Class Trips & School Trips

Excursions and class trips are considered to be an important part of the school curriculum from which students benefit both academically and socially.  They may be organised in any subject.  All class trips must have clearly defined educational objectives and be prepared and followed up in class. There are day trips during the school year with visits to museums, institutions, environmental centres etc.   

It is not possible to organise school trips without causing some disruption on normal school life because the group may include students from a number of classes, and because teachers who accompany trips will be absent from their other classes. However, the school will try to minimise the disruption caused.

There are school trips that are part of the curriculum, and the school asks for a voluntary contribution of the costs of the trip. Some trips are not part of the core curriculum, and students can only participate if the fees are paid. While the school’s policy is to cancel the trip if the voluntary contribution is insufficient to cover the costs of the trip, we will not exclude individuals. 

The Department for Education’s guidance for schools says:

“It is important to note that no child should be excluded from an activity simply because his or her parents are unwilling or unable to pay. If insufficient voluntary contributions are raised to fund a visit, or the school cannot fund it from some other source, then it must be cancelled. Schools must ensure that they make this clear to parents. If a parent is unwilling or unable to pay, their child must still be given an equal chance to go on the visit. Schools should make it clear to parents at the outset what their policy for allocating places on school visits will be. “

We expect that students participating in any school trip will model respectful and appropriate behaviour which reflects positively on Europa School. The school will invite students to participate in trips and the school reserves the right to exclude students whose behaviour is a cause for concern.

There may be some day trips that will be communicated on a last-minute basis, as teachers will want to make use of opportunities as they arise. The costs for these will be communicated as soon as possible after a teacher has decided to make the booking.

Current residential trips:

• S2 students spend 4 nights at Hadrian’s Wall in the North of England in the summer term. This trip includes an interdisciplinary focus on Individuals & Societies (History & Geography), as well as Science.

• S3 students will be offered to participate in a language exchange with schools in Germany, France or Spain. Details will be communicated as soon as possible.

• S5 and S4 students participate in a 2 nights residential trip to North Yorkshire, which focuses on the Ecology and Biology syllabus. This will take place in September 2025 for S5 students and in June 2026 for S4 students. 

• S6 students of Biology / Geography / ESS take a 2 nights field trip to Nettlecombe in Shropshire in the summer term (June 2026). 

The school also organises a number of outings/trips with overnight stay (participation in competitions, exchanges, etc …), e.g. Model United Nations in different locations:

• Brussels (MUN-UCCLE) - October/November for invited S5/S6/S7 students.

• Toulouse (TOU-MUN) - January/February for invited S4/S5/S6 students.

Please see in the table below dates and costs of all school trips. For some trips the cost are still provisional and based on last year 2024/25. The price is influenced by the price of transport and accommodation, so it may be higher than indicated. If the school finds better prices, the costs will be reduced. You will be informed of the actual costs and feasibility of the trip as soon as possible by the relevant teachers. 

Where it says “Some students”, the decision of which students are going on the trip is based on interest, and/or performance. 

Trip contributions can be paid preferably by card via MyChildAtSchool (MCAS):

1. Log in at https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentLogin

2. Click on 'Trips' (it's on the side bar on the left hand side in the desktop version)

3. Click on the relevant trip 

4. Add to the basket and give consent (you can add all instalments to the basket if you wish to pay in full)

5. Go to the basket and check out.

Alternatively, contributions for school trips can be sent by bank transfer to:

Europa School UK

Sort Code: 306753

Account number: 25856968

Reference: Trip Student's Surname, eg HADW Smith