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every destination.

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One FREE teacher place for every 8 students if travelling

by coach or for every 10 student's if travelling by

Eurostar™ or flight.

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accommodation, dates, budget or itinerary we will make it happen.

Every year over 40,000 students travel with us.

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London is home to the UK’s most renowned galleries and museums – Tate Modern, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum; great sporting venues - Wembley Stadium, Twickenham, Wimbledon, Lord’s; the renowned West End theatres and an unprecedented number of world famous sights and attractions.

Your students will have the chance to visit a wide number of them and take part in specialist educational programmes, which will all provide new experiences that will stimulate and inspire them. Our range of educational programmes and visits for Art and Design students will ensure that they gain the maximum benefit from their time away and return with a real understanding of art and design in London.

In addition to visiting the vast number of permanent exhibitions on display in London, your Study Experiences Programme Manager is able to arrange admission to specific touring exhibitions that are held at London’s world renowned museums and galleries.

Study Experiences London trips are available throughout the year. We recommend our 2 and 3 day trips to ensure that you have enough time to explore the capital and to visit everything your students would want to see.

Both the 2 and 3 day trips include a sightseeing and orientation tour of London in the company of your Study Experiences Tour Manager. The tour will last around two hours and will take in many of London’s world famous landmarks. From the comfort of your coach, you will see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London, Whitehall, Piccadilly Circus and Hyde Park, as well as many more great sights!

To ensure that you make the most of your trip to London your Programme Manager is able to arrange a wide choice of educational visits, activities, workshops, excursions, theatre shows and dining options. Full details of everything you might wish to see and do are available in our London ‘Educational Visits and Attractions’ Guide. The most popular visits and excursions include the London Eye, Thames river cruise, Wembley Stadium Tour, the Natural History Museum, Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition, the Imperial War Museum and the Science Museum.

A firm favourite with student groups, the London Eye offers breathtaking views of London from high above the River Thames. You will see Big Ben towering above the Houses of Parliament and be able to follow St James Park as it sweeps down to Buckingham Palace. As you travel round in one of the 32 high-tech glass capsules and enjoy the London skyline, you can use the interactive touch screen guides to pick up key information on the world famous landmarks as they pass into view.

Your Programme Manager can also pre-book meals for your group at a range of restaurants in central London, and for convenience they can arrange packed lunches. From the tried and tested Pizza Express to the glitz and glamour of Planet Hollywood, your Study Experiences Programme Manager will be able to provide you with their recommendations to suit your itinerary, budget and dietary requirements.

From our wide range of educational experiences we recommend:

Tate Modern

Through gallery tours, free workshops and lively talks led by artists and gallery educators, students can explore their own responses to art works and increase their understanding of British and international art.

Tate BritainThe national gallery of British art. The Collection comprises British art from the year 1500 to the present day. Special attention is given to Blake, Turner and Constable from the Romantic age. The Tate Britain offers a wide range of talks, lectures and seminars to assist with educational visits.

National GalleryThe Gallery's permanent collection spans the period from circa 1250 to 1900 and consists of Western European paintings. Their team of skilled educators will help to give you the best experience.

Design MuseumThe museum's Design & Creativity Workshops offer hour-long hands-on sessions, combining observation, product handling, drawing, discussion and problem-solving.

Saatchi GalleryThe Saatchi Gallery exhibits contemporary art by largely unseen British and International artists. The gallery is an important stepping stone for many young artists launching their careers. The gallery is dedicated to introducing art students to work at the cutting edge of contemporary art.

Educational Experiences

ALL YEAR ROUNDJanuary - December 2016 & 2017

London is a great destination for art and design students, being within easy reach of your school or college and offering a wide range of highly enjoyable educational visits, excursions and activities.

Art & Design in London

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2 or 3 Days Your package includes:-• Exclusive coach hire throughout your trip

including pick-up and drop-off at your school or college

• 1 or 2 nights' accommodation• Continental breakfast daily• Guided sightseeing and orientation tour

of London• Transfers between your accommodation

and chosen activities each day• Services of a Study Experiences Tour

Manager throughout your trip• Individually tailored itinerary • Educational Visits and Attractions Guide• 1 Free Staff Place for every 8 Students• All Government Taxes, Service Charges

& VAT• 24 hour emergency cover and support

Day Trip ItineraryFor groups located in southern and central England, we can also offer a day trip to London. You will depart early in the morning and return late in the evening to enable you to make the visits you wish, however please be aware that your time in London is naturally limited.

