Green classes in the great outdoors.

Why a green class?

A green class takes learning outside the four walls. Pupils explore forests, study ecosystems and build real environmental awareness — all while developing teamwork and independence that no classroom exercise can replicate.

From Ardennes kayaking to Kempen pond-dipping and den-building, every activity is supervised and tied to the curriculum. We organise everything from travel and full board to specialist naturalist guides.

• Hands-on nature and ecology workshops
• Orienteering, kayaking and outdoor challenges
• Full-board countryside accommodation
• Qualified guides, on-site nurse available, full insurance

Where we go in nature

Green destinations close to Belgium — easy to reach, rich for learning, and perfectly matched to every age group from P1 upwards.

Primary trips

Primary Belgium P3 (ages 8–9) 3 nights / 4 days

Massembre, Ardennes

Nature workshops · Treetop adventure

Where the forest becomes a classroom — and the adventure never stops

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Primary Belgium P1–P2 (ages 6–8) 2 days / 1 night

Belgian Limburg — Bokrijk

Farm life · Gentlest first residential

A gentle first trip away — farm animals, freshly baked bread, and a first night under the Limburg sky.

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Primary Belgium P4–P5 (ages 9–11) 4 days / 3 nights

Lichtaart & the Antwerp Kempen

Pond-dipping · Kayaking · Den-building

Pond-dipping, kayaking, den-building, and campfires — a hands-on nature week in the woods and heathland of the Kempen.

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Primary Belgium P5–P6 (ages 10–11) 4 days / 3 nights

Malmedy & the German-Speaking Ardennes

Treetops · Wartime story · Underground

Treetop adventures, a moving wartime story, and underground discovery — in Belgium's wooded, German-speaking east.

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Primary France P5 (ages 10–11) 5 days / 4 nights

Merlieux & the Aisne

Eco-centre · Farm · Medieval Picardy

A hands-on environmental discovery week in the green heart of Picardy, where young explorers learn to read, respect, and protect the natural world.

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Primary Austria P4–P6 (ages 9–11) 5 days / 4 nights

Bad Hofgastein, Austrian Alps

Stubnerkogel · Hohenwerfen · Thermal baths

A summer in the Salzburg Alps — mountain trails, thermal waters, a clifftop fortress, and a suspension bridge in the sky.

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Secondary trips

Green Classes Portugal Ages 14–17 5 nights

Madeira

Nature · Science · History · Adventure

Volcanoes, levadas, dolphins, and laurel forests, Portugal's Atlantic island delivers on every front

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Green Classes Germany Ages 12–15 3 nights / 4 days

Ruhr Valley

Essen · Oberhausen · Duisburg · Industrial art

Industrial heritage, giant art installations and pure adventure in Germany's cultural powerhouse.

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Green Classes Netherlands Ages 14–16 3 days / 2 nights

Dutch Coast & Leiden

Naturalis · Coastal fieldwork · University city

Rocky shores, fossil halls, and North Sea winds — a field trip that turns science into lived experience.

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Green Classes Germany Ages 12–15 3 nights

The Eifel & Rhine Valley

History · Nature · Adventure · Team-building

Rope bridges, Rhine castles, and Charlemagne's capital in the wild heart of Germany

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Green Classes Slovenia Ages 15–18 4–5 nights

Slovenia

Nature · Adventure · Science · History

Glacial lakes, alpine rivers, national park hiking, and one of Europe's most charming small capitals

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Green Classes Belgium Ages 13–16 (adaptable for 10–12) 3 days / 2 nights

Euro Space Center

Astronaut training · Mission simulation · Rocket launches

Become an astronaut for three days in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes, the only space-discovery and astronaut-training centre of its kind in Europe.

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Green Classes United Kingdom Ages 14–17 3 nights

Surrey & Box Hill

Science · Nature · History

Where the classroom meets the countryside

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Green Classes Iceland Ages 15–18 4 nights

Iceland

Nature · Science · History · Adventure

Volcanoes, waterfalls, and the world's most dramatic classroom

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Green Classes Norway Ages 14–18 4–5 nights

Norwegian Fjords & the Northern Lights

Nature · Science · History · Adventure

Glaciers carved by ice ages, waterfalls dropping into still water, and, on the right night, the sky itself catches fire

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Secondary France Ages 12–15 4 days / 3 nights

Picardy & the Somme Bay

Seal-watching · Marquenterre · Land sailing

Seals, seabirds, and sand yachts on France's most unspoiled Atlantic coast — a field trip where coastal ecology becomes lived experience.

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Secondary Netherlands Ages 12–14 5 days / 4 nights

Cadzand & the Dutch Coast

Beach sports · Japanese arts · Zwin nature reserve

Where the North Sea meets wide-open adventure — beach sports, Japanese workshops, and a coastal wetland reserve in one action-packed week.

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Secondary Belgium Ages 12–15 4 days / 3 nights

Belgian Ardennes — Bouillon & the Semois Valley

Bouillon Castle · River kayaking · Euro Space Center

Castle ruins, river kayaking, and a space centre in Belgium's wildest corner — one of the most varied four-day programmes in the Ardennes.

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Secondary Belgium Ages 12–15 3 nights / 4 days

Belgian Ardennes — Bouillon

Castle · Kayaking · EuroSpace Center

Castle ruins, river kayaking, and a space centre in Belgium's wildest corner.

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