Science tour to Geneva: 3 days, 2 nights
With the European nuclear physics laboratory at CERN as the central highlight of your tour, this is sure to be a once in a lifetime, inspiring experience for your students.
Excursion Ideas
CERN
Subject range: Science, Cultural
What you’ll experience:The European Organization for Nuclear Research known as CERN is a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, the organization is based in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border and has 21 European member states. Israel is the first (and currently only) non-European country granted full membership.
Select says:This must be booked directly by the school prior to confirmation of your tour. Please note that this is an extremely popular trip and dates book up many months in advance. Find out more on the CERN website.
Lake Annecy
Subject range: Science
What you’ll experience:This area is internationally renowned for its beautiful harmonious landscape and for the fantastic pure quality of the water in the lake. The clear water (the purest in Europe due to the efforts made to protect it for over 50 years) flows from the lake into the canals running through the Annecy’s historic centre, the Old Town.
Select says:More information can be found on the Lake Annecy website.
Lake Geneva boat ride
Subject range: Cultural
What you’ll experience:For a unique perspective on the city, take a one or two hour boat cruise around the lake. It is the largest lake in Switzerland and one of the largest freshwater lakes in Europe. It is located in far Western Switzerland and is shared with the French département Haute Savoie.
Select says:Seeing sights like the Jet d’Eau de Geneve. The magnificent water jet is 140 metres high, with 500 litres of water passing through it per second at a speed of 200 km per hour!
Science trip to Geneva: 3 days, 2 nights Accommodation
Geneva Hostel
Location: Geneva
Capacity: 336
A 10 minute walk from the town centre and 5 minutes from Lake Geneva. This is the best youth accommodation in Geneva for school groups!
Rooms: Rooms are shared facilities, en-suite rooms available on request.
Facilities: On site restaurant, public Wi-Fi, wheelchair access, close to the waterfront.
Meininger Hotel Geneve Centre Charmilles
Location: Geneva City Centre
Capacity: 362
MEININGER Hotel Genève Centre Charmilles is ideally located on the bank of the Rhône. From your door it's a simple stroll to Geneva city center and picturesque Lake Geneva, with the Jardin Botanique, Jet d'Eau and Palais des Nations nearby. Nestled between city and nature, in the heart of lively Charmille district, trolleybus lines make for an easy journey to the airport or central station.
Rooms: Clean & Modern. En-suite bathroom
Facilities: Free wifi & 24 hour reception
Links to Learning
Learning areas:
KS3/4
Paying attention to objectivity and concern for accuracy, precision, repeatability and reproducibility; KS3 learning about a simple (Dalton) atomic model, KS4 a simple model of the atom consisting of the nucleus and electrons; the use of models, as in the particle model of matter Atomic structure.
