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The Commemorative Visits Programme offers innovative and exciting learning opportunities for young people.
The programme includes a series of educational visits for UK schools and youth groups to key historical destinations related to the Second World War. It also provides a range of case studies, practical guidance and learning materials to help teachers and youth group leaders plan their own commemorative visits and related classroom activities.
The programme will explore themes such as commonwealth, empire, global citizenship, remembrance, reconciliation, human rights, memory and commemoration. It provides young people with the opportunity to actively commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, and to reflect on the nature of remembrance and what it will mean for future generations.
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Where we've been
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Monte Cassino
'Visiting the Polish cemetery with George was very emotional…when he was in his uniform at Cassino, two air officers saluted him and that made me feel proud of him.'
Ursuline High School, Wimbledon |
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Normandy Beaches
‘I was really taken by what I saw at Juno beach… As you looked at it you realised that this war you read about actually happened here.’
Oakmead Technology College, Bournemouth
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D Day Portsmouth
‘Seeing all the ships in the harbour, reminded me of what it would have looked like 60 years ago.’
Holbrook Primary School, Coventry
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D Day London
‘The most exciting part was when HMS Belfast shot her guns.’
Inver Primary School, Ross-Shire, Scotland |
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D Day Normandy
‘The surviving veterans of D-Day marched with immense pride through the streets near Gold Beach. I found the parade so moving. We thanked the heroes of D Day who are still with us, and remembered those who sacrificed their lives 60 years ago.’
Abbey Grange Church of England High School, Leeds |
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Battle of Normandy
‘One veteran who we spoke to said that the best reward that we could give would be to tell everyone what he told us. He wanted every single person to know the truth about war and live for peace.’
Kinder Children’s Choirs of the High Peak |
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Warsaw
‘For 60 years this event has existed in the minds of its veterans, and now it exists as a museum, a statue, but most of all an acknowledgement by every single person who was in Warsaw that weekend.’
Ullswater Community College, Penrith | |
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Learning Objectives
Click here to view the learning objectives for the Commemorative Visits Programme. |
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Practical Guidance
Click here for advice on Health and Safety, Risk Assessments and Planning Itineraries for study trips. |
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