UK Trench Experience - WW1 - First World War - Schools - Edexcel

"A First World War Trench Experience day trip without leaving Blighty!"

 

THE ZEITGEIST UK TRENCH EXPERIENCE: ADVENTURE OVER LECTURE

The Zeitgeist UK Trench Experience offers your students the chance to learn how during the First World War, millions of men ate, slept, lived, fought and died in the maze of trenches that once stretched across the Western Front, from the Channel coast to the Swiss border – all without having the complications of overseas travel!

 

OUR TOURS

Battlefield Medicine 1914-1918

MEDICINE IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR - SAMPLE TOUR

FROM BATTLEFIELD TO BLIGHTY
– BELGIUM

Developed in conjunction with FRONTLINE LIVING HISTORY, this or a similar tour would tie directly into the EdExcel GCSE Syllabus – Thematic Study and Historic Environment – Medicine in Britain and the British Sector of the Western Front 1914-1918: Injuries, Treatment & Trenches

Fritz & Tommy 1914-1918

A SHARED FRONTLINE EXPERIENCE - SAMPLE TOUR

FRITZ AND TOMMY
– BELGIUM & FRANCE

This unique tour examines the (often) shared frontline experience of the British and German soldier, taking an in depth look at the lives of the men of both opposing sides, examining cultural and military differences that have until now been left untouched by other school tour companies.

Total War - Verdun 1916

OUTSIDE VERDUN: THE FUTILITY OF WAR - Sample TOUR

THE BATTLE OF VERDUN
– FRANCE

It was the longest battle of the Great War and one that is still shrouded in myth and legend. Verdun is and will always be the darkest hour of French and German nations. It can also be considered the dawn of modern, industrialised warfare – an eternal symbol for the futility of war itself.

Waterloo Immersion - Napoleonic Tours for schools

Waterloo - Black Powder

WATERLOO NAPOLEONIC EXPERIENCE - SAMPLE TOUR

WATERLOO – BLACK POWDER & STEEL
– BELGIUM

Developed in conjunction with DR BERNARD WILKIN & WATERLOO IMMERSION

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WHY TRAVEL WITH ZEITGEIST - WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

WE CARE
 

“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt

 

Children are not cogs in a machine and we care about their learning. We truly believe that we can change lives by believing in the students in our care, by motivating them to explore and by caring about them. We don’t believe it makes sense to put students on a grading curve or to lecture at them from above. We believe that by looking students in the eye and by responding to their specific comments and questions we can get them to push themselves to learn.

 

WE INSPIRE

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires” –  William Arthur Ward

 

Teaching is as much about inspiration as information. Effective teaching focuses on the why and how, not the what. On our tours we aim to spark each student’s imagination, to find a hook in their heart and mind so that they feel a need to ask questions and aspire to learn more. Our educators aim to ask provocative questions, and to help the students make a path towards finding their own answers. If they are motivated to find the path, they will carve it themselves. This will unlock skills that come along with studying history. The skills of evaluating evidence, of posing questions and answering them, of writing, of mobilising information in order to formulate a valuable argument.


WE EXPLORE

Our international team of historians and educators grants us the unique possibility to unlock hitherto untouched cultural and historical perspectives – issuing your students with accounts from ‘the other side’ and personal testimony of all those who were there, no matter what nationality. Through exploration, explanation, demonstration we aim to entice students to craft complex and incisive questions; think critically of oft one-sided historical sources; form and support their opinions with evidence; and communicate their conclusions in ways that will prepare them to be engaged citizens of the world. At Zeitgeist Tours we present history as a living, breathing record of the past.

ADVENTURE OVER LECTURE!

WE ARE ZEITGEIST!

A TEAM OF EXPERTS

Tours designed and run by professional historians and teachers. We don’t work with amateurs.

VALUE FOR MONEY

We do not aspire to be the cheapest option, because we are the best option. Every minute spent on a Zeitgeist tour is a quality minute and therefore the best value for your money.

QUALITY ACCOMMODATION

We work with only the best youth hostels and hotels. Value for your money.

NATIONAL CURRICULUM

All Zeitgeist tours are crafted and designed to meet the aims of the National Curriculum of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland.

FULLY BESPOKE

No pre-packaged tour models. We design your tour from scratch, based on your wishes and needs.

WE CARE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS

The ideal educational tour should be an emotional ride full of laughter, tears, spirituality and adventure. We truly believe that we can change lives by believing in the pupils in our care, sparking their imagination, and finding a hook in their hearts and minds, inspiring them to ask questions and aspire to learn more.

WHAT THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SAY

Direct and social media feedback for our tours.

THE ZEITGEIST TOURPAL: FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918

Introduced by Zeitgeist friend Dan Snow and written by professional historians, archaeologists and teachers, the Zeitgeist Tour Pal has been beautifully designed and illustrated with more than 100 period photographs and posters, along with specially commissioned comic art by ‘Johnny Red’ artist, Keith Burns. Filling 106 glossy, large format A4 pages it explores important themes of First World War History in a modern, visually striking and engaging form.

From battlefield medicine to the causes of war, from the British Army to the history of women on the frontlines and at the home front, the Zeitgeist Tour Pal packs a wealth of important information and detail.

 

When booking a tour with Zeitgeist one copy will be issued to every teacher and student travelling with us. The Tour Pal is our vision of how we think modern and engaging study material should look and feel.

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