STEM

Description:  

Edina High School students are invited to attend an expedition to Germany & Switzerland to learn about sustainable living. This 10-day expedition will take place in June of 2024 and is available to current EHS 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students. This expedition is coordinated by EF Educational Tours, an education-based tour company that provides immersive, life-changing educational travel for students. During this sustainable living-focused tour, students will visit Berlin and tour an urban sustainable development project, explore a museum focused on the future of the environment and technology, and visit a working urban farm. Students will then travel to the green city of Freiburg where they will explore the city through the eyes of an environmental sustainability expert. Then students will tour Hofgut Sternen’s sustainable facility and travel to Lucerne. Students will hike with an environmental scientist through the Entlebuch Biosphere and tour the Biosphere with an expert local guide. Finally, students will have the chance to take an expert-led tour through an underground bunker system. Throughout the tour, students will be immersed in European cultures as they have opportunities to explore the various cities on the tour in addition to the sustainability activities mentioned above. 

Open to: Current 8th, 9th, and 10th grade EHS students

Travel Dates: June 2024

Approximate Cost:  $4,979 inclusive

Germany and Switzerland Application
Rolling Application: https://bit.ly/3kscZxV

Staff Contact: Meghan Brautigam

meghan.brautigam@edinaschools.org