School trip to Zeeland: Watersnoodmuseum, Delta Works and Neeltje Jans
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Reference SCO-01-855
- Duration Day trip
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
In Zeeland, the 1953 flood and the giant Delta Works barriers show how the Netherlands protects itself from the sea.
On the night of 31 January to 1 February 1953, a storm and an exceptional tide broke the dykes of Zeeland and killed more than 1,800 people in the Netherlands. At the Watersnoodmuseum, housed in caissons that were used to close the breaches, pupils learn about the disaster through testimonies and objects. At Neeltje Jans, they discover the Delta Works, the vast programme of barriers built afterwards, and see the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier up close. The theme links directly to today's questions of climate and rising sea levels. The trip suits geography, science and citizenship lessons for pupils aged about 10 to 18.
Programme
- Departure from your school at the agreed time.
- Safety: our drivers drive for no more than 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, by day and by night.
- Arrival in Zeeland, a province of islands and peninsulas at the mouths of the Scheldt and the Meuse.
- Visit to the Watersnoodmuseum in Ouwerkerk, housed in caissons from the 1953 flood (on request).
- Drive across the Oosterscheldekering, the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier.
- Picnic.
- Visit to Neeltje Jans park: Delta Works exhibition and a look inside the barrier (on request).
- Stop in Middelburg and walk around the abbey and the Lange Jan tower.
- Return to school at the end of the day.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school
- The services of a driver
- Free places for accompanying teachers (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Road and parking costs
The price does not include
- Visit to the Watersnoodmuseum in Ouwerkerk, housed in caissons from the 1953 flood
- Visit to Neeltje Jans park: Delta Works exhibition and a look inside the barrier
- Meals and drinks
- Entrance fees to museums and sites not mentioned
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money
Good to know
- Each pupil needs an identity card (Kids-ID for under-12s) and parental permission to travel abroad.
- Bring each pupil's European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
- The barrier and the coast are very windy: bring warm, waterproof clothing; off-season opening days should be checked.
- Times are adapted to your school; pupils are supervised by their teachers.
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- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
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School trip to Zeeland: Watersnoodmuseum, Delta Works and Neeltje Jans
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- From 20 participants
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