Iceland School Trips

Iceland offers extensive study opportunities and invaluable hands-on experience in an array of subject areas.

BIOLOGY
The very nature of Iceland’s isolated location, climate, geology, volcanic and geothermal activity means that it provides a unique habitat for vegetation and wildlife and provides ample opportunity for studying the following topics:

• Unique Ecosystems, Wildlife & Evolution Studies
• Hot Spring Ecology
• Soil Erosion
• Plant Succession

GEOGRAPHY
Iceland provides your students with invaluable hands-on experience and excellent case studies for both coursework and exam preparation. There are a host of possible geography and geology topics that can be explored when visiting Iceland:

• Plate Tectonics: Mid-Atlantic Ridge & Volcanic Activity
• Managing Natural Hazards & the Eyjafjallajokull Case Study
• River Environments & Waterfalls
• Coastal Environments
• Glaciers & Cold Environments
• The Energy Issue
• The Growth of Tourism
• Synoptic Studies

Find out more about Iceland's volcanic features, click here »

SCIENCE
Iceland is an awe-inspiring country that has the power to bring text books to life and it attracts a wealth of scientists from around the globe. Iceland provides ample opportunity for study of the following topics:

• Sustainable & Renewable Energy
• Unique Ecosystems & Wildlife
• Hot Spring & Geyser Chemistry
• Hot Spring Ecology
• The Blue Lagoon
• Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights
• Soil Erosion
• Plate Tectonics & Volcanic Eruptions
• Temperate Icecaps in Changing Climates
• Plant Succession