NST History Brochure 11-12

TA0449ABTA No.V0550

The School Tour Specialists

Bringing the Curriculum to Life® 2011/12

Ireland’s Leading School Tour Specialists

History Tours for Schools

Fantastic Range of All-Inclusive Tailor Made Tours

• Berlin• Krakow

• WWI Battlefields • WWII Normandy

There’s simply no substitute for being there. That’s why, for more than 16 years, NST has been creating exceptional school tours for schools across Ireland.

We believe that every young person should experience the world beyond the classroom as an essential part of learning. We are delighted to launch our new range of curriculum based tours to complement your classroom learning.

In this dedicated History brochure, we have highlighted a sample of our most popular History tours. For more information on our suite of History tours, why not contact us now on (+353) 01 894 0300 or visit www.nst.ie/history.

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Bringing the Curriculum to Life

Welcome to NST...Bringing History to LifeAs Ireland’s leading school tour specialist, everyone at NST is committed to providing outstanding value

History tours whereby every student returns home with memorable experiences which educate, motivate

and inspire – both inside and outside the classroom. With NST, you’ll find:

Curriculum based visits that we can pre-book so that your itinerary runs smoothly

Exclusive specialist History guides to provide you with excellent destination knowledge and practical support

Fresh range of new Teacher Resources to help you plan and organise your school tour with ease

FREE Evening Entertainment Packs and Resources

Well-located, school group friendly accommodation

Our renowned, informed and capable customer service team!

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Making the Most of your MoneyWe believe that educational visits outside the classroom truly benefit every student – yet we’re also fully aware that the current economic climate is making it more difficult for parents to fund a visit for their child. We’ve used our position as Ireland’s leading School Tour Company to work with our suppliers to secure some great rates on visits, accommodation and transport – bringing fantastic value to your door in terms of both education and cost.

Free WWI Educational Resource PackIn order to save you preparation time and ensure you and your students get the most from your tour, NST have worked with educationalists to provide downloadable resources to use before, during and after your tour.

Fantastic Range of History Tours Abroad:

BERLIN 4-5

KRAKOW 6-7WWIYPRESSALIENT&THESOMME 8-9

WWIINORMANDY 10-11

BerlinThe School Tour Specialists

The recent history of Germany’s capital is still clearly evident today - walk through this fascinating city and feel continually aware of its recent past. As one of the most historic cities in Europe, this vibrant and cosmopolitan destination will prove an exceptional destination for history students.

Berlin City View


COLD WAR

ALLIED MUSEUM This museum is housed in what used to be a cinema for allied personnel, and comprehensively explains the allies’ efforts in Berlin since WWII, concentrating in particular on the blockade and airlift periods.

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE MUSEUM Museum featuring exhibitions about this legendary border crossing point with demonstrations of how individuals smuggled themselves across the border and interactive exhibits as well as documenting the unpleasant events of the Cold War.

STASI PRISON Take a tour and meet ex prisoners of the prison. This was the site of various institutions of the despotic justice system for punishing resistance and opposition in the Soviet occupied zone and the GDR.

DDR MUSEUM This museum gives visitors a hands-on, interactive experience of life in the German Democratic Republic. GDR style homes are set up and groups can rummage through the cupboards and drawers, watch documentaries on the TV’s and get an impression of life in the GDR.

THE THIRD REICH & THE HOLOCAUST

WANNSEE CONFERENCE MUSEUM Permanent exhibition on the Wannsee Conference and the genocide of European Jews.

TOPOGRAPHY OF TERROR Exhibition contained in former cellars of Gestapo HQ illustrating terrors and crimes of Nazi era.

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL This is a huge site with 2,751 concrete pillars to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. This abstract memorial is a touching, memorable visit.

SACHSENHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP Holocaust memorial centre and former concentration camp operating between 1936 and 1945. It was named after the Sachsenhausen quarter, part of the town of Oranienburg.

JEWISH MUSEUM (JUDISCHES MUSEUM) Explore the Art and Culture of Berlin’s Jewish Population through a variety of exhibits from Berlin Museums relating to the history of the city.

