Trips Guide

Dear Parent/Carer

At Archbishop Temple School, we believe that extra-curricular trips,

workshops and educational visits organised by the school can

enhance a pupil’s learning. We run a range of trips and visits across

the UK and abroad.

Pupils are given the opportunity to visit Berlin, France, Iceland, New

York, Poland, Spain and the Italian ski resort of Pila as well as

destinations closer to home including London and Northumberland.

This booklet was devised to provide an overview of the

extra-curricular trips on offer throughout a pupil’s time at

Archbishop Temple School. All residential trips are paid for in

increments to enable parents/carers to budget accordingly.

Please note that trips are subject to change and all trip deposits are

non-refundable. If your child is in receipt of free school meals

financial assistance may be offered, please see the relevant trips

letter for further information. Trip information is correct at the time

of publication.

Yours Faithfully

Archbishop Temple School

Ardèche and Mimosa

The PE department organise a very exciting adventure week in

France. Pupils spend the first half of the week in Ardèche, France

where they will embark on a two to three day, 19 mile, canoe

descent through the spectacular Ardèche Gorge.

As well as canoeing pupils will take part in other activities such as a

Jacobs Ladder high ropes activity, kayaking and archery.

After three days in Ardèche pupils take an excursion to

a local water park, on their way to Mimosa, South of France.

Pupils learn to sail a range of craft including catamarans,

windsurfers and sit-on kayaks.

Throughout the week, centre teams lead evening entertainment sessions to keep everyone busy - including a nightly disco. The PE department organise the trip to reward pupils for good behaviour, not only in PE but throughout school. Pupils must have shown commitment and dedication to school sport. The trip has many benefits—other than having fun pupils will develop a variety of skills; communication, leadership, teamwork, responsibility and more. Due to this week being mainly based on water we can only allow pupils who can swim for their own safety due to the number of pupils going on the trip.

PE

Open to pupils in years 7 & 8 who have shown

dedication to PE

When? June 2019—Next trip TBC

Cost. approx. £830

Please note: I tems from the kit list are to be purchased

prior to the trip including; clothing, swimwear, sleeping bag,

pillow and other necessary items.

Auschwitz-Birkenau

In February of year 11 the History Department offer pupils the

opportunity to go on a trip to Auschwitz to further investigate the

persecution of minorities under the Nazi regime.

The pupils will take part in a guided tour of Krakow’s Jewish

Quarter, focusing on the Jewish Ghetto, Schindler’s factory and the

universities. The second day is a full day at Auschwitz-Birkenau

looking at the two different sites. During this visit the students

will have a guided tour learning about what happened at these

camps during the war. The final day of the visit is spent at a

museum where students will have the opportunity to listen to a

Holocaust survivor or their relative.

History

Open to GCSE History

Students in year 11

When? February 2021

Cost. approx. £405

Photo credits:

Emma in year 11

Previous page:

‘Remembrance’ by

Cara in year 11

Berlin

In year 11 the History Department offer pupils the opportunity to

go on a trip to Berlin to further investigate the rise of Hitler and the

Nazi party.

The pupils take part in a guided tour of Berlin, focusing on some of

the buildings and places most important in Hitler’s rise to power

such as the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and

Göring’s Air Ministry buildings. They also visit the

Topography of Terror museum, a fascinating exhibition contained

within the former cellars of Gestapo HQ, illustrating the terrors and

crimes of the Nazi era. While in the centre of Berlin we take the

time to remember the victims of Nazi rule and visit the

Holocaust memorial, this memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe

is an emotional and imposing addition to the landscape of central

Berlin.

History

Open to year 10

When? June 2020

Cost. approx.

£510

The group travel further afield by coach and visit

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and have a guided tour of

the Olympic Stadium, focusing on Hitler’s use of propaganda

once he established himself as dictator of Germany.

