Educational Tour

Importance of Educational Tours 

 

 

Memories of school Educational Tours are among the most prominent of the formative years, largely because they are a welcome break in the routine for both students and teachers. While their purpose is essentially to educate, they can also be a fun bonding experience for everyone involved.

Reinforcement 

The Tours can reinforce what a teacher has been instructing in class about a subject and help students understand the topic better. 

Engagement 

Teachers turn Tours into mobile classrooms, instructing students to collect data, then quizzing them or assigning a project based on what they learned during the outing.

Socialization

Taking students into a new environment gives them the experience of traveling in a group and teaches them to be respectful of the locations they visit.   

Exposure

Kids get to visit a place to which they have never been before. This can be particularly advantageous to students who are less fortunate and don't have the opportunity to travel

Curiosity 

Students who go on Educational Tours find that they want to learn more about the subjects on which the Tours focused. 

Retention

The type of memories that Educational Tours create, called “episodic memories,” helps children retain information for longer periods.

Effect of Educational Tours on Studies

Educational Tours can give students exposure to places they might not otherwise visit.
Many schools, camps and institutions offer Educational Tours for students to spend several hours or days outside of the classroom. Educational Tours range from local visits to civic offices or businesses to international excursions, complete with overnight stays. Whatever their scope, Educational Tours can offer many advantages to the students who take them. 

Perspective

Part of how students benefit from Educational Tours is by gaining new perspectives on the world. This is especially true for more extensive Educational Tours where students travel farther away from home. By coming into direct contact with a different environment or even a new culture or language, students can better understand their place in the community and develop openness to differences in others.
Variety

Educational Tours also function to put some variety into otherwise regimented lesson plans. Instead of spending every day in the classroom, students get to learn in a new environment with new instructors. Educational Tours also may give students a chance to interact with students from other schools as they learn together or participate in group activities
Learning Styles

Educational Tours will often cater to more than one learning style, making them excellent teaching tools for certain students. Classroom lectures apply primarily to audio learners, who learn best by listening. Visual learners can benefit from visual aids, which exist in the classroom, but are much more frequent during a Educational Tours. Finally, for tactile learners, Educational Tours offer an uncommon opportunity to perform hands-on learning.
Classroom Supplement

It's important for instructors and school administrators to choose Educational Tours that augment existing lesson plans and synchronize with classroom learning. A Educational Tours that teachers choose for these reasons can serve to illustrate difficult concepts or extend the general natural of a classroom lesson by giving more specific information. The specialists who lead school groups on Educational Tours also may be able to provide professional insight from advanced study or direct experience that teachers could never provide alone.
Reward

Before a Educational Tours even takes place, it can begin to produce benefits for students. By not allowing students with behavioral or academic problems to participate in a Educational Tours, teachers can encourage good behavior and motivate students to work hard with the prospect of a Educational Tours looming as a reward. Even the most informative Educational Tours usually have an element of recreation, making them a time to unwind for all students. 

Advantages of Educational Tours 

Visiting the Historical places, watching wild life or asking a NASA Scientists about space travel are all possibilities for Educational Tours excursions that are stimulating and educational. One issue that is reducing Educational Tours opportunities is a lack of financial resources. Classrooms that are faced with budget restrictions should consider fund-raising programs or ask one of their school's local business partners to donate a portion of the funds. Consider a tour of a local factory, restaurant or bank that would require only transportation and meal costs to create an affordable Educational Tours and valuable community relations between businesses and students. 

Real-World Experience

Educational Tours provide an opportunity for total immersion in the natural environment and social setting. On such excursions, the student practices his social skills and critical thinking abilities outside of the controlled class setting. Being able to ask experts about their particular area of study on the spot requires thinking. He is able to learn real-world lessons.
Classroom Inspiration

A student who sees touches and smells historical relics, ancient artifacts and original sources of text becomes motivated to learn more in depth when he returns to the classroom. Educational Tour stimulates learning beyond what textbooks and videos can provide to the learning environment. This is not to say that all Educational Tours are equally stimulating, but those excursions that are well-designed result in higher levels of academic achievement in every subject of study. He is learning in an informal setting when on a Educational Tours that is directed by professionally trained staff, such as at a museum or science center. This allows all participants to learn without realizing it, which reaches more students from various learning backgrounds and styles.
Connection to Community