Key Visits

HIGHLIGHTS✓ Topography of Terror ✓ Wannsee Conference Museum ✓ Allied Museum ✓ Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp ✓ Checkpoint Charlie Museum ✓ DDR Museum

Berlin Wall Documents Centre

Increase the numbers on your tour & save money - ideal for:

4 Art & Design 4 Music 4 German Language

4 General Culture 4 Religious Studies

Cross-Curricular Tours

Additional Key Visits:

THE COLD WAR ✓ Schloss Cecilienhof ✓ Stasi Museum ✓ German History Museum

THE THIRD REICH & THE HOLOCAUST ✓ Berlin Bunker Tours ✓ Jewish Synagogue ✓ Olympic Stadium ✓ East Side Gallery ✓ Berlin Wall Memorial ✓ German Resistance Memorial Centre ✓ Reichstag

Cultural Visits:

✓ Filmpark Babelsberg ✓ Potsdamer Platz ✓ Olympic Stadium Tour ✓ TV Tower ✓ Berlin Markets ✓ Imax Cinema ✓ Bowling ✓ Ice Skating


BerlinThe School Tour Specialists

History Curriculum Topics✓ THE HOLOCAUST

✓ THE COLD WAR

✓ GERMANY IN WWI

Mr Gardiner, Co. Antrim

NST provided all the help I could have wanted. The best tour we have ever done - academically very challenging, but fulfilled all our objectives. We have complete confidence in Trish and her team - they have never let us down

✓ GERMANY IN WWII

✓ THE THIRD REICH

SAMPLE 4-DAY HISTORY TOUR TO BERLIN

MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING

Day 1 Flight from IrelandMeet & Greet and check-in assistance from NST RepresentativeGuided Historical tour of Berlin

Self guided visit of the Topography of TerrorVisit to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum

Evening mealVisit the Reichstag

Day 2 Guided tour at the Wannsee Conference Musuem

Visit to Schloss Cecilienhoff in PotsdamVisit the Olympic Stadium

Evening mealBowling

Day 3 Guided tour of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

Guided tour of the Berlin Bunkers Evening mealQuiz night

Day 4 Visit the Holocaust Memorial and then explore the German History Museum

Free time for shopping and exploring

Return flight to Ireland

PRICE INCLUDES:✓Return flights✓1 piece of checked luggage✓All taxes & charges✓Airport see off ✓Meet & Greet in Berlin ✓3 nights half board accommodation✓All visits and guides as per itinerary✓Return airport transfers✓2.5 days coach hire✓Group Travel Insurance✓1 in 8 free place ratio✓24 hr emergency contact* Peak/school hols supplements apply. Price is based on 40 paying passengers

WHY NOT INCLUDE AN OPTIONAL EXTRA DAY OF CULTURAL OR SUBJECT BASED VISITS? CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATIONOptional Extra Day

The Reichstag

Students at the Berlin Wall

All our tours are tailor made and

we are completely flexible with dates, inclusive visits and

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KrakowThe School Tour Specialists

The ancient Capital of Poland is a hugely historical and cultural centre. Visit Schindler’s Krakow and take an emotional journey to Auschwitz and Birkenau to get an insight into this extreme example of the consequences of discrimination. This tour will make a lifelong impression on those who visit.


Market Square from Church Tower

AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU CONCENTRATION CAMPSFollowing the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939, Oswiecim and its surrounding region were incorporated into the domains of the Third Reich. The town’s name was changed to Auschwitz and it became home to the largest concentration and death camp. Today as a museum, Auschwitz serves as a poignant reminder of the horrors of World War II.

THE SCHINDLER MUSEUMThe long awaited museum in the former factory of Oscar Schindler has finally opened and has proved well worth the wait! It tells Schindler’s story brilliantly and covers every aspect of the Polish and Polish–Jewish experience of occupation.

GALICIA MUSEUM Presenting Jewish history from a new perspective, this private museum celebrates the Jewish culture of Galicia and poignantly commemorates the victims of the Holocaust through its moving photographic exhibition.

Meet with a Holocaust Survivor or a Member of the Righteous Among the Nations – Incredible chance to hear moving eye-witness testimony and gain first hand insight into life under Nazi rule.

KAZIMIERZA tour of the former Jewish district of the city visiting synagogues, museums and the old cemetery.

PODGORZE (THE WARTIME GHETTO)In March 1941, the entire Jewish population of the city were crammed into this tiny ghetto, featured in the movie Schindler’s List.

AROUND THE OLD TOWN SQUARERynek Głowny (Town Square) - the largest in medieval Europe, Mariacki Church (St Mary’s Church) of Gothic origins with a fine altar, Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) of vast proportions.

THE OLD TOWNView particularly the University District and the Collegium Maius - the historic heart of the university area.

