Everything you need to know about the Northern Lights in Iceland!
There’s no doubt about it, when on the hunt for the northern lights, Iceland is a top pick! In 2017, 2018 and 2019, over 2 million people were visiting Iceland every year, many of whom were hoping...
Perlan, Voted ‘Best of the Best’ for 2022
Perlan is a world-class exploratorium where you learn all about Icelandic nature. Scientific wonders come alive all around visitors; northern lights, glaciers, volcanoes, ocean-life, seabirds, and so...
What Teachers & Students have to say about Iceland!
We know the importance of honest feedback, and after an extended break from travel (for obvious reasons), we decided to not only survey teachers, but also ask the students. We surveyed our...
How can a school trip help your students to think like a Geographer?
Geographical issues are wide ranging, important and complex. Geography should promote an awareness, interest and understanding of the world’s people and places, helping students understand the...
Oh Iceland, how we’ve missed you!
We were thrilled to get school groups back out to Iceland this February Half Term, and it seems the excitement was shared by teachers, students and our Field Study Tutors too, Cath Rule, Geography...
WW1 History Trips to the Western Front
Bring WW1 History to Life The Western Front was a stretch of land over 400 miles long that left a scar across France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North Sea, was the decisive battle...
Safer Internet Day 2022
Now more than ever, it is increasingly important that children know how to stay safe when spending time on the internet. Founded in 2004, Safer Internet Day operates to make the internet a great and...
The Benefits of School Trips
The Benefits of School Trips Schools play an essential role in supporting young people’s mental health and development into young adults. We believe that fun, enriching, educational...
It was like my first time all over again – the earth moved!
Ian Geddes, Geography Field Study tutor of over 20 years describes how after a forced pandemic break of not travelling to Iceland, the earth quite literally moved for him after returning with a...
Teaching resources for Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 is One Day. ‘Holocaust Memorial Day is One Day – 27 January – that we put aside to come together to remember, to learn about the Holocaust, Nazi...
Fun Christmas Classroom Resources
We know how difficult it can be to keep kids entertained, so we’ve put together some classroom resources. Some educational, some just for fun. Santa Destination Wordsearch Here is a festive...
‘Moving the classroom to the trenches’
Rewind two years and Brighton Hill Community School embarked on their truly memorable history trip to the Belgian battlefields. Accompanied by two Rayburn History Tour Guides, Trevor and Richard,...