check in to accommodation for evening meal
Day 2/4
Morning
Visit to Space Expo
Afternoon
Visit to NEMO
Evening
Evening meal
Day 3/4
Morning
Full-day excursion to Walibi World or De Efteling Theme Park/or spend day exploring Amsterdam (Canal Boat Trip, Anne Frank House, Pancake House, Ajax Arena)
Evening
Evening meal
Day 4/4
Morning
Depart after breakfast and travel back to the UK
Evening
Arrive back in UK
What's included?
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3 nights' half-board accommodation
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Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
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Detailed information pack
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Free staff place ratio 1:8
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Itinerary planning service
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Motorway tolls and taxes
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Return Channel crossings
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Return executive coach travel
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Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
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VAT at current rates to tour operators
Curriculum Links
A-Level
- Biological control systems
- Genetics and evolution
- Mechanics
- Electrical circuits
- Sustainability
GCSE
- Earth and atmospheric science
- Cellular biology
- Health, disease and the development of medicines
- Inheritance, variation and evolution
- Forces and motion
- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
- Electricity and circuits
- Magnetism
Key Stage 3
- Earth and the atmosphere
- Human bodies: cells and systems
- Nutrition and digestion
- Genetics and evolution
- Electricity and electromagnetism
- Motions and forces
- Waves: sound, energy and light
Primary
- Earth and space
- Animals: skeletons and systems
- Nutrition
- Life cycles
- Evolution and inheritance
- Light and shadows
- Understanding sound
- Forces and magnets
Educational activities and visits
Corpus Museum of the Human Body
The CorpusMuseum offers a 'journey through the human body,' during which the visitor can see, feel and hear how the… Read More
NEMO Science Museum
NEMO Science Museum is the biggest science centre in the Netherlands. Here your students will discover the wonderful world of… Read More
Science Centre Delft
It's all about being hands on at the Science Centre in Delft. This is the place to discover what science and… Read More
Space Expo
Space Expo, the visitor centre of the European Space Agency, is Europe’s first permanent space exhibition. Since it opened in… Read More
Cultural activities and visits
Amsterdam Canal Cruises
Almost certainly the best way to see Amsterdam’s photogenic streets is from its famous canals. There are many different routes… Read More
Anne Frank House
One of the most poignant visits in Amsterdam; this unremarkable building is where Anne Frank and seven members of her… Read More
De Efteling Theme Park
Welcome to a world full of adventure, excitement and romance, where you will find one surprise after another. This theme… Read More
Omniversum (Imax Cinema)
The Omniversum offers you an unique experience with the IMAX films being projected onto the impressive 840m² giant dome. The… Read More
The Pancake Bakery
The Pancake Bakery began as a small pancake restaurant with a basic menu. In 1980 the owner introduced several changes… Read More
Walibi World
Walibi World guarantees a day full of exciting moments for everyone. Do you like adventuring or just sensation? You will… Read More
Accommodation
This hostel is located in the suburb of Bullewijk near to the Amsterdam Arena - home of Ajax. Bullewijk metro station is just a few minutes' walk from the hostel. The city centre, easily accessible by metro, is about 20 minutes awayStudents are accommodated in multi-bedded rooms with 6-8 beds and staff in twins/singles. All rooms are en-suite and have lockers for each person.The reception is open 24 hours and facilities include a TV-lounge, pool table, table football, free Wi-Fi, bar and garden.
Located in the seaside resort of Noordwijk, around 30 miles from central Amsterdam, the family run Hotel aan Zee is deservedly popular with our youth and school groups. Amenities at the hotel include a dining room, a lift to all floors, a lounge with a bar and games facilities including a pool table, a TV and video. Groups are mainly accommodated in rooms which sleep up to 4 people, with group leaders in twin rooms. If staff require single rooms there will be a supplement. With 40 rooms all offering private facilities it may be possible for groups to be accommodated together on one floor (subject to availability).
Enjoy some culture, visit a museum or go shopping? Or do you prefer wandering through nature, cycling between the dunes, going for a walk on the beach? It’s all possible in and around Haarlem. Furthermore, ‘Heavenly Haarlem’ – the ‘northern city with southern flamboyancy’ – has an extremely central location: the bulb fields, the windmills of Zaanse Schans and the city of Amsterdam are all within easy reach. You can also enjoy a meal and meet friends from all over the world in the friendly brown cafe ‘The Shuffle’. Stayokay Haarlem is centrally located near the connecting road to the beach, the woods, the city centre of Haarlem and Amsterdam.
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The area is beautiful and really worth visiting. The Schwarzwald Museum was really good and ideal to do before the Eble-Uhren Park as they complimented each other. The Mercedes-Benz Museum was fantastic and the students loved it. The Dorotheenhütte was very popular with our students and most of them made their own vase to take home. The Christmas markets were also excellent to visit with the students – we went to a small local one in Villingen and the large one in Stuttgart.— Ockbrook School
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