Geography Tours for Schools 2012/13
Ireland’s Leading School Tour Specialists
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There’s no substitute for being there. That’s why, since 1996, we’ve been helping to create tours which educate, inspire and enable children to develop a sense of independence. If you want to deliver the most effective learning outside the classroom experience for your group, choose NST. For 16 years, our expertly planned tours have supported teachers in getting the very most of their time away. NST provides your complete school tour creation service.
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What You Can Expect in 2012/13 Optional Guided Programmes We offer a range of guides and educational advisors to accompany you on your tour and lead your group as you explore some of the world’s most exciting geographic destinations.
Benefits of our Guided Programmes When you book with NST for selected destinations, you’ll have an option to choose a guide or advisor and we will ensure they are best suited to support your group. Our guides and advisors, which include local, national, city, touring and individual visit guides, plus Field Studies Advisors and escorts, can help your students get the best learning experience whilst on tour. Equipped with extensive local or geographical knowledge, in most destinations your professional guide or advisor can enhance student learning on tour and discuss study themes with you so that they are able to tailor their support to suit your exact learning requirements. In selected destinations, we offer the support of Field Studies Advisors who will assist you with orientation and specific programme delivery. With excellent local knowledge of destinations, culture, history and climate, together with detailed subject knowledge of geography, geology and environmental science, your Field Studies Advisor can lead the group and assist with teaching during your trip, so that you can focus more on providing individual support to your students.
Educational Resource Pack To help you get even more from your time outside the classroom, we’ve developed Educational Resource Packs for many of our destinations, with the help of experienced Geography teachers. Available online, our Educational Resource Packs provide a wealth of information for use before, during and after your tour, including: 4 A PowerPoint presentation detailing all locations, with relevant images and maps, for promoting the tour to parents and students 4 Summary table of Geography study themes and investigations 4 Risk assessment guidance information 4 Teacher information sheet on each site 4 Student activity sheets 4 Fieldwork equipment list 4 Student kit list
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Contents Bay of Naples
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Iceland
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London
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Barcelona & Catalonia
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The Bay of Naples provides a great opportunity to study key themes at all levels, including Tectonic Processes, Tourism, Hazard Management, Coasts and Industry. This exciting programme includes visits to Pompeii, the Phlegraean Fields, Capri and the Amalfi Coast - not to mention Mount Vesuvius! A mild climate makes this the ideal area to visit at any time of year.
Our Consultant’s Comment Michael Cooper
This beautiful area will provide an excellent opportunity to study a wide range of human activities set in an environment largely defined by physical processes such as volcanic eruptions. Farming, fishing, tourism and a cultural history stretching back to before the Romans can be studied in a beautiful setting, with the added advantage of sampling the Italian lifestyle.
Study Themes Human:
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• Tourism • Hazard Management • Industry • Cultural Diversity
Physical: • Coasts
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• Tectonic Processes • Environmental Change BAY OF NAPLES Geography
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Key Visits NST group favourite
Mount Vesuvius with an alpine guide
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Citta’ della Scienza & Planetarium
City of Science is one of the most interesting scientific museums as it integrates science, art, culture and innovation in a single location. Packed with interactive and multimedia exhibitions, games and scientific and technological curiosities, and the ‘Planetarium’, one of the most innovative in Italy.
The Vesuvius Observatory
The Island of Capri Full Day Capri Package with Guide
New for 2012-13
The Vesuvius Observatory is a surveillance centre that monitors and carries out research in various fields of geophysics, geochemistry and volcanology. Expert guides will take students on an interactive educational tour, demonstrate geophysics instruments and the rock collection from Vesuvius’ most recent eruptions, and finishes with real time observation of seismic and geochemical data. It is also possible to look through the camera’s eye deep into the craters of Vesuvius, Etna, Vulcano and Stromboli.
This stunning rocky coastline features the Arco Naturale and Faraglione landforms, shaped over many years by the erosive power of the sea.
