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Academy Travel is delighted to present an outstanding professional development opportunity for current History teachers and student teachers. This 13-day program is designed to cover key syllabus areas from both the HSC Modern History syllabus and the VCE History syllabus.

Travel to Russia to see the sites associated with the 1917 Revolution, the 1944 Siege of Leningrad and the Cold War with academic expert Dr Matthew Del Santo.

Investigate the rise and fall of the Third Reich and the resulting Cold War in Munich, Nuremberg and Berlin, with visits to extensive museums and tours with local experts.

This carefully planned program will be escorted by an experienced tour manager and include a series of guided tours, on site visits with experts and workshops, alongside time for sightseeing, shopping and soaking up the local cultures.

In most cases, this tour will be fully tax deductible for full or part time History teachers. Please speak to your tax agent for professional advice. Some teachers may be able to have all or part of the tour fee subsidized by their school’s professional development program (letter of support available on request).

Academy Travel is endorsed to provide QTC Registered Professional Development for teachers accredited at Proficient Teacher level. Completing this study tour program will contribute 34 hours of QTC Registered PD addressing 2.1.2, 6.2.2, 6.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Academy Travel is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected providers of educational travel. Since 2005, we have provided study tours for Australian high schools, universities, teacher professional development and private groups.

Above: Our 2016 Teacher Professional Development tour participants outside St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. Below: Our 2014 Teacher Professional Development Tour at the former Nazi Rally Grounds in Nuremberg.

Below: The decorated Metro stations in Moscow provide a fantastic public historical art museum.

Matthew was born in Sydney and now resides in Copenhagen. He has a Bachelor of Arts with First-Class Honours from the University of Sydney and a PhD Philosophy in History from Cambridge University.

He is an historian of contemporary post-Soviet Russia and a Danish Research Council post-doctoral fellow at the University of Copenhagen. His present project investigates narratives of Russia's past in contemporary Russian political discourse.

He has worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is a former Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He is also a regular contributor to the ABC on matters of international relations, policies and politics.

Matthew speaks a number of European languages, including Russian.

13-day itinerary (land only)

Sunday, 24th September-Friday, 6th October 2017

$5,490.00 per person, twin-share land only

HTA NSW members receive a $100 discount off the tour price.

The supplement for a single room is $750.00 per person.

A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure your booking.

All hotel accommodation in twin-share rooms with ensuite facilities (single supplement available)

All breakfasts, 1 lunch and 7 dinners

Flight St Petersburg-Munich with a local airline

High speed train Moscow-St Petersburg

All land transportation by private coach and public transport

Arrival airport transfer in Moscow

All entrance fees as per itinerary

Local guides and workshops as per itinerary

Ticket to a cabaret show in Berlin

Services of a tour manager

Lectures and guided tours by Dr Matthew Dal Santo

Academy Travel document wallet and luggage tag

Return international airfares into Moscow/out of Berlin

Departure airport transfers at conclusion of tour

Russian tourist visa

Travel insurance

Meals and activities not stated in the itinerary

Personal expenses

Cost of obtaining/renewing passport

“A wonderful tour in every aspect – with the attention to customer needs and providing a brilliant educational and cultural experience that I have come to know as the hallmark of Academy Travel.” – 2014 PD Tour Participant

Above: The sun sets over the Brandenburg Gate, formerly part of the Berlin Wall that divided the city.

Above: The entrance to the Soviet Memorial at Berlin’s Treptower Park. Below: Bunker-42, home to the Cold War Museum 65 metres below street level in Moscow.

Academy Travel is a fully licensed travel agent. We can also assist with any additional travel arrangements, such as flights, insurance, transfers and hotels.

Academy Travel is able to arrange flights on your behalf. Please indicate on your booking form if you would like us to provide you with a quote. You should budget between $2,200 and $2,600 for return economy flights. The airlines that offer the best flights for this itinerary is Etihad Airways.