Group Size & Travel ArrangementsOur prices are based on a group size of between 40 and 49 students and our travel arrangements are based on providing your group with exclusive use of a 48, 49 or 53 seat coach, which will collect you from and return you back to your school or college.

For groups of between 20 and 40 students, we are able to offer travel by coach for your exclusive use, however we will need to charge an appropriate small group, coach under-occupancy supplement.

As schools located in the north of the UK require a longer period of coach hire, a small regional supplement may apply.

Your Choice of Travel DatesAs our London tours are available throughout the year, during term time and also during half terms and holidays, you are able to select travel dates that suit you and your students.

For AS/A Level, GCSE and Key Stage 3 students1 Day from £35 2 Days from £89 3 Days from £144

Suggested 3 Day ItineraryYour Programme Manager can provide a quote for this itinerary on request.

Morning Afternoon Evening

Day 1 Depart from your school/college by coach

Included city sightseeing and orientation tour finishing with a visit to Tate Modern

An evening meal can be arranged for you*

Day 2 Visit the Design Museum

Visit Tate Britain An evening meal can be arranged for you*

Day 3 Visit the National Gallery

At leisure before travelling back to your school

Arrive back at your school/college

*No visit to London would be complete without taking in a top West End Show. Your Programme Manager can arrange this for you as part of your itinerary.

Your Accommodation & MealsYour group will stay in one of our carefully selected hotels in both central and greater London. Our greater London hotels range includes the Ibis Heathrow Hotel, St. Giles Hotel Heathrow, Ibis Wembley and Premier Inn London Heathrow. Our central London hotels range includes the Ibis Excel Hotel.

Your package price includes continental breakfast each morning. For lunches and dinner you can choose to make your own arrangements, alternatively your Programme Manager can pre-book packed lunches or arrange affordable, value for money meals from a selected number of restaurants in central London.


Paris has so much to offer visiting students, with world-class galleries housing masterpieces from famous artists, and some of the most impressive architecture in the world reflected in the design of its museums and iconic landmarks.

Art & Design in Paris

The French capital really needs no introduction. Its renowned attractions – the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Champs Elysées, Sacré Coeur – are amongst the world’s best loved and most photographed, while her museums – the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée Picasso – are amongst the most visited and most cherished. The city’s grand boulevards and the narrower streets of the lesser-known quartiers reveal a new delight at every step, plus our included city sightseeing and orientation tour is an excellent opportunity for you and your students to familiarise yourselves with all there is to see and do.

When it comes to exploring the city, consider starting at Paris’ historic island heart, the Ile de la Cité, where the exquisite church of Saint-Chapelle and the ancient prison, the Conciergerie, are all that remain of a once great palace. Here you will also find the fabled Notre Dame Cathedral, one of Europe’s finest gothic masterpieces. From there you can head in any direction and discover Paris’ spectacular sights – the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Coeur and the Louvre, to name a few!

In addition to these renowned sights of the French capital, other recommended visits include Tour Montparnasse, where from its 56th floor you can enjoy a spectacular 360° panoramic view over Paris, or take a boat trip along the River Seine. The hour long cruise provides a popular but also relaxing way to experience some of the City of

Light’s prestigious monuments and grand buildings from a unique vantage point either by day or night, and with a departure point from the Eiffel Tower you can also take in this iconic landmark.

You may like to head out of the city and visit Giverny or Versailles. Claude Monet was passionate about gardening and designed his flower garden and water garden at Giverny as genuine works of art. His former home is now a museum where reproductions of his paintings are displayed. The residence of the kings of France from Louis XIV to Louis XVI, Chateau de Versailles, houses the Royal Apartments, including the Hall of Mirrors and bedchambers of the King and Queen, as well as the apartments of Louis XV’s daughters and heir to the throne. The extensive gardens, the Grand and Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette’s hamlet are also well worth a visit during your time in Versailles.