Pompeii guided option available
• Amalfi Coast • Herculaneum Guided Option Available • Olive & Lemon Farm & Mill • Mozzarella Farms • Naples Underground Tour and Museum
NST group favourite
Observe the destructive impact of the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD which buried, and consequently preserved these famous towns. Take in the original streets, houses, preserved human casts, and works of art on display. NST activity sheets provide resources for a honey pot analysis and the opportunity to measure the impact of tourism on the site.
Cerio Centre (Capri)
Bay of Naples
Nowhere in the world can the effects of a volcanic eruption be better understood. Your group will study the most densely populated volcano in the world. Complete NST’s dedicated activity sheets to consider its formation, eruptive history, anatomy and human management issues, and even read eye witness accounts of the 79AD eruption!
New for 2012-13
Students will understand Capri’s origin and present morphology as well as the fossils which can be found in its rocks.
Other Key Visits
New for 2012-13
Phlegraean Fields guided option available
Your Local Guide
Earthquakes and fumaroles bear testimony to continuing tectonic activity in this area. Visit the ash-filled crater of Solfatara. Transfer to Pozzuoli, an area that has experienced dramatic earthquake activity and tectonic uplift, and finally climb the volcanic cone, Monte Nuovo, formed in a single week. Alternatively, visit Naples Archaeological Museum.
Many groups prefer to be guided around key geographical sites such as Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Phlegraean Fields and Capri. Our team has vast knowledge of the sites and their enthusiasm and added value to the tour is always well received.
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Inclusive 4 day Bay of Naples package from €469pp Price (per person) includes: return flights, 1 piece of checked in luggage, all taxes and charges included, airport see-off, 4 day coach hire, 3 nights half board accommodation, visits shown below, extensive group travel insurance, generous free place ratio of 1 in 8, 24hr emergency contact, Free Educational resource pack*
MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING Day 1
Flight to Rome & transfer to Bay of Naples accommodation
Mount Vesuvius Guided tour of Pompeii
Day 2
Full day excursion along the Amalfi Coast Guided tour of Sorrento Olive Grove and Working Mill followed by Pizza
Day 3
Visit the Phlegraean Fields, Solfatara, Pozzuoli and Naples Archeological Museum
Day 4
Transfer to Rome for return flight to Ireland Depending on flights, there may be time to stop in Rome
Free time to settle in Evening meal
Evening meal Follow up studies or quiz at hotel
*Price shown based on 40 paying passengers departing in January 2013 & is subject to availability. Flight supplements may apply. This guideline price is based on the lowest price available in January 2013. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown.
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London Packed full of enthralling attractions, a trip to London provides a range of Geography based visits that will excite, inform and educate your group. Plus, we have school-friendly accommodation in a central location with our exclusive partner MEININGER - helping your group to see even more of the city and the Olympic sites during your stay!
Our Consultant’s Comment Michael Cooper
England’s capital city offers a great opportunity to study urban regeneration, cost/benefit issues, infrastructure and networks. The Olympics provides a great opportunity for students to cover several study themes.
Study Themes Human:
• Regeneration • Environmental • Tourism Impact • Energy - Sustainability
Physical: • Land Use • Sport as a Catalyst from Urban Development
• Ecosystems • Fluvial Systems
Teacher feedback
“Excellent, pupils and teachers thoroughly enjoyed experience. Stress free in planning. Logistics excellent - all fitted into place. Many, many thanks” Mr Robinson, Co. Armagh
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Programme Benefits 4 The Olympic site tour covers several important study themes. 4 An opportunity for students to explore and experience an exciting, historic capital. 4 A lower price destination still at great value. 4 Many cross-curricular opportunities so team up with another subject to help with numbers. 4 Flexible itinerary with built-in leisure time.
Teacher feedback
“Visits were ideally suited to course/ educational needs of groups” Mr Robinson, Co. Armagh
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Key Visits Science Museum
The world’s largest movable flood barrier spans 520 metres across the Thames. The barrier was built to protect the capital from the river flooding its banks until the year 2030. The Thames Barrier Visitors Centre on the South Bank features a working model of the Barrier and a video which shows its construction and operation and how it stops the capital from flooding. Optional Group Talks on the River Thames, Environment Agency & Thames Barrier including a guided walk along the riverfront to see the barrier.
