Experiences

Inspire your school tour plans

Inspire your school tour plans with the experiences of other like-minded teachers, as well as our in-house destination experts here at NST. We’ve compiled a range of helpful educational visit articles, interviews and overviews for you to dip into. This is a new and growing area of our website and we’ll be updating it regularly so make sure you visit again soon.

Most recent school visit stories…

• NST - A Passport to Learn
  Local press coverage for NST
• Our Experience of Berlin
  Three students share a summary of their time in this fascinating city.
• Fun in France on the Opal Coast
  One school group shares their experience in Northern France.
• Our School Trip to London
  Four primary school children share their school trip experience.
• Your Music Tour Highlights
  NST hits the right note
• Our Psychology Tour to London
  A group of students experience psychology in action on a tour to London...
• Our Religious Studies Tour to London
  A group of students from Lockerbie Academy explore diversity in worship in the city of London...
• Exploring the Bay of Naples
  Teacher Emma Pilling shares her group's Geography tour to the Bay of Naples...
• Our Guided Study Tour to Berlin, Wrocław & Krakow
  One group's experience in Berlin, Wrocław and Krakow...
• LA Confidential
  Media Studies teacher Jonathan Nunns shares his group's trip to Los Angeles...
• Sampling Spanish Life in Beautiful Barcelona
  Teacher Lucy Mattison shares her group's tour to Barcelona...
• Bright Lights of Broadway
  One group's Broadway theatre experience in the Big Apple...
• Our Civil Rights Tour to Washington DC
  A History teacher shares her group's experience in Washington DC...
• Our West End Theatre Trip
  Teacher Claire Jackson shares her groups tour to the West End in London...
• German Language Tours to the Rhineland
  One teacher's experience of this beautiful region in Germany...
• Our Geography Tour: West Coast USA
  One group's experience in the deserts, cities and national parks of America's West Coast!
• Day in the Life of an NST Bay of Naples Guide
  Written by Claudio Astarita, NST Head Guide in the Bay of Naples.
• Ostia Antica: Rome’s Forgotten City
  An excellent addition to any classics visit is Ostia Antica – the harbour city of ancient Rome.
• Going Dutch
  There are Geography fieldwork visits aplenty on offer in this small yet densely populated country.
• A Grand Day Out
  From Yosemite to the Grand Canyon, the USA’s West Coast continues to grow in popularity as an NST school visit destination.
• Exploring the Land of Fire & Ice
  Iceland, the geographer’s ultimate playground, offers unique opportunities for students. Here are just a few…
• When in Rome
  Why one NST Guide’s heart belongs to this fascinating city.
• Roman Holiday
  One teacher’s take on her group’s Religious Studies visit to Rome.
• Galicia: A Contemporary Look at the Past
  Kate Craddy, Director of the Galicia Jewish Museum, explains why the museum should form a vital part of any Holocaust-themed visit to Krakow.
• Studying the Holocaust: The Netherlands
  An insight from Jeff Garner, NST’s Guided History Tours Programme Co-ordinator.
• From Russia with Love
  An NST staff inspection visit really brings Moscow & St Petersburg to life.
• Inside Report: Civil Rights
  Lauren Matuszak from Tabor Science College took her students for a Civil Rights subject visit to Washington DC with NST this year.
• Cantabria: A Music Group’s Guide
  NST’s Destination Manager in Cantabria, Pablo Sanchez, has worked for NST for over 10 years.
• Pitch Perfect: LA & China
  Thinking of taking a Music tour further afield?
• Drawing from Experience: European City Favourites
  London, Paris, Barcelona, Venice & Rome
• Media City
  Media City
• Priory Woods
  Priory Woods: Our Workshop Experience
• Going Global
  Going Global
• War Horse
  War Horse: Journey to the West End
• The Opal Coast - France’s Hidden Gem
  Two teachers tells us how Opal Coast shines through.
• Big, Bright & Brash - 7 Sights You Must See in NYC
  Find out all about our most recommended visits in this, one of the most vibrant cities in the world.
• A Roaring Success
  A Roaring Success
• Close-Up on Catalonia
  Close-Up on Catalonia
• Trip Down Memory Lane
  A Trip Down Memory Lane
• Big Bang
  Learning that goes with a BIG BANG!
• A Wicked Experience
  A Wicked Experience
• Leading the Way
  Leading the way... from the textbook to the trenches
• Tour of the Term: Lake Garda Hits the Right Note
  Lake Garda hits the right note