Maths LIVE! Student Event at Disneyland® Paris
Inspire their future career at our Maths LIVE! conference. Bring maths to life for your students and fire their future career ambitions by showing them the many different paths a career in mathematics could take our Maths LIVE! conference - all whilst enjoying the magic of Disneyland® Paris!
Event date:
Monday 2nd February and Monday 2nd March 2026 - request a quote
Monday 1st February and Monday 1st March 2027 - request a quote
Our expert speakers are selected to meet the learning objectives of the maths curriculum at KS4 and students can put their own questions to our experts during a Q&A session. As part of this immersive maths event students take part in park challenges covering the fundamentals of maths at KS4 in a practical and fun way.
Meeting your learning objectives - Maths LIVE! is designed to meet course aims by encouraging students to develop confidence in mathematics and to recognise the importance of mathematics in the world around them. Learn more about our full range of LIVE! events here.
Prices start from £465pp
Price includes
- Return travel by executive coach
- 2 nights' B&B accommodation
- 1 day Hopper Park ticket
- Entrance to the Maths Live! student event
- Curriculum-linked workbook for students
- Extensive group travel insurance
- Services of the Events Team in Disneyland® Paris throughout your stay
- 1:10 free place ratio based on teachers sharing twin rooms
Price shown is based on 40 paying passengers departing from selected departure points for the 5th February 2024 event.
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Why choose a LIVE! event?
- Leading industry professional speakers
- Ideal for exam preparation
- Industry advice on future career opportunities
- Linking the curriculum with the real world
- Build confidence & experience
- Student workbook
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Event overview
Expert speaker presentations - through real life experiences our speakers will give students the chance to hear how mathematics can be used to develop models of real situations and learn that they can be more or less effective depending on the assumptions that have been made.
Q&A session - interactive question and answer sessions will develop their knowledge and understanding of mathematical methods and concepts.
Team park challenges - enable students to select and apply mathematical techniques to solve problems and interpret mathematical information to reach conclusions within a unique learning environment.
Events Team in Disneyland® Paris - our team will provide support during your stay, being on hand to register your group at the conference, answer any questions you may have and provide assistance throughout the event.
Accommodation
Places to stay
Chateau de Grande Romaine
The perfect base to explore the best that Paris has to offer, Château de Grande Romaine residential centre is enjoyed by groups looking for a French trip with a difference! A convenient location that benefits from over 70 acres of stunning grounds and woodland for your students to relax in after a busy day of excursions.
B&B Hotel Paris Disneyland
A very large hotel with 400 rooms, located in Marne La Vallée close to Paris Disneyland. It is a very modern, designer-style hotel with nicely-decorated and comfortable rooms.
Hotel Cheyenne
This Western-themed hotel is modern, pleasantly decorated and fairly spacious with a prairie style decor. Catering mainly for school groups visiting Disney offering a good standard of accommodation.
Chateau de Grande Romaine
The perfect base to explore the best that Paris has to offer, Château de Grande Romaine residential centre is enjoyed by groups looking for a French trip with a difference! A convenient location that benefits from over 70 acres of stunning grounds and woodland for your students to relax in after a busy day of excursions.
B&B Hotel Paris Disneyland
A very large hotel with 400 rooms, located in Marne La Vallée close to Paris Disneyland. It is a very modern, designer-style hotel with nicely-decorated and comfortable rooms.
Hotel Cheyenne
This Western-themed hotel is modern, pleasantly decorated and fairly spacious with a prairie style decor. Catering mainly for school groups visiting Disney offering a good standard of accommodation.
Event details and 2025 speakers at LIVE! events
Dr Matt Pritchard
Matt is a maths and science magician. As a Curator of Wonder, his amazing performances both inspire and inform. Previously, Matt conducted atomic physics research at Durham University before working at Thinktank Science Museum. In addition to this experience, he has 22 years working as a professional magician and is an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle – one of only 300 people in the world to hold this distinction.
Predicting the future, reading minds, sending secret messages and making objects vanish are easy when you’re a maths magician – let Matt show your students the maths behind the magic!
Kia Commodore
Kia is the visionary behind the acclaimed ‘Pennies to Pounds’ platform, a financial literacy hub created to empower people to shape their future with complete financial knowledge. She has made contributions to numerous podcasts including BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Your Work, Your Money’ and Legal & General’s ‘A Little Bit Richer’. Her impactful work, featured in publications such as The Guardian, Cosmopolitan and Huffpost has reshaped financial education.