Musée National du LouvreHome to the Mona Lisa, the Louvre is vast and unmissable. The collections are divided among eight curatorial departments: Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; Prints and Drawings; Egyptian Antiquities; near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art.

Musée d’OrsayThe Musée d’Orsay is located in the centre of Paris, on the banks of the Seine. Originally a train station, the museum features art from the period 1848 to 1914 throughout 80 separate galleries, with works by Delacroix, Degas, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Cezanne, Van Gogh and many others.

Eiffel TowerAs the tallest structure in Paris the Eiffel Tower dominates the city’s skyline. An iron lattice tower it was erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the World’s Fair held that year. Although initially criticised by artists and intellectuals of the day it is probably Paris’ best-known landmark. The 2nd floor is perfect for making a photographic study of Paris. To view the structure as a whole we recommend visiting the Observation Deck at Montparnasse Tower 56. Or, for a 'ground' view at night go to the Place du Tracadero.

Montmartre & Sacré CœurAn officially designated historic district, Montmartre is one of the most colourful neighbourhoods in Paris, so it's no surprise that this area is a favourite with visitors to the city. It became famous in late 1800s with the arrival of artists such as Renoir, Van Gogh and Picasso.



Prices for travel by Coach from:Accommodation 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days

Greater Paris Area £119 £165 £215

Zone 3 £125 £179 £239

Zones 1-2 £129 £189 £255

Prices for travel by Eurostar™ from:

Accommodation 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days

Zone 3 £195 £249 £309

Zones 1-2 £199 £259 £325

Prices for travel by Air from:Accommodation 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days

Zone 3 £265 £325 £385

Zones 1-2 £269 £335 £399

Your AccommodationYour group will stay in one of our carefully selected hotels. Our range includes good standard properties in either Zones 1-2 (close to the centre of Paris), Zone 3 (on the outskirts of Paris/on or around the Périphérique) or Greater Paris (located 15-30 minutes drive from the Périphérique).

Your MealsYour package price includes continental breakfast each morning. For lunches and dinners you can choose to make your own arrangements, alternatively your Study Experiences Programme Manager can pre-book packed lunches or arrange affordable, value for money meals from a selected number of restaurants in and around Paris.


Travel by CoachYour package includes:-• 2, 3 or 4 days exclusive coach hire

including pick-up and drop- off at your school or college

• 1, 2 or 3 nights’ accommodation in a selected hotel with private facilities

• Continental breakfast daily• Return Channel crossings to Calais • Transfers between your accommodation

and chosen activities each day • Guided sightseeing and

orientation tour of Paris • Services of a Study Experiences

Tour Manager throughout your trip• Individually tailored itinerary • Educational Visits and Attractions Guide• 1 Free Staff Place for every 8 students• All Government Taxes,

Service Charges & VAT• 24 hour emergency cover and support

Your Choice of CrossingYour package price includes return channel crossings from Dover to Calais. We can arrange crossings from Portsmouth to Caen for a supplement.

Travel by Eurostar™

Your package includes:-• Return travel by Eurostar from

St Pancras International• 1, 2 or 3 nights’ accommodation in a

selected hotel with private facilities• Continental breakfast daily• City travel card for the

duration of your stay• Services of a Study Experiences

Tour Manager whilst in Paris• Individually tailored itinerary • Educational Visits and Attractions Guide• 1 Free Staff Place for every 10 students• All Government Taxes,


Travel by AirYour package includes:-• Return Flights to Paris• Return airport to hotel coach transfers• 1, 2 or 3 nights’ accommodation in a

selected hotel with private facilities• Continental breakfast daily• City travel card for the

duration of your stay• Services of a Study Experiences

Tour Manager throughout your trip• Individually tailored itinerary • Educational Visits and Attractions Guide• 1 Free Staff Place for every 10 students• All Government Taxes,


For AS/A Level, GCSE and Key Stage 3 students2 Days from £119 3 Days from £165 4 Days from £215

Suggested 4 Day Itinerary for a trip by CoachYour Programme Manager can provide a quote for this itinerary on request.


