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Will the Snow gods smile on skiers this year or will snow farming ensure that we are in for a bumper year anyway?

Have you ever thought about taking your students on school trips abroad? Or wondered what the advantage is of going somewhere overseas when there’s so many fabulous destinations within the UK? We asked some of our teachers the key reasons they would choose to take their school trips abroad and the(...)

Best performing arts destinations for schools For us Brits, Europe is one of the best performing arts destinations for schools, because it's intrinsically linked with art and culture. The romance, the language, the drama… Europe is the perfect destination for a performing arts trip! Our workshops are designed by professional(...)

We often get asked why you would choose to go to North America versus Europe, and while we believe there are many benefits to both, we do have a soft spot for North American ski and snowboard holidays! Read on to hear some of our thoughts on skiing in the(...)

Take a look at the top 4 long-haul school destinations for school sports tours.

The resorts we work with in United States of America and Canada are a truly first-class option for a ski trip, and some of the best ski resorts for school tours you will find on the planet. In North America, you are sure to get bang for your buck whether(...)

Picture this: blue, clear waves lapping against a clean, powdery beach and children shouting in laughter as they try and stay upright on a paddleboard together! Our international watersports tours are the perfect way to get students working together and, most importantly, getting them outside in the fresh air! We(...)

Saint Augustine once said "the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." Here at Activ4, we couldn’t agree more with this sentiment. We believe that getting outside and practising your subject somewhere other than a school classroom or field has a slew of(...)

Here at Activ4, we are always keen to grow and offer more fantastic options for our school partners. 2019 sees the launch of our Costa Brava Geography tours. We are running a free site inspection in October half term to get you as excited about the fantastic new geography field(...)

Summer term 2018 has seen the first of our tours run to Lignano Sabbiadoro, an incredible location right on the edge of the Adriatic Sea, just over an hour from the picturesque canal city of Venice. The newest edition to our team, Kathy, our Regional Sales Manager, was on hand(...)