Your tour itinerary begins in Moscow at 6pm on Sunday, 24th September. If you are arranging your own individual flights, you should ensure your flight arrives in Moscow by at least 3pm on that day. The tour program ends after breakfast in Berlin on Friday 6th October.

An arrival transfer is provided from Moscow airport to the group hotel – please provide your flight details once booked. We can also provide a quote for departure airport transfers in Berlin on request.

Academy Travel requires that all participants have comprehensive travel insurance. We can arrange a policy with Suresave for $145.00 per person (for persons aged up to 49 years). Please indicate on your booking form if you are interested in this policy and we will provide you with the Product Disclosure Statement. Please note that additional premiums may apply due to age, pre-existing medical conditions and/or additional travel.

We welcome partners of teachers to accompany them on tour, and we do understand that not all activities may be of interest to non-teachers. Alternative activities for accompanying partners can be suggested by the tour manager (please note there are no refunds/discounts for unused portions of the tour). Non-teachers with a strong interest in the subject matter are also welcome. The tour is not suitable for children under the age of 16 years.

Your passport must be valid until April 6th, 2018 or will need to be renewed prior travel.

Australian passport holders do not require a visa to travel to Europe; however, all visitors are required to obtain a visa to enter Russia. The processing fee for a single entry Tourist Visa for Australian citizens is $120.00. More information on visa applications will be provided in your welcome pack.

Syllabus area – HSC course Study tour program

Part II: National Studies

Option C: Germany 1918-1939 1. Weimar Republic 2. The rise of the Nazi Party 3. Nazism in power

Visit to the German History Museum Guided tour of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Third Reich guided tour of Munich Visit to the Obersalzburg Documentation Centre Guided tour of the Nazi Rally Grounds of Nuremberg Visit to the Nuremberg Documentation Centre Third Reich guided tour of Berlin

Option G: Russia and the Soviet Union 1917-1941 1. Bolshevik consolidation of power 2. Stalin’s rise to power 3. The Soviet State under Stalin

Guided tour of St Petersburg revolutionary sites Visit to Smolny Institute, St Petersburg Visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress, St Petersburg Guided tour of St Petersburg WWII sites Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad Guided tour of Moscow revolutionary sites Guided tour of Moscow Metro Lectures by Dr Matthew Dal Santo

Part III: Personalities in the Twentieth Century

Option 4: Mikhail Gorbachev 1931-2000 Cold War guided tour of Berlin Cold War guided tour of Moscow The Cold War Museum Moscow Guided tour of Moscow Metro

Option 19: Leni Riefenstahl 1902–2003 Visit to the German History Museum Guided tour of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Guided tour of the Nazi Rally Grounds of Nuremberg Visit to the Nuremberg Documentation Centre Third Reich guided tour of Berlin

Option 21: Albert Speer 1905-1981 Visit to the German History Museum Guided tour of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Guided tour of the Nazi Rally Grounds of Nuremberg Visit to the Nuremberg Documentation Centre Third Reich guided tour of Berlin

Option 24: Leon Trotsky 1879-1940

Guided tour of St Petersburg revolutionary sites Guided tour of Moscow Metro Lectures by Dr Matthew Dal Santo

Part IV: International Studies in Peace and Conflict

Option B: Conflict in Europe 1935-1945 1. Growth of European tensions 2. Course of the European War 3. Civilians at war 4. End of the conflict

Visit to the German History Museum Guided tour of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Third Reich guided tour of Berlin Guided tour of the Memorium Nuremberg Courtroom 600 Lectures by Dr Matthew Dal Santo

Option F: The Cold War 1945-1991 1. Origins of the Cold War 1945-1953 2. Development of the Cold War to 1968 3. Detente 4. Renewal and end of the Cold War

German History Museum Cold War guided tour of Berlin Cold War guided tour of Moscow The Cold War Museum, Moscow Lectures by Dr Matthew Dal Santo

Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius Study tour program

Non-examinable background

Stages of occupation

Brief historical overview up to and including the eruption of AD 79

Early discoveries and brief history of the excavations

Representations of Pompeii and Herculaneum over time

Visit to Pompeii

Visit to Vesuvius

Background lectures by Dr Estelle Lazar

Background lectures by Dr Joanne Berry

Visit to the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Examinable content 1. Geographical context