Day 1 Depart from your school/college by coach

Arrive at your accommodation in Paris

An evening meal can be arranged for you

Day 2 Included city sightseeing and orientation tour

Visit the Musée National du Louvre and nearby Jardin Tuileries


Day 3 Visit Notre Dame and the Latin Quarter followed by a visit to Montparnasse Tower 56

Visit the Musée d’Orsay followed by a Bateaux Mouches Seine River Cruise departing from the Eiffel Tower


Day 4 Visit to Montmartre and Sacré Coeur

Travel to the UK by coach Arrive back at your school/college

Your Educational Visits & AttractionsTo ensure that you make the most of your trip to Paris your Programme Manager is able to arrange a wide choice of educational visits, activities and dining options. Full details of everything you might wish to see and do are available in our Paris ‘Educational Visits and Attractions Guide’.

Your Study Experiences Tour Manager Throughout yout trip your expert Tour Manager will be on hand to assist and support you and your students.

Travel by CoachOur prices are based on a minimum group size of 40 and maximum 49 students. Travel arrangements are based on providing your

group with exclusive use of a 48, 49 or 53 seat coach.

For groups of between 20 and 40 students, we are able to offer travel by coach for your exclusive use, however we will need to charge an appropriate small group, coach under-occupancy supplement

As schools located in the north of the UK require a longer period of coach hire, a small regional supplement may apply.

Travel by Eurostar or AirOur prices are based on a minimum group size of 20 students.

Your Choice of Travel DatesAs our Paris trips are available throughout the year, during term time and also during half terms and holidays, you are able to select travel dates that suit you and your students.


The Italian capital is truly one of the world’s greatest cities, where 2,000 years of history are reflected in a treasure trove of monuments and buildings crammed with art and heritage, and where present-day life thrives and buzzes amongst the relics of an ancient civilisation.

Bustling, colourful Rome will offer your students a truly unique experience. Though a lifetime would not be long enough to explore Rome, plan your stay carefully and you will be surprised at how much you can see and do.

Our included city sightseeing and orientation tour will provide the ideal introduction to the city, then don your walking shoes to ‘do in Rome what the Romans do’ – walk! Climb to the top of the immense Vittorio Emanuele monument in the city’s bustling heart, to take in the stupendous views and to get your bearings. Head south to the Capitoline Hill, to look down on the Forum and the Colosseum, once the centre of the Roman universe.

Walk north along the Via del Corso, the city’s main thoroughfare, usually thronged with shoppers and sightseers; head west, through the labyrinth of streets leading into Piazza Navona, the city’s most famous, liveliest and beautiful square. Take time to pop into the Palazzo Altemps across from the square - this Renaissance palace is home to an intriguing collection of classical sculptures. Within a short distance from here you’ll find yourself gazing in awe at the fabled Pantheon, a truly awe-inspiring architectural masterpiece built by the Emperor Hadrian and the city’s only architecturally intact monument from the days of the Empire.

Heading east, takes you into the heart of ‘travellers’ Rome. Here you find the city’s most famous meeting point, the fabled Spanish Steps – so called because they cascade spectacularly down into the Piazza di Spagna – and the legendary Fontana di Trevi, into which many a trio of coins has been thrown, and where the ‘beautiful people’ of Rome still gather to enjoy la dolce vita.

During your stay you will undoubtedly cross the River Tiber to the great circular Castel St Angelo, burial place of the Emperor Hadrian, then head on into the Vatican City and vast St Peter’s Square, dominated by the great dome of the Basilica. Of course, no visit to the Vatican would be complete without viewing the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo’s frescoes and ceiling are amongst the Western world’s greatest masterpieces.

To ensure that you make the most of your trip to Rome your Programme Manager is able to arrange a wide choice of educational visits, activities, excursions and dining options. Full details of everything you might wish to see and do are available in our Rome ‘Educational Visits and Attractions’ Guide. As well as the city’s most renowned sights and museums, it details alternative tours and visits that will appeal to student groups, such as a tour of Mussolini’s Fascist Rome, which takes you to the buildings and urban spaces that best exemplify the use of architecture to transmit the ideology of Fascism, or the climb up Palatine Hill, which offers views of the Roman Forum on one side and Circus Maximus on the other, or Campo dei Fiori, the square which is the site of the city’s best known open-air market, which has been operating since 1869.

