10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes
We asked our Geography Tours Development Manager and lover of all things geographical, Cath Rule, to put together ’10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes’. She thinks the list...
Top 10 Icelandic Natural Wonders
Located at the juncture of the North Atlantic and Arctic, Iceland is brimming with geographical wonders in their wildest forms. This unique country’s spectacular scenery and diverse natural...
The Battle of the Somme, 1st July – 19th November 1916
1st July marks the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. We’ve compiled the key facts and figures from the bloody battle, considering the events leading up to it, those who...
5 reasons every Geography student should experience outdoor learning
1. A fresh outlook Excite your students about people, places and the environment. Taking your budding geographers to unfamiliar environments challenges their existing thinking and provides them with...
British International School of Chicago in Iceland
The British International School of Chicago (BISC) enjoyed an exhilarating first day, despite arriving a little jet lagged this morning. We were soon off to a cracking start, viewing Reykjavik from...
D Day – 72 years and the events of D Day are no less impressive
The day something will happen If you say D Day to most adults over the age of 25 only one thing will come to mind – the events of 6 June 1944. On that day Britain and her Allies launched the...
University College School’s Sicilian Escapade
Last month University College School jetted off to spectacular Sicily for a 5 day geographical adventure. The group were accompanied by trip courier Amelia Maresca (daughter of our very own...
William Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary
I have a colleague and friend in Zagreb who only ever reads factual books. He says that as a successful historian he doesn’t have time to read fiction. To be fair, he is a much more successful...
Huddersfield Grammar School showing outdoor experiences support indoor learning!
Cast your mind back to September last year and you may remember that as part of our 50th birthday celebrations we awarded Huddersfield Grammar School in West Yorkshire with our first Golden...
Dear Diary: Historical Association Agincourt 2016 Visit
Earlier this month, Rayburn Tours’ Jackie Fowell accompanied teachers and primary school children from the UK on a four-day visit to Agincourt in Northern France. Take a look at Jackie’s journal...
Women’s Roles in the First World War
To mark the end of ‘Women’s History Month’ we asked our History Tours Development Manager, freelance historian and all-round history enthusiast, Paula Kitching, to pull together the key details...
Agincourt – 1415-2015 and Today
The Historical Association’s Agincourt visit This weekend, a group of 35 primary school children and teachers from across the UK have travelled to the historic French town of Azincourt (known by...