Kia will demonstrate to your students how maths and finance relate to their everyday world.
Alex Bellos (3rd February only)
Alex Bellos is a strong communicator with an ability to make mathematics relevant and entertaining; he is the author of ‘Alex’s Adventures in Numberland’ – the most successful popular maths title of recent years. It was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and a Galaxy National Book Award, and has been translated into 20 different languages.
With his enthusiasm and engaging style, Alex will demonstrate how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives, broadening your students’ knowledge and understanding.
Dr Katie Steckles (3rd March only)
Katie is a dynamic force in the world of mathematics education. With a wealth of projects including livestreams of maths content as part of the Finite Group Patreon, writing for New Scientist magazine’s ‘Mathematics of life’ column and co-authoring the book ‘Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words’ in partnership with The Science Museum.
An engaging and enthusiastic communicator, Katie will impart her knowledge on mathematical thinking and showcase the beauty of maths in everyday life.
Q&A Session
Our lively and interactive question and answer session gives the students control to ask the questions they want answers to. All the speakers take to the stage to answer questions to provide different perspectives and to offer invaluable career advice from their own experience.
LIVE! Events Team
Our LIVE! Events Team provide expert on-site support throughout your stay to make your trip as easy and memorable as possible:
- Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the event
- Register your students at the conference & take questions
Workbook and Park Challenges
Our complementary workbooks are designed to be used as your group enjoy the Disney® Parks. The workbooks contain park challenges which encourage students to take a step back and critically appraise the resort from their subject perspective. These park challenges provide opportunity for problem solving, decision making as well as working together so that your students get the maximum from the their time at Disneyland® Paris.
Jon Chase - Facilitator
Jon Chase is a science communicator, author and science rapper currently posted at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He has an intense passion for scientific thinking and believes that knowledge should be made available in a way that allows as many people as possible the opportunity to gain access to it.
He has presented science for BBC learning on TV and YouTube and also co-authored books on The Science of Star Wars and The Science of Jurassic World. In 2017 he was awarded the Josh Award in Science Communication but is most well known for his science raps, which he has produced for various learning establishments and organisations including NASA, BBC, CH4 and Chester Zoo.
Package options & sample itineraries
2 Night Coach Travel Package
Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Morning departure for Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in the Disneyland® Paris parks. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Return coach travel.
3 night coach package - includes 2 day park ticket
Sunday: Morning departure for Disneyland® Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Conference, free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Day trip to Paris. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Wednesday: Morning free in the Park. Return coach travel.
3 night overnight coach package - includes 2 day park ticket
Saturday: Late evening departure. Night time channel crossing
Sunday: Morning arrival at Disneyland® Paris. Day free to use your Disneyland® Pass. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Conference, free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Return coach travel.
2 Night Eurostar Travel Package Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Afternoon departure from St Pancras International. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in Park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Free time to enjoy the Disney Village. Early afternoon departure. Arrive back in London early evening.
Evening activities
- Explore the parks: Disneyland® Park & Walt Disney Studios® Park
- Shopping in the Disney Village®
- Gaumont Cinema
- Evening meal experience at Billy Bob’s Country Western Saloon
Study themes & levels
The event is aimed at Key Stage 4 students of Maths and is designed to complement studies within the AQA, OCR, Edexcel syllabus as well as complementing WJEC and SQA qualifications.
Topics from across the Maths curriculum brought to life at our event include:
- Number
- Algebra
- Geometry & measures
- Probability
- Statistics
- Ratio, proportion & rates of change
The whole experience perfectly complements classroom learning
Educational resources
In order to help you prepare for the Maths LIVE! Event, you will receive supplementary information about how each speaker will link to the curriculum as well as a list of desired outcomes. This can be used to follow up with your students when you return.
Giving you full support throughout
Before your tour
- Dedicated NST expert from day one
- Responsive, flexible communication - Teams, phone, or email
- Same-day quotes
- Trips tailored to your budget, with transparent pricing
- Straightforward planning - we handle the details
- Step-by-step risk assessment guidance
- Free accommodation for group leader preview visits
- Curriculum-driven, enriching experiences across 100s of locations
- Unrivalled local knowledge & expertise
Whilst you're away
- Our travel app keeps all your info in one place
- On-tour support from our reps on the ground
- Support & assistance from our specialists
- 24/7 helpline and support
- Extensive group travel insurance
- Group-friendly accommodation
- Free educational resources
On your return
- Priority rebooking services
- Loyalty reward scheme for valued customers
- You say, we act - we're committed to continuously improving our tours