Key Visits

Highly Recommended

Entrance to Aushwitz

HIGHLIGHTS✓ Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camps✓ The Schindler Museum✓ Galicia Museum – Meet a Holocaust Survivor✓ Kazimierz✓ Podgorze (The Wartime Ghetto)

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Multi Centre Tours - Krakow & BerlinA tour to both Berlin and Kraków will give students the opportunity to see how and why important political decisions were made, as well as seeing for themselves the devastating consequences these decisions had for ordinary people. In Berlin, your students will learn about how and why the Final Solution was put into place, and will see in Kraków the outcome of this decision in a truly heart-rending and thought-provoking visit to Auschwitz.

Wieliczka Salt Mine


4 Music 4 General Culture 4 Religious Studies


Cultural Visits:

✓ WIELICZKA SALT MINE A listed World Heritage site, 15km south of Krakow.

✓ PARK WODNY An exciting aquapark offering lots of fun including 800 metres of totally twisted slides.

✓ WAWEL CATHEDRAL & CASTLE Wawel Hill is home of the Wawel Castle and Cathedral, in a fortified position overlooking the river and city.


KrakowThe School Tour Specialists

SAMPLE 4-DAY HISTORY TOUR TO KRAKOW


Day 1 Flight from Ireland Guided tour of Krakow, taking in the Old Town Square, University district, Wawel Hill, and the Jewish Quarter

Evening mealFree time to explore the Old Town Square

Day 2 Full day excursion to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Evening mealVisit to Park Wodny

Day 3 Visit of Schindlers Factory and Museum Guided tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mines Evening mealQuiz evening

Day 4 Visit to the Kazimierz and Podgorze or some free time for shopping and exploring


Entrance to Auschtwitz

PRICE INCLUDES:

✓Return flights✓1 piece of checked luggage✓All taxes & charges✓Airport see off✓3 nights half board accommodation✓All visits and guides as per itinerary✓4 days coach hire✓Group Travel Insurance✓1 in 8 free place ratio✓24 hr emergency contact

* Peak/school hols supplements apply. Price is based on 40 paying passengers

Remuh Synagogue on Szeroka Street

WHY NOT INCLUDE AN OPTIONAL EXTRA DAY OF CULTURAL OR SUBJECT BASED VISITS? CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATIONOptional Extra Day

History Curriculum Topics✓ THE HOLOCAUST

✓ WWII

✓ THE THIRD REICH

Mr Toner, Co. Down

This was a wonderful trip. Krakow is beautiful. The guides were excellent and everything went like clockwork. The hotel was excellent which is always a huge relief when taking a group away



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YPRES SALIENT

IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM This state-of-the-art, interactive museum covers many of the aspects of the war in Flanders. A popular visit that shows the war through the eyes of soldiers, nurses, refugees and children. Limited opening times in 11/12 due to refurbishment, contact us for details.

MENIN GATE & LAST POST CEREMONYThe largest of British memorials to the Missing holds the names of 54,896 soldiers lost in the Salient.Every evening at 8pm, the monument becomes the setting for the moving ‘Last Post Ceremony’. Groups may choose to lay a wreath during the Ceremony - ask us for details.

SANCTUARY WOOD MUSEUM & HILL 62This fascinating visit shows well-preserved, original British trenches. The museum consists of two rooms housing artefacts and photographs from World War I.

ADDITIONAL KEY VISITS IN YPRES SALIENT:• Hill 60 and Caterpillar Crater• The Lettenberg Bunkers• Passchendaele Memorial Museum - the platoon experience

• Tyne Cot British Cemetery• Langemark German Cemetery• Essex Farm Cemetery & Dressing Station• Talbot House• Bayernwald (Croonaert Wood)

THE SOMME

NEWFOUNDLAND PARK, BEAUMONT HAMEL Undoubtedly one of the largest and best-preserved trench memorials on the Western Front. Just outside the park lies Hawthorn Crater, and within it are the ‘Danger Tree’ and remains of the British Front Line. The German Front Line can be seen across No Man’s Land. Canadian guides can be pre-booked free of charge between May and November.

ULSTER TOWERBuilt as a memorial copy of the tower that the 36th Ulster Division had trained under in Co. Down, the tower marks the site against which the men of Ulster advanced on 1st July 1916.

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL AND VISITORS CENTREThe largest memorial to the British missing on the Western Front. The new visitor centre houses an informative exhibition designed to aid understanding of the history of Thiepval during WW1.

