School Group Travel New Zealand: Building Our Children’s Future

The demand for school group travel to New Zealand remains high as the world economy recovers from the previous year’s downturn; and there is a decision to reinvest in the education and future of our children. Being world renowned as the premier international destination, school group travel to New Zealand has increased significantly over the past decade. Famous for its friendly people, scenic beauty, adventure activities, high quality sporting and educational facilities and the safety of the country, New Zealand provides the perfect backdrop for student’s experiential learning experiences.

The increasing popularity of school group travel to New Zealand is the result of two factors; New Zealand being the preferred location for many international countries school group travel, and; the trend towards moving learning out of the confines of the classroom.

According to recently releases research which surveyed more than 400 primary and secondary school teachers, found that an overwhelming percentage (90%) take their students on educational trips outside the classroom environment; believing that learning out of the school environment is beneficial for the education and experience of children of all ages. The research also investigated the frequency of school group travel; 20% of teachers confirmed that they complete external educational trips once every term, with 57% completing external school group travel once or twice per year. There was an overwhelming response from the teachers surveyed who expressed that they value school group travel because it provides their students with a broader understanding, with firsthand experience of their subjects, as well as facilitating team building and socialising.

Educational tours and school trips have always been popular among students; including primary, high school and university students. Educational tours and school group travel to New Zealand provides the opportunity for teachers, students and the community to use New Zealand as their classroom. There are numerous benefits of educational tours and school group travel to New Zealand for both teachers and students. For teachers, the empowerment to provide their students with a life changing experience, improving their abilities as an educator as well as increasing their confidence through the school group travel.

Students are able to engage in experiential learning, learn about the New Zealand culture, earn credits by working towards completing coursework associated with the educational tour and learn important team building, interpersonal, communication and social skills. The quality of education that your children receive today is vital for their future development tomorrow. Improve their skill set, confidence and learning experiences by promoting school group travel to New Zealand within your local community.

Haka School Tours is an award winning educational tour company based in New Zealand. Specialising in school group travel, school sports tours as well as educational and cultural trips, Haka School Tours guarantees the best in experiential learning, adventure and sporting experiences available to schools throughout the world. To find out more, visit www.newzealandschooltours.com