Iceland with your class
Iceland is unlike anywhere else on earth, a place where tectonic plates meet, geysers erupt on schedule, and volcanoes reshape the landscape in real time. For science and geography students, it is less a school trip than a live fieldwork experience: every day brings phenomena that can only be understood by standing in front of them. The trip is based in Reykjavík, with day excursions to the Golden Circle, the South Coast, the Westman Islands, and the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Trip highlights
The Golden Circle: Þingvellir National Park (where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates visibly diverge), the Geysir geothermal area, and Gullfoss Waterfall
The South Coast: Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls, plus a ferry crossing to the Westman Islands, a volcanic archipelago formed by eruptions as recently as 1973
The Reykjanes Peninsula: an area of recent volcanic activity where students can walk on newly formed lava fields
Curriculum links
Practical information
- Local currency is Icelandic Króna (ISK); spending money recommended for meals not included and personal purchases
- May–June recommended for long daylight hours and road access; Northern Lights possible in autumn/winter
- Specialist guides recommended for geological sites
- On the Move is the officially accredited school trips provider for the European Schools in Belgium; every trip has a dedicated project manager with 24/7 emergency support.
A day by day
✏️ This is an example timetable: we can adapt the destination, programme, duration and budget to suit your group.
Students come home with…
- a transformed understanding of earth processes, genuine fieldwork experience, and the particular knowledge that they have stood on two continents at once.
In pictures
Nature & Outdoor School Trips - your questions
We have programmes from P1 (age 6) upwards. Bokrijk (1 night) suits P1–P2 first residentials; Massembre and Lichtaart suit P3–P5; Malmedy and Bouillon are best for P5 upwards and secondary groups.
Yes. We use vetted countryside centres and residential schools with full board, warm shared rooms and indoor spaces for evening activities and poor weather.
A nurse consultation is available on every residential trip; for shorter stays we have 24/7 emergency medical support.
Return travel, full-board accommodation, all guided activities, specialist guides, insurance and your On the Move coordinator.