The Nazis & the Holocaust School Trip to Amsterdam & Arnhem
A history school trip to the WW2 battlefields in the Netherlands evokes a powerful picture of the time and ‘recounts’ events via personal accounts that will appeal directly to your students, as they’ll be able to identify with them!
Aside from the academic benefits of learning more about the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, this trip will also help your students to understand the real meaning of freedom, democracy and human rights.
Plus, your students will learn more about both the Allied and Nazi experience of the combat in Arnhem and Oosterbeek.
Suggested Itinerary (4 days, 3 nights)
Day 1/4
Morning
Depart school
Afternoon
Channel crossing
Evening
Check in and evening meal
Day 2/4
Morning
Visit to Anne Frank's House
Afternoon
Visit to the Resistance Museum
Evening
Evening meal
Day 3/4
Afternoon
Drive to Arnhem to visit the National Liberation Museum and the Airborne Museum Hartenstein
Evening
Evening meal and ten pin bowling
Day 4/4
Morning
Visit to the Kamp Vught Memorial
Afternoon
Channel crossing
Evening
Arrive back at school
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
- The changing nature of warfare
- Life in the trenches
- Challenges of German nationalism
- Germany: democracy and dictatorship
- Rise of Nazism
- Opposition to Nazi rule
- Life under the Nazis
- The Holocaust
- Germany and West Germany
GCSE
- Developments in British warfare
- Life in wartime Britain
- The inter-war years: 1918-1939
- Germany: democracy and dictatorship
- Rise of Nazism
- Machinery of terror
- Opposition to Nazi rule
- Life under the Nazis
- Impact of total war on German life
- The Holocaust
Key Stage 3
- The Holocaust
Educational activities and visits
Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein'
The Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein' was founded in 1949 as a tribute to the British and Polish airborne troops who fought… 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
Hollandsche Schouwburg
During the Second World War, the Hollandsche Schouwburg (Dutch Theatre) was used as a deportation centre for Jews. The theatre,… Read More
Jewish Historical Museum
The Jewish Historical Museum collects objects and works of art associated with the religion, culture and history of the Jews… Read More
Kamp Vught National Memorial
Kamp Vught, also known as Herzogenbusch concentration camp, was built in 1942 when it seemed that the transit camps of… Read More
Resistance Museum Amsterdam
The permanent, bilingual exhibition of the Resistance Museum contains artefacts that tell the story of the Dutch Resistance. False ID… Read More
The National Liberation Museum 1944-1945
Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in history took place here in September 1944. The museum brings the historical… Read More
War and Resistance Museum Overloon at Liberty Park
The National War and Resistance Museum consists of a 35-acre park, which is the very location of one of the… Read More
Cultural activities and visits
Amsterdam Arena
Amsterdam Arena opened on 14 August 1996. From that day on, the Netherlands has had a multifunctional stadium in Amsterdam.… Read More
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
Van Gogh Museum
Holding the world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh, this museum charts the development of van Gogh's artistic… 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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Sachsenhausen is a must for a Berlin visit, as well as the traditional sites – TV Tower, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Jewish Memorial, etc. For a leisurely afternoon the Berlin Zoo is also worth considering and we also tried out the lesser known Otto Weidz Museum which our students thoroughly enjoyed. Take full advantage of the U/S Bahn during the visit, particularly if travelling with KS4 students – we packed so much into the visit as a direct result. I’ll definitely be back for more as 4 days doesn’t even scratch the surface with so many fascinating sites easily accessible.— Horbury Academy
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