Your Programme Manager can also pre-book meals for your group at a range of restaurants in Rome, providing you with their recommendations to suit your itinerary, budget and dietary requirements. Whatever your plans you can rest assured that your Study Experiences Programme Manager will be able to arrange them for you.


Vatican Museums & Sistine ChapelA huge complex of galleries and museums, probably housing the world’s greatest collection of antiquities, showcasing painting, sculpture, frescoes, tapestries and classical antiquities including Roman, Greek and Egyptian. Combine this with the impressive Sistine chapel and Raphael's Rooms and one visit here is not likely to be enough.

St Peter’s BasilicaLocated within the walls of the Vatican, in Saint Peter's square, the interior of this cathedral includes 45 altars and has been decorated by many famous artists. Some of the most important works in the church are the Pietà by Michelangelo, the papal altar and the Throne of St. Peter, both by Bernini. The dome or cupola was designed by Michelangelo when he became chief architect in 1546.

ColosseumThis amazing amphitheatre is considered an architectural and engineering wonder and remains as a standing proof of both the grandeur and the cruelty of the Roman world.

Villa Borghese (Gallery, Museum & Park)

Villa Borghese, located in the centre of the city, is the largest public park in Rome. Created in the 1600s, this elegant park has a lake, plus a number of temples, fountains, statues and several museums. The gallery displays such masterpieces as Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, Titian's Sacred and Profane Love, Raphael's Deposition and Caravaggio's Jerome.



Art & Design in Rome


3, 4 or 5 DaysYour package includes:-• Return flights to Rome• Return airport to hotel coach transfers• 2, 3 or 4 nights’ accommodation in a

selected hotel with private facilities• Continental breakfast daily• City travel card for the duration of your

stay• Services of a Study Experiences Tour

Manager whilst in Rome• Individually tailored itinerary • Educational Visits and Attractions Guide• 1 Free Staff Place for every 10 students• All Government Taxes, Service Charges


Group SizeOur prices are based on a miniumum group size of 20 students.

Your Choice of Travel DatesOur Rome tours are available throughout the year, during term time and also during half terms and holidays. You are therefore able to select your choice of travel dates.

Please note that certain dates may carry a supplement to the prices shown. In particular, tours during the Easter Holidays are prohibitively expensive.

Your Flight ArrangementsWe use the services of airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair. Please see approximate timings below for flights from London (please note that these times are purely for guidance). Flights are also available from a wide range of UK regional airports for a supplement.

Outbound:

Depart: London – 1205 hrsArrive: Rome – 1530 hrs

Inbound:

Depart: Rome – 1610 hrsArrive: London – 1740 hrs




Day 1 Fly to Rome Transfer to your accommodation


Day 2 Visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Visit St Peter’s Basilica An evening meal can be arranged for you

Day 3 Visit the Colosseum followed by Palazzo Galleria Doria Pamphilj

Visit the Villa Borghese An evening meal can be arranged for you

Day 4 Visit the Pantheon then spend time in the nearby Piazza Navona

Visit the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain


Day 5 At leisure Transfer back to the airport for your return flight to the UK


Your Accommodation & MealsYour group will stay in one of our carefully selected hotels. Our range includes properties such as the Hotel Osimar, Marc'Aurelio Hotel and the Hotel San Giusto.

Your package price includes continental breakfast each morning. For lunches and dinner you can choose to make your own arrangements, alternatively, your Programme Manager can pre-book packed lunches or arrange affordable, value for money meals from a selected number of restaurants in and around Rome.


A living museum of the vibrant, colourful excesses of Modernism – Barcelona boasts more Art Nouveau buildings than any other city in the world – this wonderful city is famed for its art, design, architecture, culture and above all for its style!