The physical environment: the geographical setting, natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Plans and streetscapes of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Visits to Pompeii

Visits to Herculaneum

Visit to the Antiquarium of Boscoreale

Climb to summit of Mount Vesuvius and visit to Vesuvian Observatory


2. The nature of sources and evidence

The range of available sources, both written and archaeological, including ancient writers, official inscriptions, graffiti, wall paintings, statues, mosaics, human and animal remains

The limitations, reliability and evaluation of sources

The evidence provided by the sources from Pompeii and Herculaneum

Visits to Pompeii to view first hand sources

Visits to Herculaneum to view first hand sources

Wall paintings, statues and mosaics in National Archaeological Museum Naples

Lectures on specific issues of sources (or lack of them) in Pompeii and Herculaneum

3. Investigating, reconstructing and preserving the past

Changing methods and contributions of nineteenth and twentieth century archaeologists to our understanding of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Changing interpretations: impact of new research and technologies

Issues of conservation and reconstruction: Italian and international contributions and responsibilities; impact of tourism

Ethical issues: study and display of human remains

Visits to Pompeii and Herculaneum and discussions with archaeologists

Lecture by Sarah Court on site management and current conservation techniques

Lecture on laser scanning and applied technology

Lecture on fresco preservation

Lecture by Dr Estelle Lazar on her own personal works, how she changed the way bones at Pompeii were interpreted and the ethics of the display of dead bodies

Visit to National Archaeological Museum Naples

Visit to Pollena Trocchia to learn about recent finds and current excavation techniques

Part III: Personalities and their times Study tour program

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Agrippina the Younger

Syllabus area – VCE course Study tour program

Unit 1: Twentieth century history 1900-1945

Crisis and conflict

Visit to the German History Museum Third Reich guided tour of Berlin Lectures by Dr Matthew Dal Santo

Social life

Visit to the German History Museum Third Reich and Cold War guided tour of Berlin Guided tour of St Petersburg WWII sites Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad Guided tour of Moscow revolutionary sites Guided tour of Moscow Metro stations

Cultural expression

Third Reich guided tour of Berlin Guided tour of Moscow revolutionary sites Guided tour of St Petersburg WWII sites Guided tour of Moscow Metro stations

Unit 2: Twentieth century history 1945-2000

Ideas and political power Cold War guided tour of Berlin Visit to the German History Museum Lectures by Dr Matthew Dal Santo

Units 3 and 4: Revolutions

The Russian Revolution Guided tour of St Petersburg revolutionary sites Guided tour of St Petersburg WWII sites Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad Guided tour of Moscow revolutionary sites Guided tour of Moscow Metro Lectures by Dr Matthew Dal Santo







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Please note this itinerary is subject to change dependent on local conditions, weather, opening hours, availability of experts, availability of access, etc. Included meals are indicated: breakfast (B), lunch (L), dinner (D).

On arrival at Moscow Airport, you will be met with an airport transfer to your hotel (if you have informed of us of your flight arrival details). Your tour manager will meet the group in the hotel lobby at 6pm for an introductory talk by your academic expert Dr Matthew Dal Santo. This will be followed by an included group dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight Moscow (D)

Today begins with a morning visit to Red Square, including the Kremlin and St Basil’s Cathedral.

Using the Moscow Metro for transport will allow you to view stations containing marble decorations, stained glass, chandeliers and mosaics that stand as a testament to Stalinism.

Travel 65 metres underground to visit The Cold War Museum located in Bunker-42; complete with KGB rooms, raid sirens and series of tunnels.

In the late afternoon, Matthew will present a lecture on Russia’s Cold War before a free evening.