The Science Museum is packed with awe-inspiring galleries, inspirational exhibitions and interactive resources. Here, your group can explore the galleries such as the Atmosphere Gallery - Exploring Climate Science or Energy - Fuelling the future. As an additional visit, you group may choose to watch Forces of Nature - 2D in the IMAX theatre.
Isis Education Centre
New for 2012-13
This environmental education facility at the heart of Hyde Park offers sessions for students on various relevant topics including ecology and sustainability. Sessions on offer provide a fieldwork adventure for students in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens whilst the Isis Education Centre provides a base for up to 60 students at any one time, to examine their findings closer using a variety of state of the art facilities and interactive equipment.
London
The Thames Barrier
Olympic Tour GUIDED OLYMPIC SITE TOUR On our London Olympics tour, your Blue Badge guide will provide a wealth of information about the areas you pass through. We can arrange for you to visit major sites across the city such as the Dockyards, Stratford, Olympic Park Site, Royal Docks: Thames Barrier Park / ExCel Centre and Greenwich.
The Natural History Museum At this exciting museum, your students will study climate change and natural environment themes, helping to give them an understanding of the impact that environmental science has on their lives. Events, workshops, hands-on activities and teacher support available.
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Inclusive 3 day London package from €339pp Price (per person) includes: Return flights, all taxes and charges included, airport see-off, airport transfers to & from accommodation, 2 nights half board accommodation, 3 days coach hire, all visits shown below, extensive group travel insurance, generous free place ratio of 1 in 8, 24hr emergency contact*
MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING Day 1
Morning flight from Ireland
Workshop in Isis Education Centre
Flights on the EDF Energy London Eye
Day 2
Guided tour of East London and the Olympic Park
Thames Barrier Information & Learning Centre
Thames River Cruise
Day 3
Natural History Museum Science Museum
Free time for some shopping and exploring
Return flight to Ireland
*Price shown based on 40 paying passengers departing in January 2013 & is subject to availability. Flight supplements may apply. This guideline price is based on the lowest price available in January 2013. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown.
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Iceland
Iceland, the Geographer’s and Geologist’s ultimate playground, offers unique opportunities for students. Your group will bear witness to rare phenomena, from dramatic volcanic lunar landscapes and spouting geysers, to diverging plates, glaciers, and outwash plains! The landscape of Iceland is rich in opportunities and challenges which will perfectly complement your group’s studies.
Our Consultant’s Comment Michael Cooper
This ‘land of ice and fire’ well deserves its title! You can see both, and much more, in the same field of vision. There is no better place to observe the ongoing impact of glaciation and vulcanicity: icefields, waterfalls and geothermal pools. Iceland also has a unique heritage and a style all of its own.
Study Themes Human: • Energy – Geothermal Power • Tourism • Hazard Management Physical: • Coastal Processes • Fluvial Systems • Plate Tectronics
• Glaciation/Cold Environments • Climate Change • Environmental Change Geography
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Key Visits Thjorsa Valley
Visit the 200ft high Skógafoss waterfall then continue on to Seljalandsfoss waterfall to compare differing formations. Study coastal processes and wave characteristics along the black volcanic beaches and basalt-columned cliffs of the Dyrhólaey coast. Then take the rare opportunity to walk on Sólheimajökull, a glacier tongue extending south from the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier, study the outwash plain, and witness glacial processes in action.
The beautiful Thjorsa Valley is in the shadow of Mt. Hekla, one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes. Visit the reconstructed Saga Age Farm and excavations at Stong, and some delightful waterfalls and gorges in the area. You will head east of Hekla and drive through the lava fields, pseudo craters and agricultural areas, following Thjorsa - Iceland’s longest river.
