MUMBAI, INDIA
Duration and date: 10 Days – February 2020
Cost of trip: £2000
Subject: Undertaken in Lower 6th for all students
Trip availability: Open to all Lower 6 students in the college
Conditions for taking part: This trip is in support of a charity in India and involves working with young children who live in the slums in Mumbai. We run the India Project in college to raise money for the charity that we work with, Prem Dan, and there is an expectation that students who come on the trip will be part of this project and take part in fund raising to pay for the educational materials we take with us to India.
The focus of the trip is the workshops that students carry out with underprivileged children. The trip also offers a cultural experience where students take part in a variety of activities including; yoga, Bollywood dancing, visits to temples, Indian food and many other aspects of Indian culture. The cost includes all travel, tourist visa, all food and water and accommodation.
LOURDES
Duration and date: 5 Days – Early July 2020
Cost of trip: £630
Subject: Undertaken in Lower 6th for all students
Trip availability: Open to all Lower 6 students in the college
Conditions for taking part: Satisfactory attendance on MyAquinas
The cost of the tour will include flights with Flybe, full board accommodation at The Ariane Hotel, Lourdes, minibus travel and travel insurance. The trip also includes; Torchlight Procession, Lourdes Guided visit, Massabielle Grotto visit, Le petit traine Lourdes- mini-train ride around Lourdes, Pic du Jer- Cable car ride with 1000ft views over Lourdes, Batresmountain village visit, Gavarnie visit- Natural amphitheatre with waterfalls, Betharram Caves.
VENICE
Duration and date: 7 Days – Early April 2020
Cost of trip: £400
Subject: Undertaken in Lower 6th for all students
Trip availability: Open to all Lower 6 students in the college
Conditions for taking part: As this is an exchange, it is essential that you can offer accommodation to an Italian student and that you are willing to stay with a family in Italy.
This is an exchange so the Italian students visit Aquinas in March and stay in our homes. Our students continue to attend college during this visit and take part in activities with the Italians during evenings and weekends.
The cost of our trip to Valdobiadenne in the Prosecco region of NE Italy includes flights, all meals and trips to places in the region such as Venice & Verona.
ST JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
Duration and date: 1 Night –February 2020
Cost of trip: £80
Subject: Undertaken by Lower 6th students
Trip availability: AQ Scholars, but open to any high achieving student
Conditions for taking part: To benefit from the trip the student should be doing well enough academically for an Oxbridge UCAS application to be a realistic proposition.
This visit is designed to give students an idea of the realities of life as an Oxbridge student and an appreciation of what Oxford and Cambridge universities can offer. We meet current undergraduates, admissions tutors and researchers, and have a chance to experience life in college: the food, the rooms, the gardens, libraries and courtyards. We normally visit a Cambridge subject faculty and also one of Cambridge’s museums. There is also trip to a student theatre production or the cinema. Hopefully a few myths about Oxbridge will be dispelled and you will come away with a clear idea as to whether you would like to apply.
MURRAY EDWARDS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
Duration and date: 1 Night –March 2020
Cost of trip: £80
Subject: Undertaken by Lower 6th students
Trip availability: AQ Scholars, but open to any high achieving student
Conditions for taking part: To benefit from the trip the student should be doing well enough academically for an Oxbridge UCAS application to be a realistic proposition.
This visit is designed to give students an idea of the realities of life as an Oxbridge student and an appreciation of what Oxford and Cambridge universities can offer. We meet current undergraduates, admissions tutors and researchers, and have a chance to experience life in college: the food, the rooms, the gardens, libraries and courtyards. We normally visit a Cambridge subject faculty and also one of Cambridge’s museums. There is also trip to a student theatre production or the cinema. Hopefully a few myths about Oxbridge will be dispelled and you will come away with a clear idea as to whether you would like to apply.