For low-income students or students who are new to the school, Educational Tours that take advantage of local resources promote community connectivity. For example, a student may not ever have the opportunity to visit a local park or bank, which is important resources within a community for both the student and his family. Students from non-English-speaking families or who have recently moved to the community get the chance to learn about the local area with the guidance of their school, as well as share the information with their family when they return home.
Educational Tours Guidelines

On any Educational Tours, the safety of students is by far the most important consideration. Follow guidelines to minimize the chances of an Educational Tours disaster.
Permission Slips

Hand out permission slips at least a month before the date of the Tours. To avoid having to hound your students until the last minute, consider offering a class reward such as extra recess time if all permission slips come back at least a week before the Tours.
Parent Chaperones

Send home a notice to parents explaining the educational objectives of your Tours and requesting volunteers 

Assign Numbers to Your Students

If you have a large group of students, consider assigning each student a number at the beginning of the Tours. Then, instead of checking off an attendance list or making a head count, you can ask students to call out their numbers in order in rapid fashion. 

  

"When someone is seeking... it happens quite easily that he only sees the thing that he is seeking; that he is unable to find anything, unable to absorb anything, because he is only thinking of the thing he is seeking, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means to have a goal; but finding means to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal."

                                                               [ Hermann Hesse from Siddhartha]

Educational Tour St. Augustine

Student Packages to St. Augustine with Educational Tours

One of the most fun and frequently visited destinations for student class trips in Florida is St. Augustine. The nation`s oldest city is rich in history and culture. Educational Tours takes more student tours to St. Augustine than almost any other student travel company. Florida is our home and St. Augustine is our backyard. Let our team organize your class trip to St. Augustine for the best experience possible.

Here are just a few suggested Educational Tour packages to St. Augustine. We can also customize an itinerary to meet the goals of any student class agenda.

 St. Augustine - 1 Day

 

 

Take your class to St. Augustine, the nation`s oldest city for an intensive one-day trip. Experience Florida Spanish history, the famous Castillo de San Marcos Fort, Pirate & Treasure Museum and more. Walk the streets in Old Town and get a feel of life as it was in the 1800`s. A must for history classes. 

St. Augustine - 2 Days 

 

 

Add an overnight stay and extend the experience to take in even more of the historical and cultural sites in St. Augustine. Allow more time for students to explore the Fort, climb the lighthouse stairs, and take an extended Trolley Tour around the city. There is so much to do at Florida`s top educational destination. 

 

St. Augustine - 3 Days 

 

Our three day St. Augustine trip offers many optional adventures. Add a visit to Ripley`s Believe It Or Not Museum. Tour the Old Jail. Take a guided ghost tour. Visit the Fountain of Youth. Experience the city from the waterfront with a Scenic River Cruise. Or expand the tour to include NASA at Cape Canaveral.

• Tour the Castillo de San Marcos (the Old Fort)
• Enjoy narrated trolley tour of Historic St Augustine
• Visit the Old Jail
• Visit the Pirate & Treasure Museum
• Visit the Spanish Military Hospital Museum
• Enjoy Ripley’s Believe-It-Or-Not Mu-seum
• Visit Fort Mose
• Visit Colonial Quarter
• Enjoy a Scenic River Cruise
• Visit Flagler Presbyterian Church
• Guided Ghost Tour
• Visit the St Augustine Fountain of Youth
• Visit the Mission of Nombre de Dios
• Tour the Gonzalez-Alvarez House
• Visit Fort Matanzas
• Visit Old Florida Museum w/hands-on programs

 TOUR INCLUDES

• R/T transportation
• Lodging (students-quad occupancy)
• Add’l evening security
• Meals  (you won’t go hungry!)
• All tours, admissions, taxes & gratui-ties
• 1:10 chaperones traveling free
• Background information for group sponsor
• Student study guide
• Group Accidental Injury Insurance
• Professional Liability Insurance
• Tour Escort to handle trip details

 

Educational Tour Washington, DC

Student Packages to Washington, DC with Educational Tours

Educational Tours has years of experience planning and touring student educational class trips to Washington, DC. Our knowledgeable guides make a student tour to Washington, DC an enjoyable and memorable educational adventure. We have excellent relationships with area hotels and restaurants as well ensuring your class trip is comfortable and affordable.

