These techniques range from oral work to watching videos – anything to stimulate young minds and get them thinking differently than they would be if they were just learning out of textbooks. Some people respond differently to various teaching methods, and it’s in their best interests that they are exposed to a range of different styles and stimuli.
With this in mind, more and more schools are booking trips abroad for their students in order to give them a greater level of insight into a certain subject that they might be studying for an exam on. For the teachers, it’s almost a holiday (albeit one with fifty kids to control) and for the students it’s almost a holiday (albeit one where they have to learn rather than lounging by a pool), so everybody’s happy to commit to it, but students will end up learning without realising it, which will ultimately lead to better exam results.
With air travel and accommodation costs cheaper than ever before at the moment, almost nowhere in the world is off-limits as long as it’s relevant, but many schools plump for somewhere in Europe for their trips, which usually take place during school holidays. Paris, for instance, is an extremely popular destination as it has a number of recognisable landmarks, most of which have educational value. The obvious example is the Louvre, which is home to the Mona Lisa, but there’s also Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Palace of Versailles, both which are relevant to history and art students. In addition, Disneyland Paris is located just outside the city, and makes a good day off for students who might be getting slightly jaded by the end of a week or so. Just make sure you don’t accidentally highlight the excursions as school trips to Disneyland Paris, because parents probably won’t let their children go on them if they think they’re not going to learn anything!
However, while it might be a nice idea to book a trip like this for a class of students, it can be a pain to actually organise every little detail – something’s bound to go wrong! With this in mind, it might be worth your time to get a school tours company to organise the trip on your behalf. They’re often able to secure travel discounts, arrange the most comprehensive tours and even sort out accommodation if necessary. Hopefully you shouldn’t really have to think about a thing before, during and after your trip (though you probably should make a bit of an effort to keep up with what’s going on) because it will all be more or less taken care of.
There are a number of companies that offer this kind of service to schools around the UK, taking their needs and requirements into consideration before offering a quote. Search online and get in touch with one now – your students will reap the benefits when it comes to taking their exams.