ADDITIONAL KEY VISITS IN THE SOMME:• Lochnagar Crater, La Boisselle• Albert, 1916 Museum• Delville Wood Museum- Longueval• Tank Corps Memorial• Accrington Pals Memorial, Serre Possible En Route Somme Visits:• Vimy Ridge• Wellington Quarry

Key Visits

Most Requested

Most Requested

Highly Recommended


WWI Ypres Salient & The SommeThe School Tour Specialists

A trip to the WWI Battlefields is an emotive experience for students, giving them an insight into the life and experiences of those involved and the effects on the surrounding areas and their inhabitants.

Notre Dame de Lorette, Verdun

HIGHLIGHTS✓ In Flanders Fields Museum✓ Menin Gate & Last Post Ceremony✓ Sanctuary Wood Museum & Hill 62✓ Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel✓ Ulster Tower✓ Thiepval Memorial and Visitors Centre

Increase the numbers on your tour & save money - ideal for:4 Music 4 French Language

4 General Culture


Our Guides Comment

Ypres SalientThe Ypres Salient came into being at the end of 1914 when static warfare replaced the war of movement. Had Ypres fallen, the Germans could have reached the channel ports in Northern France. Here, there was little let up in the fighting and as a result, this beautiful city was completely destroyed. Our itineraries usually focus on the events of 1917, the battles of Messines and Third Ypres, often known as Passchendaele, in which terrible casualties were taken by both sides.

The SommeOn 1st July 1916 the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, of whom approximately 20,000 died. About two thirds of these were from the New Army; many of whom were Irish and had answered ‘The Call’ in 1914 when war broke out. The campaign continued until mid-November with a maximum gain of seven miles. For the soldiers involved, the failure to break through and the relentless nature of the fighting marked the end of, “the age of innocence”.Jeff Garner, NST Programme Co-ordinator

Evening Activities:

✓ Bruges ✓ Brussels ✓ Bellewaerde Theme Park ✓ Sunpark Wave Pool

Hill 60 Bunker


GEOGRAPHY - Bay of NaplesThe School Tour Specialists

WWI Ypres Salient & The SommeThe School Tour Specialists

History Curriculum Topics✓ WWI Battlefields BELGIUM

FRANCE

Ypres

Charles De Gaulle Airport

PARIS

The Somme

Calais

St OmerChâteaud’Ebblinghem

Northern FranceFREEFree WWI Educational

Resource PackIn order to save you preparation time and ensure you and your students get the most from your tour, NST have worked with educationalists to provide downloadable resources to use before, during and after your tour.

SAMPLE 4-DAY HISTORY TOUR TO YPRES SALIENT & THE SOMME


Day 1 Flight from Ireland Guided tour of Vimy Ridge and the Tunnels

Evening mealFree time for games

Day 2 Full day excrusion to the Somme, taking in Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval Memorial, Loughnagar Crater, Deville Woods Museum and the Ulster Tower

Evening mealKaraoke

Day 3 Visit to Ypres, taking in the “In Flanders Field” Museum, Hill 62 and Sanctuary Woods

Guided tour of Ypres to include St Georges Chapel, Langemark German Cemetery, Tyne Cot and Essex Farm

Evening mealAttend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate

Day 4 Visit to the Passchendaele Memorial Museum

Free time in Ypres for shopping Return flight to Ireland

PRICE INCLUDES:

✓Return flights✓1 piece of checked luggage✓All taxes & charges✓Airport see off✓3 nights FULL BOARD accommodation✓All visits and guides as per itinerary✓4 days coach hire✓Group Travel Insurance✓1 in 8 free place ratio✓24 hr emergency contact

* Peak/school hols supplements apply. Price is based on 40 paying passengers

BENEFIT FROM AN NST GUIDE LECTURER ON YOUR TOUR FROM ONLY €12PP PER DAY. CALL NST FOR MORE DETAILS.Guide Lecturers



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CAENThe scene of vicious fighting after the D-Day landings, Caen was largely destroyed. There is the opportunity to view the impressive castle ramparts as well as the beautifully restored centre.

CAEN MEMORIAL MUSEUMA journey into the heart of 20th century history, passing through WWII, the Cold War and the world today. A school visit can include a 30-minute D-Day and the Battle of Normandy film. Activities based around several themes can be organised, subject to reservation.

MEMORIAL ‘PEGASUS’ MUSEUMThe capture of this bridge over the Caen Canal was vital to the success of the British airborne assault on D-Day. The original bridge was replaced when the canal was widened but it may still be seen in the excellent Airborne Museum nearby.