Here are just a few suggested Educational Tour packages to Washington, DC. We can also customize an itinerary to meet the goals of any student class agenda. 

Washington - 5 Days

                       

Take in many of the top highlights on a five day class tour. Tour the Capitol, White House, several of the most important national monuments, Smithsonian Museums on the National Mall, and Arlington National Cemetery. This tour introduces students to the most important areas of Washington, DC

Washington DC & Philadelphia - Six Days 

                  

  

Take in all the most important sites and activities of our Washington, DC Five Day Trip plus an extra day exploring Philadelphia. Visit Independence Hall, Liberty Bell Pavilion & Congress Hall. Tour the National Constitution Center - a museum that is filled w/over 100 interactive exhibits. 

 

Washington DC & New York City - 6 Days

        

Take in a great deal of our 5 day Washington DC trip plus spend a couple days in the Big Apple! Enjoy a boat cruise where you can see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Visit the Rockefeller Center for a great view of the city from “Top of the Rock”. Visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Attend a Broadway show.

 

Washington DC, Baltimore & Annapolis 5 Days 

 

Take in a great deal of our 5 day Washington DC trip plus tour Baltimore & Annapolis. See the National Aquarium of Baltimore, Ft. McHenry, and tour the U.S. Naval Academy in this fantastic learning adventure. 

  

Colonial Williamsburg - 5 Days

 

 

Take your class back to Colonial Days. Tour Colonial Wiliamsburg and its rich early American sites and monuments. Visit the Jamestown Settlement and see historic Yorktown. Enjoy an evening Legends of Williamsburg tour. Spend a day at Busch Gardens and more in the heart of America`s first colonies. 

 

Washington DC & Pamplin Historical Park - 5 Days

 

 

Tour much of our highlights from the DC 5 Days and add Pamplin Historical Park. Experience the life of Civil War soldiers. See award-winning historical museums. Visit the Breakthrough Battlefield of April 2, 1865. Visit the Petersburg National Battlefield. This tour will immerse students in history. 

   

Washington DC, Jamestown & Williamsburg - 6 Days

 

      

 

 

See Washington, DC sites then tour America`s colonial history. Travel to Williamsburg, VA and the Jamestown settlement to experience life in the first British Colony. See sailing vessels and a Powhatan Indian Village. Then on to Colonial Williamsburg. See all the sites and live displays with guides in period costume. 

 

Washington DC, Gettysburg & Amish County - 6 Days

 

   

Everything on our Washington DC 5 day tour plus a day at Gettysburg and Lancaster County, PA. A battlefield tour and Civil War artifacts and exhibits. Guided tour of the Amish countryside including a stop at an authentic Amish farmhouse. Multi-media presentation on the Amish culture. Traditional Amish dinner feast.

 

Educational Tour Finland

EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO FINLAND

                 

CCE is in the forefront of educational initiatives by hosting conferences, seminars and workshops about creative pedagogy and engaging learning methods. CCE encourages the educational stakeholders for an Educational Tour to Finland along with the regular sight seeing visit. During this tour, we aim to give more practical exposure to the secret and successful education ideology of Finland.

We are glad to propose a 3- 5 days Training cum Workshop on Creative Education organized by Council for Creative Education (CCE) Finland, at  Tampere, Finland. During this workshop, We will conduct a visit to the Finnish schools, meet Finnish teachers and experts on creative education and higher education.

Why CCE ?

               

CCE has earned its reputation of being the premier schools consultancy. We pride ourselves on combining a respected tradition of excellence with a unique service, tailored to fit the personal requirements of our school partners. With our team of dedicated and highly-qualified education professionals, we offer a wide spectrum of services designed to give school management, administration, teachers and parents parents a sense of direction, as well as assisting the schools to make informed choices for their children’s future.   