The opportunity to visit these sites will give pupils a far deeper

understanding of this period of history and will help them with

background knowledge needed for their History GCSE. In

addition to this, it would be a tremendous chance to visit an

area of intense historical and emotional importance, and try to

understand how a country so similar to Britain allowed

themselves to be controlled by history’s most evil leader.

Iceland

The Geography Department give students the chance to visit the

'land of ice and fire', studying geography in Iceland in a four day field

visit to Reykjavik and the surrounding area. Studying the

opportunities the natural environment provide to the people of

Iceland through tourism and the uses of geo-thermal energy, as well

as the challenges a harsh climate and tectonic hazards present.

Three full day excursions led by an NST approved Icelandic guide

allow pupils to experience glaciers, volcanoes, earthquake

simulations, geo-thermal pools and black sandy beaches. Iceland is

the earth’s most geologically active zone and pupils visit a variety of

geological active sites, including the opportunity to walk around a

volcanic crater and between the huge North American and Eurasian

plate boundary; this is the only place on earth this can be done!

The Golden Circle Adventure and the South Shore Adventure include

many, many attractions such as Strokkur, the famous geyser which

projects boiling water 60ft into the sky every 7 minutes! We see

first-hand how this energy is harnessed spending the morning at the

geothermal power station with guided tours, interactive

demonstrations and a chance to see the giant volcano at the side of

the plant! Natural geo-thermal pools allow some hours of relaxation

before the next day’s adventure!

We also visit the site of the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, visiting

the museum at the foot of the volcano and meeting the family who

still farm the land in the shadow of this active volcano. There are

shopping and sight-seeing opportunities in Reykjavik as well as

unique restaurants for evening meals booked all over the city

(included in the price). Pupils also play games and experience the

midnight sun on the beach and receive a private tour of the

national football stadium to complete the evening entertainment.

Geography

Open to year 10

When? July 2020

Cost. £782

Photo credits:

Solheimajokull Glacier by Miss Walsh

Secret Lagoon by Tom in year 11

Our Modern Languages Department offer an exciting 4 day school

tour to Paris to support GCSE French Language pupils and enhance

their learning experiences within the school.

The trip lasts for four days/three nights and includes coach travel

and ferry crossings, accommodation in a hotel near Disneyland

Paris, a day in both Disneyland Paris parks, a cruise along the River

Seine and visits to see Paris’ main attractions including the Arc de

Triomphe.

Modern Foreign Languages Trip

Modern Foreign

Languages Trip

When? September 2019

Cost. approx. £440

Music Trips

In previous years the Music Department has taken groups of

young musicians on cultural visits to other countries. In 2013 the

department visited Austria and in 2014 the destination was

Spain. The Music Department took the decision not to travel in

2015 to prepare for our big adventure in New York in 2016!

In July 2016 Archbishop Temple School’s young musicians

performed in New York. This thrilling adventure packed in

performances on a decommissioned aircraft carrier, Liberty Island

and in the foyer of the United Nations building. Pupils also had

the opportunity to do some sightseeing around the Big Apple

taking in the Empire State Building and the Rockefeller Centre.

They also had time to do some shopping at Macy’s and enjoy a

jazz concert at Birdland Jazz Club.

Our school bands really enjoy performing to new audiences as

well as exploring the host country and enjoying music from the

area.

In 2017, the school’s Senior Percussion Group and Senior Concert

Band performed at the prestigious World Music Contest in

Kerkrade in Holland, they did fantastically well achieving Bronze

Awards. Bands from across the globe competed at this renowned

international competition. The Senior Concert Band also played in

Trier, Germany and there was a joint recital in the stunning

surroundings of Johanneskirche in Dusseldorf. The pupils also

enjoyed a day of fun at Phantasialand as well as a tour of Adams

Percussion Factory.

As well as performing in other countries, our senior and junior

concert and percussions bands and choir, take part in competitions

and events across the UK. These exciting challenges enable our

young musicians to perform to different audiences and experience

performing in some of the UK’s best concert venues.