Our included guided sightseeing and orientation tour will provide the ideal introduction to the city, before you enjoy your pre-arranged visits or spend your time exploring as you wish. The tour will last around three hours and will take in many of the city’s world famous landmarks. You will see Plaça de Catalunya, Casa Batlló, Sagrada Família, Poble Espanyol, Montjuïc, Fundació Joan Miró, Museu Marítim, Port Vell, Port Olímpic, Barri Gotic and Parc Güell as well as many more sights!

Without question Antoni Gaudí’s unique and distinctive architectural style has had the biggest impact on the city of Barcelona’s skyline and landscape. No visit would be complete without seeing the remarkable – and truly awe-inspiring – Sagrada Família, the architect’s towering, unfinished temple which has become Barcelona’s most enduring symbol. Throughout the city are other examples of Gaudí’s unique work, including the famous Casa Milà apartment block in the heart of the Eixample, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Parc Güell, with its colourful mosaics and its striking monuments and statues.

In addition to visiting the city’s smorgasbord of museums and architectural delights, we recommend you take the time to stroll down La Rambla, Spain’s most celebrated street, which is rewarding at every step. Flower stalls, mime artists, the huge Boquería market, Gaudí’s magnificent Palau Güell and the Liceu opera house, as well as countless restaurants and tapas bars, ensure that progress from Plaça de Catalunya, the city’s central square, to the modern Port Vell area, overlooked by the 200-ft high Columbus monument, is a fascinating experience.

Catching the cable car to Montjuïc gives you an excellent perspective over the skyline of Barcelona. Other attractions on the hill include the Olympic Stadium and the Poble Espanyol (Spanish village) a collection of houses in different Spanish architectural styles. At the centre of a plaza in front of the Palau Nacional is the Font Màgica or Magic Fountain. Popular because of its water arrangements, sound and lighting it offers musical choreography lasting 10 to 14 minutes most evenings.

You may like to head out of the city and take the scenic drive to the stunning mountainside monastery of Montserrat, potent symbol and spiritual centre of Catalonia. The fortress-like nature of the building – it is accessible only by winding road or cable car – served it well during the Franco regime, when Montserrat became a refuge for Catalan nationalism, and of course the views from its lofty perch are outstanding.

To ensure that you make the most of your trip to Barcelona your Programme Manager is able to arrange a wide choice of educational visits, activities, excursions and dining options. Full details of everything you might wish to see and do are available in our Barcelona ‘Educational Visits and Attractions’ Guide. As well as the city’s most renowned sights and museums, it details specific visits that will appeal to student groups.

Your Programme Manager can also pre-book meals for your group at a range of restaurants in Barcelona, providing you with their recommendations to suit your itinerary, budget and dietary requirements. Whatever your plans you can rest assured that your Study Experiences Programme Manager will be able to arrange them for you.


Sagrada FamiliaThe church of La Sagrada Família was begun in 1882 and in 1883 Gaudí was commissioned to carry on the works, a task which he did not abandon until his death in 1926. Since then different architects have continued the work after his original idea and the building continues.

Casa MilàThe building is the museum! Casa Milà, also known as La Pedrera, is another iconic Gaudí creation and one of the most unusual apartment buildings ever built. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984 and is one of the most important museums in Barcelona - also housing renaissance drawings and a collection of modern art paintings.

Parc Güell & Casa Museu-GaudiSituated in north Barcelona, the park contains amazing stone structures, stunning tiling and fascinating buildings. At the top of the park, the terraced area provides a wonderful view of the city. It is also home to Casa-Museu Gaudí which conserves the memory of Gaudi and many examples of furniture and other objects that he designed.

Museu PicassoThe museum is a key reference for understanding the formative years of Pablo Picasso. The genius of the young artist is revealed through the more than 3,800 works that make up the museum's permanent collection.

Museu Nacional d'Art de CatalunyaThe Palau Nacional, a landmark building from the 1929 International Exhibition on Montjuïc, is the home of the MNAC. The museum embraces all the arts and aims to explain the general history of Catalan art from the Romanesque period to the mid-20th century.