The Golden Circle Adventure Day Study geothermal activity at truly spectacular locations! Visit the geothermal environment of Hveragerdi’s Eden Center, then appreciate the interaction between tectonic and glacial influences at the spectacular Gullfoss waterfall. Witness Strokkur (the most famous and active geysers in Iceland) in action at the Geysir Center. Finally, visit Þingvellir National Park and walk through its dramatic canyon. This is the only place in the world where the Mid Atlantic Ridge can be observed above sea level.
Thorsmork Valley (April to September Only) At Þórsmörk, students will witness glacial landforms of varying scales. You will be transported across the rugged valley and proglacial streams in a purpose-built off-road bus. Visits will include a stop at Gigjokull to view the outlet glacier calving into a pro-glacial lake, the spectacular ribbon Seljalandsfoss waterfall and the rift canyon at Stakkholtsgja.
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South Shore Adventure Day
New for 2012-13
Watch two excellent 20-minute documentaries shown in an in-house cinema in Reykjavik, featuring two of Iceland’s most well known eruptions: the 1973 eruption in the Westman Islands and the very recent 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. Hands-on geology displays of various types of volcanic rock can be seen, as well as a large collection of beautiful semi-precious stones from all over Iceland.
Other Key Visits • Blue Lagoon • Whale Watching • The Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis • Westman Islands • Skaftafell, Jökulsárlón & South Shore • Explore Reykjavik • Selfoss Thermal Baths
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Inclusive 4 day Iceland package from €899pp Price (per person) includes: return flights, 1 piece of checked in luggage, all taxes and charges included, airport see-off, airport transfers to & from accommodation, 3 nights FULL BOARD (packed lunches) accommodation, visits shown below, coach transportation to visits shown, extensive group travel insurance, generous free place ratio of 1 in 8, 24hr emergency contact, Free Educational resource pack*
MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING Day 1
Daytime flight & transfer with assistance to accommodation with en route visit to the Blue Lagoon
Evening Meal Settle into Accommodation in Selfoss or Hverageroi
Day 2
South Shore Adventure: Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss (Fluvial Systems), Reynishverfi, the Dyrholaey Coast (Coastal systems) and Solheimajokull Glacier tongue (Glaciation)
Evening meal Overnight at Reykjavik
Day 3
The Golden Circle: Hveragerdi, (Geothermal Power) Gullfoss, (Fluvial Systems) the Geysir Centre, Thingvellir (Tectonics) and Nesjavellir (Energy)
Evening meal at a local restaurant Opportunity to explore Reykjavik.
Day 4
City tour of Reykjavik
2nd Option for Day 2
Free time for shopping and sightseeing Visit to the public outdoor swimming pools Transfer to airport for return flight to Ireland
Volcano Hekla, Thjorsardalur Valley, Hjalparfoss waterfall.
Evening meal Overnight at Reykjavik
*Price shown based on 40 paying passengers departing on selected dates in November 2012 & Mar\Apr 2013 & is subject to availability. This guideline price is based on the lowest price available for selected dates.
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Barcelona & Catalonia
The popular and cosmopolitan city of Barcelona provides numerous exciting study opportunities. With full day modules to choose from, Montjuïc, Port Olympic and Port Vell offer excellent case studies of redevelopment and regeneration, and the city’s distinct urban zone lends itself to comparisons with urban models. In contrast, Garrotxa Natural Park is a great visit to study ecosystems and tectonic processes.
Our Consultant’s Comment Michael Cooper
Something Spanish but also distinctly regional, this area offers great opportunities for up-to-date field studies. Barcelona is a lively mix of tradition and modernity with many examples of preserved heritage and planned regeneration. The coastal and inland visits also offer the chance to study planned management of the environment in a region popular with holidaymakers.
Study Themes
L'Empordà National Park
Human:
• Crowded Coastlines • Settlement Morphology • Urban Land Use • Redevelopment & Regeneration • Tourism Impact • Sport & Leisure • Rebranding Places • Cultural Diversity
Physical: • Ecosystems • Coastal Morphology • Fluvial Systems
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Key Visits Garrotxa Natural Park Study Day
Barcelona Study Day Options
NST group favourite
Includes Professional Urban City Guide
Includes Exclusive Specialist Garrotxa Guide
Catalonia’s Crowded Coastlines Study Day
NST group favourite
On this coastal day module, students will visit L’Empordà National Park, Lloret de Mar and Arenys de Mar for comparison studies. They will witness the pressures facing coastal management by contrasting protected areas that are sustainably managed with areas that have experienced uncontrolled and rapid overdevelopment. Your group will be provided with relevant case study activities to make the most of this visit.
