This is one trip we built for one school. Everything below (destination, duration, balance of activities) was set by their brief, and yours would produce something different. It is here to show the shape of a proposal.
This itinerary was designed for a science department that wanted more than a museum visit: pupils who study particles on a whiteboard standing in front of the machine that finds them. Geneva makes that possible in three days, with CERN and the United Nations a tram ride apart.
The shape below is what we proposed. Yours would differ: a stronger engineering focus, a fourth day, a different balance between science and citizenship. That is the point of a bespoke brief.
A sample day, day two
The fullest day of the three: a morning at CERN, an afternoon workshop, and an evening the group runs itself.
✏️ An example timetable, the destination, programme, duration and budget all move to suit your group.
What the group actually does
CERN, with a physicist
Not the standard tourist route: a working researcher guides the group, which means the questions get real answers. Booked months ahead: CERN school slots are scarce.
Robotics workshop
Three hours in a partner lab, building and programming a sensor-driven robot in teams. Requires no prior coding experience and works across S3 to S6.
United Nations
A guided tour of the Palais des Nations, including the Assembly Hall, with a session on how a resolution actually passes.
Pupil-led debrief
An evening where the pupils present to each other rather than being presented to. Teachers consistently tell us this is where the trip lands.
Curriculum links
What this itinerary supports in the classroom, before and after the trip.
In pictures
Frequently asked questions
Yes, but well in advance: school slots are limited and go months ahead. We hold the date as soon as your brief is confirmed, which is the main reason to start early on this itinerary.
No. The robotics workshop is built to work from scratch, and we tell the partner lab your pupils' level so the brief is pitched right.
It is enough for CERN, the UN and a workshop without rushing. Schools wanting fieldwork in the Alps or a second lab session usually add a fourth day: say so in the brief and we will cost both.