Art & Design in Barcelona


3, 4 or 5 DaysYour package includes:-• Return flights to Barcelona• Return airport to hotel coach transfers• 2, 3 or 4 nights’ accommodation in a

selected hotel with private facilities• Continental breakfast daily• City travel card for the duration of

your stay• Services of a Study Experiences Tour

Manager whilst in Barcelona• Individually tailored itinerary • Educational Visits and Attractions Guide• 1 Free Staff Place for every 10 students• All Government Taxes, Service Charges


Group SizeOur prices are based on a minimum group size of 20 students.

Your Choice of Travel DatesAs our Barcelona tours are available throughout the year, during term time and also during half terms and holidays, you are able to select travel dates that suit you and your students.

Please note that certain dates may carry a supplement to the prices shown. In particular, tours during the Easter Holidays are prohibitively expensive.

Your Flight ArrangementsWe use the services of airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair. Please see approximate timings below for flights from London (please note that these times are purely for guidance). Flights are also available from a wide range of UK regional airports.

Outbound:

Depart: London – 1115 hrsArrive: Barcelona – 1420 hrs

Inbound:

Depart: Barcelona – 1455 hrsArrive: London – 1610 hrs


Suggested 5 Day Itinerary:Your Programme Manager can provide a quote for this itinerary on request.


Day 1 Fly to Barcelona Transfer to your accommodation


Day 2 Visit Sagrada Familia Visit Park Güell and Casa Museu-Gaudi


Day 3 Visit the Picasso Museum

Explore Plaça de Catalunya and La Rambla


Day 4 Take the cable car to Montjuïc, see the Olympic Stadium and the Poble Espanyol

Visit the Joan Miro Foundation and Park then onto the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya


Day 5 At leisure Transfer back to the airport for your return flight to the UK


Your Accommodation & MealsYour group will stay in one of our carefully selected hotels. Our range includes properties such as the Hotel Ronda, Hotel Peninsular and the Catalonia Castellnou Hotel.

Your package price includes continental breakfast each morning. For lunches and dinner you can choose to make your own arrangements, alternatively, your Programme Manager can pre-book packed lunches or arrange affordable, value for money meals from a selected number of restaurants in and around Barcelona.


New York is undoubtedly the liveliest and most exciting city in the world and offers your students a truly unique experience – it is the acknowledged centre of global art, design, business, media, theatre and entertainment.

Art & Design in New York

Give your students the opportunity to experience this spectacular city and visit its world famous sights – the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Broadway, Brooklyn Bridge and Wall Street.

It is also home to some of the world’s leading museums – the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island – the United Nations Headquarters, the world renowned Broadway theatres and the Wall Street financial district.

You and your students will have the chance to visit them all, as well as Times Square, Greenwich Village, Fifth Avenue, Chinatown and Central Park, which will all provide new experiences that will stimulate and inspire them.

Our 5 and 6 day trips ensure that you have enough time to explore this remarkable city and to visit its incredible sights and attractions. Our range of educational programmes and visits for Art and Design students will ensure that your students gain the maximum benefit from their time away and return with a real understanding of art and design in New York.

To ensure that you make the most of your trip to New York your Programme Manager is able to arrange a wide choice of educational visits, activities, excursions and dining options. Full details of everything you might wish to see and do are available

in our New York ‘Educational Visits and Attractions’ Guide. As well as the city’s most renowned sights and museums, this Guide contains details of alternative tours and visits that will appeal to student groups, such as the Wall Street Walking Tour, on which you will see the New York Stock Exchange, the Wall Street Bull and the Federal Reserve and hear about the scandals and stock market crashes that have made Wall Street infamous and, crucially, gain an insider’s view of what happens behind the scenes on Wall Street. The Rockefeller Center also offers a fascinating walking tour in the company of an expert guide. The Legacy of Artistry tour unveils John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s true vision of what the Rockefeller Center was designed for and contrasts that vision with the reality of what it is today.

Alternatively, take in an ‘On Location TV & Movie Tour’ and see where the cast of Glee performed “I Love New York”, visit the apartment building from Friends, catch a glimpse of the Daily Bugle offices in Spider-Man, pass the hotel that doubled for a Paris hotel in The Devil Wears Prada and much more. You can even take part in a film workshop that allows students to produce, shoot and edit a mini-movie in an interactive film workshop.

