Strasbourg & Alsace with your class
The city has changed nationality four times since 1870 — a fact that makes it one of the most powerful living classrooms for 20th-century European history anywhere on the continent. For Citizenship and Politics groups, there is nowhere better: the European Parliament’s free school visits, the hemicycle chamber, and the EU history exhibition deliver curriculum content no textbook can match. The day trip to Colmar and the Alsatian Wine Route adds the depth of the region’s art history, with Grünewald’s extraordinary Isenheim Altarpiece at the Unterlinden Museum.
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.
Trip highlights
A guided visit to one of the world's most significant democratic institutions — the hemicycle chamber where MEPs debate and vote on legislation affecting 450 million citizens, with an exhibition on the history of the EU directly linked to the Citizenship curriculum
The extraordinary Gothic cathedral whose rose window, astronomical clock, and 142-metre tower dominated the world's skylines for 227 years — the platform at 66 metres gives panoramic views across Alsace to the Black Forest
The most perfectly preserved medieval timber-frame district in France — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of canals, covered bridges, and 16th-century lanes explored on foot, looking exactly as it has for five centuries
Curriculum links
Practical information
- Breakfast included; group dinners featuring Alsatian specialities — tarte flambée, choucroute garnie, Munster cheese; lunches at group's own expense
- Local currency is Euro (€); spending money recommended, particularly for the Christmas market if visiting in December
- Strasbourg is extremely compact and walkable; the European Quarter is a 20-minute walk or short tram ride from the historic centre
- The European Parliament offers free guided visits for school groups — pre-booking several weeks in advance is essential
- Programme also available as a 2-night stay; duration adaptable to your group's calendar
- 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 concrete understanding of how the European Union works and why it was created
- A vivid sense of how borders and national identity are constructed and contested — nowhere teaches this better than Strasbourg
- A lasting impression of one of France's most distinctive and beautiful cities
In pictures
Language Trips - your questions
A school language trip is organised for your whole group: the entire class or year group travels together, shares accommodation and follows a programme built around your school's curriculum. An individual language stay is a personal booking for one student. On the move specialises in group programmes and handles all logistics, supervision and paperwork for schools.
All levels from complete beginners (A1) to advanced (C1). Pupils are sorted by level on arrival so every lesson is appropriately challenging. Each pupil receives a CEFR-referenced progress certificate at the end of the stay.
Our English schools in London and Dublin hold English UK or IALC accreditation. Malta partner schools are FELTOM-accredited. Barcelona schools are Instituto Cervantes-affiliated. Paris schools are certified by the French Ministry of Education. All schools are regularly inspected and all teachers are qualified.
Yes, and we encourage it. The most effective language trips blend morning classes with afternoon cultural experiences where pupils use the language naturally. We design the programme around your educational objectives and group.