D-DAY LANDING BEACHESTours of several of the landing beaches, such as Omaha, Utah, Sword or Juno can be arranged. Possible stop-offs include the Canadian-focused Juno Visitor Centre.

POINTE DU HOC The shattered remains of one of the most powerful German coastal

batteries in the area stand amidst a sizeable area of preserved battlefield on top of the impressive cliffs, from which men of the American Rangers made their famous attack on D-Day.

1944 MUSEUMThe Utah Beach Landing Museum is set up at the site of the US landing on the 6th of June, 1944. Guided tours are offered to explain German defences and the different stages of the landing on Utah Beach.

MULBERRY HARBOURThis great engineering feat built for D-Day sped up the unloading process so that allied troops were supplied as they advanced across France. The remains of this enormous structure can clearly be seen lying off the coast of Arromanches.

ARROMANCHES INVASION MUSEUMA collection of models, photographs, arms and equipment of the Allied forces are contained here as well as a plan which makes it easier to understand the landing operation. Guides, study packs and Royal Navy films are available.

LA CAMBE GERMAN CEMETERYIn the years following WWII, the German War Graves Commission decided to establish six main German cemeteries in the Normandy

area. La Cambe, started in 1954 is the main German cemetery in the beach area. A total of 21,222 German soldiers are commemorated there.

RANVILLE CEMETERYThe village of Ranville was captured on the morning of D-Day and the cemetery there contains the graves

of many of the men of the Airborne Division killed on that day and in the subsequent fighting, including some of the casualties from Pegasus Bridge.

ADDITIONAL KEY VISITS:• The Normandy American National Cemetery and Memorial, St Laurent • Bayeux Tapestry

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WWII NormandyThe School Tour Specialists

This increasingly popular tour seeks to make events of June and July 1944 as broadly relevant as possible to many of the main areas of study of this major topic.

Normandy

HIGHLIGHTS✓ Caen✓ D-Day Landing Beaches✓ Pointe du Hoc✓ Mulberry Harbour✓ Arromanches Invasion Museum✓ Ranville Cemetery

Key Visits


4 French Language 4 General Culture


Our Guides Comment

The D-Day Landings were a defining episode in WWII. A vast allied armada delivering 100,000s of soldiers to the shores of Normandy marked the opening of the Second Front against Nazi Germany. A plethora of museums, memorials and historical sites await you. Jeff Garner, NST Programme Co-ordinator

Evening Activities:

Combine your tour to the Normandy area with a visit to the WWI battlefields so students can compare and contrast the locations.

Alternatively, combining your tour with a visit to Paris is also an exciting option.


WWII NormandyThe School Tour Specialists

History Curriculum Topics✓ WWII D-Day Landings

SAMPLE 4-DAY HISTORY TOUR TO NORMANDY


Day 1 Flight from Ireland Bayeaux Tapestry Evening mealFree time to explore the area

Day 2 Caen Peace Musuem Pegasus Bridge Museum, Ranville Cemetery and Merville Battery

Evening mealActivities in the hotel

Day 3 Arromanches Invasion Musuem, 360 Cinema in Arromanches and Mulberry Harbour

Pointe du Hoc, La Cambe German Cemetery, the American Cemetery Colleville and Longues Battery

Evening mealActivities in the hotel

Day 4 D-Day Landing Beaches including Omaha and Utah


BENEFIT FROM AN NST GUIDE LECTURER ON YOUR TOUR FROM ONLY €12PP PER DAY. CALL NST FOR MORE DETAILS.Guide Lecturers

PRICE INCLUDES:

✓Return flights✓1 piece of checked luggage✓All taxes & charges✓Airport see off✓ 3 nights FULL BOARD accommodation✓All visits and guides as per itinerary✓4 days coach hire✓Group Travel Insurance✓1 in 8 free place ratio✓24 hr emergency contact* Peak/school hols supplements apply. Price is based on 40 paying passengers

Multi Centre ToursCombine your tour to the Normandy area with a visit to the WWI battlefields so students can compare and contrast the locations.

Alternatively, combining your tour with a visit to Paris is also an exciting option.

Cherbourg

Port en Bessin

Arromanches

Utah OmahaGold Juno Sword

D - D A Y B E A C H E S

Les TourellesBon Séjour

PegasusBridge

BayeuxCaen

Le Havre

NORMANDY

English Channel

Bayeux Tapestry Museum



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