• We work closely with many schools from India and Finland and visit them regularly
• Our consultants have outstanding expertise in the Finland, India and international school market  
• We have a successful track record in shaping school management to match international creative standards
• We offer a flexible and completely tailored approach to meeting school's exact requirements

 Our Specialities and Focus Area

• Finnish education system and its working with practical examples by the Finnish teachers

• Practical experience and observations of Finnish Schools - Interactions with teachers, Principals, support staff

• Hands on experience of various creative methods and activities as an actual finnish classroom through workshops

•  How to use creatively ICT Tools in classroom as a teacher. Integrating technology in education for smart classrooms

• Vocational Education and onsite visits in Finland

   Tour Map 

  

   

  The total area of Finland is 338,144 km, making it the 8th largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany. Of this, 10% is water and 69% forest - there are 188,000 lakes in Finland, and 98,050 islands on those lakes.

  Public Holidays

  Official public holidays in Finland are established by acts of Parliament, and can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays. In addition, all Sundays are public holidays.

  January 1 -  New Year's Day
  January 6 -  The Feast of Epiphany
  Moveable Friday - Good Friday
  Moveable Sunday - Easter Sunday
  Moveable Monday - Easter Monday
  May 1 - May Day
  Moveable Thursday - Ascension Day
  Moveable Sunday -  Pentecost (Whit Sunday)
  Friday between June 19 and June 25 - Midsummer Eve
  Saturday between June 20 and June 26 - Midsummer Day
  Saturday between October 31 and November 6 -  All Saints' Day
  December 6 -  Independence Day
  December 24 -  Christmas Eve
  December 25 -  Christmas Day
  December 26 - St. Stephen's Day

   

   

Educational Tour Cuba

Tour introduction and overview of activities

                                        

Come to Cuba and experience the wild sensual island forbidden to Americans for the last half century. Imbibe in the exotic tastes, sights, sounds and aromas that have captivated adventurers, pirates and Americans since the discovery of the New World.

Witness Havana’s ancient eclectic architecture. Fool around in pulsating Afrocuban and Latin music venues. Romance Cuba’s stunning other worldly art. Reward your palate with authentic Cuban cuisine, beer and rum, and perhaps toke on the world’s best cigars.

In contrast to the lifeless Soviet satellites of bygone times, Cuba is an explosion of light, color, intellect, music, vitality and verve.

Come meet a people eager to engage with their long lost American cousins. They’ll welcome you into their lives and home they call La Habana. They are so happy America and Cuba are friends again. Come celebrate this historic reunion. We are here to help make it happen.

Imagine a nation still pristine and innocent – where strip malls, billboards, neon lights, McDonald and Starbucks are absent. One-in-ten cars are more than 60 years old. Cuba’s like a time machine with the dial set to the 1950s.

You’ll sample and savor it all during your weekend fling in Havana. Come play around and let your hair down in the Pearl of the Caribbean. You deserve it especially now that every American can come to Cuba legally.

Tour Map

                                

Cuba’s big! Its land mass is 42,426 square miles – about 80 percent the size of Alabama. Cuba is nearly as large as Louisiana, and larger than Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Ohio or Indiana. Altogether it’s bigger than Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont combined.

Havana Educational Tour

With this Cuba education tour (special edition), Authentic Cuba Travel attempts to reveal the authentic Cuba that lies beyond the walls of full packed tourist beach resorts to American educators, k-12 teachers and university professors and staff interested in conducting research on the educational system of the largest island in the Caribbean. 

Traveling to Cuba legally is possible for US educational professionals as long as certain guidelines are met. We can help!

Visiting the headquarters of the renowned children’s theatre group La Colmenita; touring the facilities of the world acclaimed Lizt Alfonso dance company at the Great Theatre of Havana; learning new Cuban rhythms at Elsa’s rooftop apartment in Old Havana; having a private lunch hosted by Cuban ceramist and painter Jose Fuster in his residence in Jaimanitas; visiting community projects at humble neighbourhoods; attending popular ceremonies like the Fire of the Cannon of 9 O’clock; following in the footsteps of famed American author Ernest Hemingway are just some of the educational and cultural highlights of this authentic Cuba tour.

Researching on the current overhauling of Cuba’s education system is a major goal of this tour as well. Why is Cuba making it harder for students to enroll in university studies these days when it was the goal not long ago that all Cubans would have a degree in higher education? Why the new approach to encourage students since young ages to technical and agricultural studies? These are controversial topics that our Cuba education tours will dig deep into. No doubt these are changing times for the most exciting island in the Caribbean. No question this is the time to go. Experience the real Cuba by the hand of our team of USA Cuba travel experts. Do not miss out!