Tordera River Valley Study Day Includes Specialist Guide & On-Site Field Equipment
Urban Land Use & Redevelopment Escorted by a City Representative, your group will conduct a north to south urban transect study across six selected city sites, contrasting urban zones and identifying urban land use models. You’ll then visit the Port Vell area and examine the redevelopment and regeneration of this former brownfield site.
Rebranding & Urban Regeneration Visit Montjuïc to create a case study on the impact that the 1992 Olympic Games had on the local area and the city of Barcelona. Transfer to Port Olympic and the Olympic Village to consider past and present land use and the area’s successful regeneration.
Sport & Tourism Take a tour of the Nou Camp stadium and investigate land use and design, consider its branding, advertising and sphere of influence. Later, take a city coach tour, escorted by a professional City Representative, to see the many key attractions. Tourism analysis investigation can be carried out at a range of honey pot sites.
Garrotxa Natural Park. photographer: Carquinyol
This is a fantastic location to study Fluvial Systems. Climate, Human Exploitation and Management Issues are challenging the Tordera basin, which makes it an ideal location to carry out a river study investigation using equipment provided free of charge by NST. Your group will investigate changing characteristics of a river from source to mouth, with assistance from a Specialist Guide.
Utilise your NST Educational Resource Packs on these full day excursions:
Catalonia
Garrotxa Natural Park is an area of outstanding natural beauty covering 120km2 and containing over 40 volcanoes and 20 basaltic lava flows. This area is renowned for its biodiversity and offers great opportunities to use our Educational Resource Pack to study Ecosystems and Tectonic Processes, as well as an insight into the anatomy and structure of a volcano. Human impact, both past and present, has necessitated a range of management strategies to be introduced.
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Inclusive 4 day Barcelona & Catalonia package from €439pp Price (per person) includes: Return flights, 1 piece of checked in luggage, all taxes and charges included, airport see-off, airport transfers to & from accommodation, Meet & Greet in Barcelona, 3 nights half board accommodation, visits shown below, coach transportation to visits shown, extensive group travel insurance, generous free place ratio of 1 in 8, 24hr emergency contact, Free Educational resource pack*
MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING Day 1
Flight from Ireland Meet & Greet and check-in assistance from NST representative
Day 2
Guided full day excursion to Garrotxa Natural Park (TECTONICS, TOURISM IMPACT, ECOSYSTEMS)
Evening meal Free time exploring resort & local beach area
Day 3
Full day guided excursion to Barcelona, Urban Transect Study with professional city guide (URBANISATION LAND USE & REDEVELOPMENT)
Evening meal Follow up studies or quiz at hotel
Day 4
Free time. Transfer to airport for return flight to Ireland
Self guided visits of the Nou Camp Football Stadium with study help from our Geography workbooks
Visit to Port Vell (REDEVELOPMENT, REGENERATION & URBANISATION)
Free time to settle in Evening meal
*Price shown based on 40 paying passengers departing in January 2013 & is subject to availability. Flight supplements may apply. This guideline price is based on the lowest price available in January 2013. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown.
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Grand Canyon. Photographer: Steve Dunleavy
Mount Etna. Photographer: Gnuckx
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Call +353 (0)1 8940300 email info@nst.ie www.nst.ie Ireland’s Leading School Tour Specialists
ABTA No.V0550
TA 0449
Ireland’s Leading School Tour Specialists
ABTA No.V0550
TA 0449
Ireland’s Leading School Tour Specialists
ABTA No.V0550
TA 0449
Ireland’s Leading School Tour Specialists
ABTA No.V0550
TA 0449
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BROCHURE 2012/13