Overnight Moscow (B)

After a late morning check out, the high speed Sapsan train will have the group in St Petersburg within 4 hours. After checking in to the hotel, Matthew will present a talk on The Russian Revolution. There will be an included group dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Overnight St Petersburg (B, D)

Our half day coach tour of Revolutionary sites begins with a visit to the Smolny Insitute where Lenin declared the creation of the Bolshevik state. It remained Lenin’s headquarters and the seat of his government until March 1918 (Please note: visits to the building can be cancelled at short notice). You will then view the Tauride Palace and Finland station en route to the Peter and Paul Fortress. Here you will see where revolutionaries were held in prison and where Nicholas and Alexandria were laid to rest.

You will then proceed to the State Hermitage Museum, one the largest and oldest art museums in the world, for a self-guided visit of the collections.

Overnight St Petersburg (B)







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Tiberius Gracchus

Julius Caesar


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Above: Lenin’s Mausoleum in Red Square. Below: A Moscow Metro station mosaic.

Below Lenin’s former headquarters, the Smolny Institute in St Petersburg.

The focus shifts to World War II history and in particular the 1944 siege of the city by the Germans. You will explore sites around the city, including significant memorials and cemeteries. Visit the Victory Square Museum, dedicated to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, which has a short film presentation and contains weapons and soldiers’ belongings.

The afternoon is free to explore the area around Nevsky Prospekt and visit the iconic Church of the Spilled Blood.

Tonight, enjoy your final dinner in Russia with the group in a local restaurant.

Overnight St Petersburg (B, D)

Today the group will transfer to the airport and fly to Munich. Dinner will be included at the hotel on arrival.

Overnight Munich area (B, D)

Travel to nearby Obersalzburg on private coach and take a self guided tour of the Documentation Centre that covers Third Reich history and includes access to the Nazi bunker system. Nearby you can see what remains of the Berghof.

You will then venture further up the mountain and take the original brass elevator to the “Eagle’s Nest” – now the Kehlsteinhaus restaurant with beautiful alpine views. Here you will be treated to an included lunch before returning to the hotel.

Overnight Munich area (B, L)

This morning you will view Third Reich sites on a walking tour of Munich city centre with a local guide.

Travel by coach to Dachau for a guided visit the Concentration Camp Memorial site, dedicated to the memory of its victims.

Continue on coach to the medieval walled city of Nuremberg. Enjoy an orientation walk of the historical centre with your tour manager before an included group dinner in a local restaurant.

Overnight Nuremberg (B, D)

Nuremberg’s rich Germanic and imperial history led to its selection as host of the annual Nazi Rallies from 1933 to 1938. Today, you will take a walking tour of what remains of the grounds, partly designed by Albert Speer, including the Congress Hall, Great Road and Zeppelinfeld. There will also be time to explore the Documentation Centre with audio guides.







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Above: The Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad.

Above: The unfinished Nuremberg Congress Hall now houses an excellent Documentation Centre. Below: The beautiful Old Town Centre of medieval Nuremberg.

In the afternoon, learn about how the city has remade itself as a centre of human rights that began with the Nuremberg Trials at the end of WWII. A guided tour of the Memorium Nuremberg includes the place where the trials took place, Courtroom 600.

Overnight Nuremberg (B)

Before departing Nuremberg, we will visit the underground bunkers used to store the city’s priceless artworks during the WWII air raids.

You will travel to Berlin by private coach, arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner will be included in a traditional German beer hall.

Overnight Berlin (B, D)

The day begins where Hitler’s rise to power began; the Reichstag building. You will have the chance to walk inside the glass dome if parliament is not sitting. A local guide will then lead a walking tour of Third Reich sites in the city centre. You will see the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the site of Hitler’s bunker, Babelplatz and walk along the Unter den Linden.

After lunch, there is an included visit to the German Historical Museum. The Museum has an excellent collection of permanent exhibits tracing the country’s history from the Middle Ages, through the Wars until unification. The later afternoon and evening is at leisure to enjoy this exciting city.

Overnight Berlin (B)

Today, a coach tour will visit the expansive Soviet Memorial at Treptower Park and the Eastside Gallery, the largest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall now converted into an open air art exhibit. Other sites will include Alexanderplatz, Karl-Marx Allee, Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall Memorial.

