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Chester - STEM School Trips with First Education

STEM Field Trips and Residentials in Partnership with VSTEAM Edu. & Chester YHA

First Education are providing this incredible STEM school trip package together with VSTEAM Edu. As part of their engaging activity program, VSTEAM will be treating children to a wide range of demonstrations, featuring captivating elements like drones, robots, and circuits for their enjoyment and enrichment. These incredible Science based programmes cover many KS2 areas within the curriculum. They are delivered on-site and led by the incredible VSTEAM team. All activities are fully risk assessed.

Available throughout England at various venues with transport. Please check the venue locations.

Operating Period:
All Year Round

First Education

First Education and School Travel are one of the UK's leading providers of school trip packages working in partnership with over 100 venues and activity providers.

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Workshops

Some of the exciting STEM Workshops that we offer are: Bridge Building, Aircraft, Forces & Motion, Solar System, Biology (Microscopes), and Light Photo Frames.

Children Coding Robots Student Holding Aircraft Gliders

All Inclusive Packages

Packages are fully inclusive of all coach travel, accommodation, meals plus your choice of activities.

Accommodation

YHA Chester Trafford Hall is situated in a spectacular location on the outskirts of the City of Chester and within easy reach of some of the North West’s largest conurbations. Built in 1756, the Hall is a fine building with fabulous historic character that reflects both the past, and today’s modern facilities. The Hall now works to deliver the YHA mission to enrich the lives of all - but especially young people - with a programme of activities that help to promote good physical health, mental wellbeing and life skills through the experiences we create. Our venues offer a wide range of facilities, from twin rooms through to dormitory rooms, Group Cabins and Tented villages, En-suite or group/gender split bathroom facilities.

Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Links

Bridge Building
Dive into bridge engineering through hands-on practical work. Explore various bridge types, including arch, beam, cantilever, suspension, and truss bridges. Learn the intricacies of load transfers and design a stable bridge.
Aircraft
Build and launch your own gliders using cardstock to explore the science of flight. Experiment with shape and balance while learning about lift, thrust, drag, and gravity.
Glowing Lanterns
Get hands-on with light and colour by creating glowing lanterns using glow paint and LEDs. Explore how light travels, how we see colour, and the science of luminescence in a fun, creative way.
Biology (Microscopes)
Explore the microscopic world of cells, microorganisms, and photosynthesis. Enhance biology knowledge with fun, microscope-based activities, offering stunning 1000x magnification views of organisms.
Tower Building
Put your engineering skills to the test by building towers with K'NEX. Explore stability, balance, and the forces that keep structures standing tall through fun, hands-on challenges.
Rockets and Forces (tornados)
Deepen your understanding of forces and motion with engaging activities. Create captivating water tornadoes and launch stomp rockets using our specialised pressure pump kit. Explore concepts such as thrust, gravity, friction, drag, and pressure while having a blast.
Space (planets and star constellations)
Explore the wonders of space by creating your own planet models and glowing star constellations. Learn about the solar system and patterns in the night sky through creative, hands-on activities.
Light Photo Frames
Create glowing photo frames using acrylic sheets, markers, and balloon lights. Discover how light interacts with transparent materials while designing your own colourful, illuminated display.

Cost

Please contact school.travel@firstbus.co.uk to obtain a quote.

Testimonials

We cannot recommend First Travel and the Centre enough. From the moment we re-booked the residential, following our visit last year, everything was dealt with promptly. Changes that needed to be made were accommodated and we felt supported during each step of the process, by Leanne and Rick.

Staff Member, St Johns CE Primary

Excellent service by both First Travel & the Centre Staff.

Staff Member, Hamilton College

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About This Provider (First Travel Solutions)
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Head Office: First Travel Solutions, Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, BB5 5HY

First Education and School Travel are a specialist school tour operator within the UK FirstBus company. We are one of the UK’s leading providers of all-inclusive school trip packages with over 100 venues and activity providers. We are a fully bonded school tour operator working to UK Package Travel Regulations, meaning your payments are 100% safe with us. Our team is made up of some of the most experienced individuals in the school trips industry with many years of experience and knowledge. Our attention to detail is second to none.

Capacity and Group Sizes
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Typically group sizes vary from between 24 pupils + staff – up to around 100 pupils + staff.
Available Regions
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Available throughout England at various venues with transport. Please check the venue locations.

Anywhere in England

Anywhere in Northern Ireland

Anywhere in Scotland

Anywhere in Wales

Available Facilities
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  • Free Parking
  • On-Site Parking
  • Toilets
  • Cafe
  • Shop

Other facilities may include: Outdoor activity areas, Dining areas & Dry facilities for eating lunch if the weather is poor, Wet rooms, Toilets & Changing areas, Lounge or recreational room, Event rooms/classrooms, Self-catering kitchen or tea & coffee making facilities making, a tuck shop providing gifts and confectionary.

Contact First Travel Solutions (External Provider) to book this Trip.
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