School Trips to Paris

Art & Design 

Paris is the perfect destination for groups seeking to explore a choice of galleries and museums whilst enjoying the history and culture of this vibrant French city. 

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Cultural 

Our cultural experiences in Paris offer far-reaching educational benefits relevant to a range of subject areas. You can easily combine education with fun to give your pupils an experience they’ll remember for years to come.

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English, Drama & Performing Arts 

With a broad range of cultural and English educational visits on offer, Paris is the perfect destination to soak up traditional Parisian theatre and to reflect on French performance techniques. 

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French Language

With a broad range of cultural and educational visits on offer, a trip to Paris is ideal for groups to put target language skills into practise whilst enjoying this vibrant French city.  

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Geography 

Paris is a city that everyone should experience, and a geography tour to the city offers the perfect opportunity to undertake studies into human geography, especially at GCSE level. 

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History - The French Revolution

Paris, birthplace of the Revolution and the Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen, is an ideal place to discover the origins of the modern nation state. 

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Primary Schools

The French capital offers an abundance of exciting visits and attractions which touch upon much of the curriculum. An experience here is one that will both expand your pupils’ cultural awareness and encourage group bonding too!

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Maths 

Paris provides the perfect setting to explore mathematics, from calculating how many glass panels have been used in the Louvre Pyramid, to dealing with currency conversion in a real-life setting.

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Music 

This world-famous city has an abundance of performance venues, ranging from the mighty Notre Dame Cathedral to the Disney Performing Arts Programme at Disneyland® Paris, making Paris the perfect choice for established, intermediate or newly-formed groups. 

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Media & Film Studies 

Take your pupils on a school trip to this cosmopolitan city with its famous film locations and fascinating visits plus, the world famous Disneyland® Paris.

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Science 

This cosmopolitan city offers a range of visits that will ignite your pupils’ curiosity about the world of science. 

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LIVE! student events - Disneyland® Paris!

Bring the subject to life for your students and fire their future career ambitions at one of our LIVE! student events. 

Our LIVE! student events combine a conference with LIVE! speaker presentations, student workbook and team park challenges - all whilst enjoying the magic of Disneyland® Paris!

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Viewing the national art collections

Appreciate art in all its forms at the Musée d'Orsay, Centre Pompidou and the Musée National Picasso

Disneyland® Paris

Enjoy thrills, spills and a sprinkling of performance at Disneyland® Paris with Disney Performing Arts OnStage and Disney Performing Arts Workshops

Experiencing Parisian culture

Take in the Parisian culture on a Seine river boat cruise and a visit to Montmartre and the Sacré Coeur

Exploring the Parisian history

Enjoy stunning city views from the top of the Eiffel Tower and the Montparnasse Tower Observation Deck

Exploring the Parisian history

Explore history on a Sites of the Revolution Tour, a walk through the Paris of the Ancien Regime and at Les Invalides

Uncovering the maths behind the city

Uncover maths around every corner at the Cité des Sciences, Palais de la Découverte and Marie Curie Museum

Immersing in the film industry

Journey behind the scenes of film at Les Etoiles du Rex or on a film location walking tour

Practising French language skills

Practise your language skills on a Seine river boat cruise with commentary, as well as at the city's cafés, markets and shops

Practising French language skills

Jump in to science at the Cité des Sciences, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle and Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Tour planning service

With NST, you’ll get your own dedicated, knowledgeable Tour Co-ordinator who’ll work with you from start to finish. You’ll benefit from their unrivalled destination knowledge, and their experience gained from working with many other groups too. They’ll tailor-make your itinerary from scratch and take care of everything for you:

• Pulling together an itinerary that runs smoothly
• Planning the right balance of visits every day with realistic timings
• Pre-arranging and pre-booking your visits, entrance tickets, passes and meals

You’ll receive your final itinerary a full 4-weeks before you travel too.

Free school trip promotion pack

We’ll support you and provide everything you need to advertise your school trip around school and to parents. Our free school trip promotion pack consists of:

• Parents’ letter & permission slip template for you to complete A3 posters to promote your trip around school
• PowerPoint presentation templates which you can tailor to your own needs
• Parents’ leaflets covering how NST manage safety, financial protection and details of our travel insurance
• Online parents’ video which showcases the benefits of taking a school trip

For selected destinations, we’ll provide a trip launch web page using video footage and imagery. This web page is provided by a weblink and can be shared with pupils and parents in many ways.

Risk assessment support including preview visits

Risk assessment plays a vitally important part in the planning and organisation on any school tour.

Our risk assessment guide aims to help you understand more about your obligations and how you can more effectively manage group safety on your next educational visit and provide you with risk assessments for your trip. 

Planning first school trip

Organising your first school trip can appear to be a daunting process.

If you're planning your first school trip, our guide will help to take you through each step of the planning process, answering frequently asked questions and providing tips and support along the way.

Our helpful guide covers the following:

• Choosing your destination
• Gaining approval from your Local Authority and/or your Head
• Promoting your tour in school
• Confirming your booking
• Tailor-make your tour
• Completing your risk assessments (including a sample risk assessment)
• Quick reference timeline
• Pre-tour checklist

View our essential guide to a successful school trip here.

Get live updates on your group's tour location

Locate My Trip uses GPS technology and is the easy, convenient way for your school to follow your location whilst on tour. Specifically designed to provide reassurance to both parents and teachers, NST will know where your group are 24/7. If your schedule needs to change, we’ll put plans in place to keep your tour on track. 

With Locate My Trip your group can also share photos and videos with the school and parents, via a secure link, to keep them updated on your experience whilst you’re away.

Watch our short Locate My Trip video here.

Your online school trip organiser - My Tour Manager

Save time and stay on track with your school trip admin with our online orgnaniser - designed to help busy teachers like you.

With My Tour Manager, you'll be able to download FREE resources and access trip paperwork online and in one place. Your personalised checklist details what you need to do and by when, plus you'll receive fortnightly reminders too.

What's more, you can take all your trip documents on the go whilst on your tour with our app, My Tour Manager-On-the-Go.

Find out more and watch out short My Tour Manager video here.

Free classroom resources

We've created a range of free geography resources and educational posters to brighten up your classroom!

Take a look at our downloadable posters here.