In the evenings your Programme Manager can arrange for your group to enjoy dinner at a wide range of restaurants, such as Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Café or more traditional New York diners, before they take in a Broadway show, for which we are able to secure specially discounted group rates.


Guggenheim MuseumWe can offer an interactive education programme in which students enjoy a thematic gallery tour, before participating in a related studio workshop experience, where they create their own works of art in the museum’s digital or studio art labs.

Metropolitan Museum of ArtFounded in 1870, this mighty museum has a vast collection of anything and everything of artistic value ever produced anywhere in the world.

Museum of Modern ArtMoMA has committed itself to amassing the world’s leading collection of the art of our time. The collection is unparalleled and features the work of such modern and contemporary masters such as Van Gogh, Picasso and Warhol along with works of the greatest living artists of today. Through discussion-based guided lessons, MoMA educators encourage students to look closely at works of art and articulate ideas about them.

Cooper-Hewitt National Design MuseumThe Cooper-Hewitt Museum is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of historical and contemporary design. A visit includes a guided tour and workshop.

Skyscraper MuseumThis museum considers the design aspects of the buildings as well as how technology has paved the way for even more impressive building opportunities. Educator-lead tours allow students to interact with the museum’s collections and gain an appreciation of skyscrapers.


ALL YEAR ROUNDJanuary – December2016 & 2017




Day 1 Fly to New York Transfer to your accommodation


Day 2 Visit the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Visit Times Square and Grand Central Station


Day 3 Visit the Guggenheim Museum and Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum

Discover New York’s famous landmarks then take in a Broadway show


Day 4 Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Discover New York’s famous landmarks

Overnight flight back to the UK*

Day 5 Arrive back in the UK

Your Accommodation & MealsWe offer a choice of hotel locations to ensure that you enjoy your stay in the accommodation best suited to your students’ itinerary plans and budget. Hotel locations include New Jersey which offers exceptional value, fashionable Brooklyn which is just a few miles from downtown Manhattan, the popular Upper West Side of Manhattan, or in downtown Manhattan a few steps away from Times Square, closest to all the popular sights.

All rooms at the hotels have two double beds, private bathrooms, colour television and telephone. Students are accommodated on the basis of four sharing a room. Teachers are accommodated either on the basis of two sharing a room or, for a supplement, in single rooms.

Prices from:Accommodation 5 Days 6 Days

Ramada New Jersey £779 £829

Holiday Inn Brooklyn £799 £849

Days Inn West 94th Street £819 £869

The Row Midtown £829 £889

*Please note that your inbound flight is overnight, departing during the evening and arriving back in the UK the following morning.

Travel by Air – 5 or 6 DaysYour package includes:-• Return scheduled flights from London to

New York (please note that your inbound flight is overnight)

• Return coach transfers from the airport to your hotel

• 3 or 4 nights’ accommodation • Service of a Study Experiences Tour

Manager whilst in New York• Individually tailored itinerary • Educational Visits and Attractions Guide• 1 Free Staff place for every 10 students• All Government Taxes, Service Charges


Group SizeOur prices are based on a minimum group size of 20 students.

Your Choice of Travel DatesOur tours are available throughout the year, during term-time and also during half terms and holidays.

Our most popular travel periods for student groups are during the February and October half terms and the Easter holidays. Therefore should you be planning on travelling during these periods, we recommend that you contact us to plan your tour as early as possible to ensure availability for your preferred travel dates.

Please note that during June and July, flight prices to New York are prohibitively high and therefore these periods are not recommended for travel for student groups.

Your Flight ArrangementsWe use the scheduled services of airlines such as Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines. Please see approximate timings below for flights from London (please note that these flight timings are purely for guidance). Flights are also available from Manchester for a supplement.

Outbound:

Depart: Heathrow – 1300 hrsArrive: JFK – 1600 hrs

Inbound:

Depart: JFK – 2030 hrsArrive: Heathrow – 0830 hrs (following day)

For AS/A Level & GCSE students5 Days from £779 6 Days from £829

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