This year all pupils in year 7 were invited to Royal Philharmonic

Hall in Liverpool for a music spectacular. As well as listening to the

orchestra pupils joined in with songs and sign language practised

before this very enjoyable trip.

Music

Open to members of the school bands and choir

When? Throughout the year

Cost. Various

The Business Studies curriculum is beneficial for many careers and the world of work beyond education; we are therefore very excited

to offer an amazing opportunity for the pupils who wish to study this subject as one of their options, to travel to New York.

New York

Business Studies

Open to years 10 & 11

When? February 2021

Cost. £1550

The visit will last five days inclusive of travel to and from the airport. Transfers from school to the airport are included in the

price. As part of the trip, the pupils will experience ‘Business Workshops’ at Macy’s, Century 21 Department Store, the United Nations Building Tour and a visit to Apple Workshop in Soho.

Additionally, we will be visiting Central Park, Times Square, a Broadway Show, the 911 Memorial and Museum and there will be

a guided tour of the financial district plus more. The cost of the hotel as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner is included in the price.

Every two years the school are very pleased to offer pupils the

opportunity to participate in the Archbishop Temple Ski Trip 2020.

This is an exciting, well established trip that has run for over 25

years.

In 2020, pupils will travel to the Italian resort of Pila, Aosta Valley

during the Easter holidays.

Ski Trip to the Italian resort of Pila

Ski Trip to Pila

Open to all years

When? Every two years over the Easter

Holidays (next trip 2020)

Cost. Approx. £1060

The tour price is fully inclusive of the following:

Return travel from school by executive coach with toilet/

washroom and lap seat belts

Continental breakfast on outbound journey and hot breakfast on

return journey

Half board hotel accommodation mainly in 2, 3 or 4 bedded

rooms all with private facilities - including full evening meal on

day of departure from resort

Hot snack lunch on arrival and on each ski day at a mountain

restaurant

Ski instruction – four hours per day for 6 days with an hour’s

lunch supervision with qualified snowsport school instructors

6 days hire of top quality carving skis,boots and helmet

Full après-ski programme - entrance fees, ski tests, badges and

certificates included

Cross channel ferry crossing and all road tolls

Full area ski lift pass

Comprehensive winter sports insurance

Additional costs to consider:

Drinks except with breakfast and with lunch voucher (water is

placed on tables for the evening meal)

Money for food on coach journey

Pocket money

Specialist clothing and ski wear

London, Harry Potter Studios &

The Centre for Computing History

In year 8, pupils are offered a fantastic opportunity to visit

London, Warner Brothers Studios and to participate in an

educational extra-curricular trip to The Centre for Computing

History in Cambridge.

The visit lasts 2 days, with 1 overnight stay in London. Pupils

begin the trip at The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge

where pupils may take part in a coding workshop, find out more

about the history of computing and take a look at some retro

video games.

Pupils then head into London for a meal and to see a West End

Show. After an overnight stay in London pupils travel back via

the Warner Brothers Studio Tour, in Leavesden near Watford, to

explore the ‘Making of Harry Potter’. This fascinating exhibition

will appeal to Harry Potter and film fans alike.

Computer Science

Open to year 8

When? April 2020

Cost. approx. £225

Year 7 Trip

In the summer term year 7 pupils have the opportunity to explore a

different region and get to know each other, and the staff at

Archbishop Temple School, better. This year the year 7's are

gearing up for an exciting three night trip to Northumbria.

Staff and pupils will spend four days in northern England, during

which time the pupils will explore historical sites such as Hadrian’s

Wall, Alnwick Castle and the Beamish Living Museum. They will put

Geography into context with a visit to Holy Island and explore the

splendour of one of the great buildings of Europe, Durham

Cathedral.

In the evening, pupils have a great time playing games and taking

part in other activities like ten pin bowling. This is a friendly,

fun-packed trip, always enjoyed by our year 7 cohort.

Year 7 Trip

When? July 2020

Cost. approx.

£280