Entry to the DDR Museum provides an interactive look at life under communism.

Our final night includes a farewell dinner and local cabaret performance, a Berlin tradition.

Overnight Berlin (B, D)

The tour will end after breakfast. (Please note: an airport departure transfer is not included)

“This was the best professional development opportunity I have ever experienced. Just fabulous!” – 2014 PD Tour Participant







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Above: Teachers touring Berlin, outside the Reichstag.

Above: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, 2711 concrete blocks opened to the public in 2005.

Below: Checkpoint Charlie, the former crossing point between the American and Soviet sectors of the city.







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Our teacher professional development tours stay at hotels of a 3-4 star rating in central, secure locations.

All the hotels selected by Academy Travel offer good facilities, secure locations and free wi-fi (however some may only offer access in the public areas of the building).

All rooms are twin-share with private bathrooms (single supplement available).

Specific hotels are not confirmed at time of printing. This information will be advised to participants in their final tour documentation.

A moderate level of physical fitness will be required in order to participate in the tour and enjoy everything that the itinerary has to offer. Specifically you should be able to do the following:

Keep up with the group at all times

Walk unassisted for up to three to four hours with only short breaks

Walk up and down slopes

Negotiate steps and slopes on archaeological sites, which are often uneven and unstable

Get on and off coaches/public transport unassisted

Move around airports with luggage unassisted

If you are concerned about your ability to meet the requirements of the trip we urge you to contact us for further information and to consult your medical practitioner for an honest assessment. The tour leaders may instruct you to take time out of the tour program if they consider that you will slow the group down or are at risk of injury or illness.

To secure your place on the tour, please complete the following booking form and forward all relevant documents to Academy Travel.

For further information, please contact Academy Travel on 9235 0134 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email [email protected].

Above: Hitler’s Eagles Nest has a stunning location in the Alps on the Austrian-German border.

Above: Victory Park on Moscow’s Poklonnaya Hill that translates from Russian as “Worshipful Submission Hill.” Below: Looking across the Death Strip at the Berlin Wall Memorial.

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If you would like us to assist with your travel arrangements, please tick the relevant boxes below and we will be in touch with a quote as requested:

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You can also contact Caitlin at Academy Travel directly to discuss these arrangements on (02) 9235 0134 or via email [email protected].


YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF BOOKING CONDITIONS

DEPOSITS: A deposit of $500 per person is required to confirm your booking on a tour. Final payment of the tour fee, insurance and any additional travel will be due 60 days before departure.

CANCELLATION FEES: If you decide to cancel your booking the following charges apply.

More than 60 days before departure: $500

60-45 days before tour start: 25% of total amount due

44-15 days before tour start: 75% of total amount due

14 days or less before departure: 100% of total amount due

UNUSED PORTIONS OF THE TOUR: We regret that refunds will not be given for any unused portions of the tour, such as meals, entry fees, accommodation, flights or transfers.

TRAVEL INSURANCE: Academy Travel requires all participants to obtain comprehensive travel insurance prior to commencing the tour. We can arrange this on your behalf, please contact us for a quote.

PASSPORT AND VISA: A valid passport is required for all international travel. If you do not hold an Australian passport you may require a re-entry permit. We will advise you of all passport and visa requirements, but it is your responsibility to ensure that you meet passport and visa requirements before you depart.

WILL THE TOUR PRICE CHANGE? If the number of participants in a tour is significantly less than budgeted, or if there is a significant change in exchange rates Academy Travel reserves the right to amend the advertised price. If this occurs you will be given the option of canceling your booking and obtaining a full refund. If an Academy Travel tour is forced to cancel you will get a full refund of all monies paid.

WILL THE ITINERARY OR AIRLINE CHANGE? Occasionally circumstances beyond the control of Academy Travel make it necessary to change airline, hotel or to make slight amendments to daily itineraries. We will inform you of any changes as soon as they occur.

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