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Paris: Science & Innovation Lens

Where science meets the City of Light: tech campuses, great inventions and Paris highlights.

Aircraft at the Air and Space Museum, Le Bourget
A boat on the SeineThe Eiffel Tower from the Seine at sunset
Length
3 nights · 4 days
Subjects
Physics, Science, Mathematics
Meals
Breakfast, packed lunch, dinner
Guide
French guide for the whole stay, on request

Why teachers choose it

EXPERIENCE

Station F, La Défense, live experiments, the Géode and the aircraft of Le Bourget, in four days.

LEARNING

Physics, the history of technology, entrepreneurship and how a business district works.

MEMORIES

Standing under Concorde and the giant A380.

For your curriculum

Subjects

PhysicsScienceMathematicsEconomicsCareers & entrepreneurship

Skills

Scientific curiosityUnderstanding innovationCareer awarenessObservation

Learning objectives

  1. 1See how an idea becomes a company, at the world’s largest startup campus.
  2. 2Follow three centuries of inventions, from Pascal’s calculator to the Airbus A380.
  3. 3Explore physics and technology hands-on at the Cité des Sciences.

Topics covered: Physics · Science · Mathematics · Careers & entrepreneurship · Economics · Civic education · History of technology

Your curriculum: we adapt the programme to the British, French or IB curriculum your students follow.

Students take part

DAY 1Meet founders at Station F
DAY 2Live science experiments
DAY 3Hands-on exhibitions at the Cité des Sciences
Teacher Pack
  • Learning objectives for each day
  • Activity and challenge sheets for students
  • Group leader information: timings, contacts, emergency numbers
  • Ideas to prepare the trip in class and follow it up
Ask for a sample Teacher Pack

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Station F & Arts et Métiers

    MorningStation F. The world’s largest startup campus, inside a former railway hall: meet the founders and see how an idea becomes a company.Careers & entrepreneurship · entrepreneurship, startups and digital innovation
    AfternoonMusée des Arts et Métiers. Three centuries of inventions, from Pascal’s calculator to Foucault’s pendulum, in a former priory.Physics · History · from the Scientific to the Industrial Revolution
    EveningRestaurant dinner.
  2. Day 2

    La Défense, Palais & Seine cruise

    MorningLa Défense business district. Europe’s largest purpose-built business district: skyscrapers, the Grande Arche and a glimpse of the working world.Economics · Geography · Civic education · European business and urban planning
    AfternoonPalais de la Découverte. Classic hands-on science experiments in the heart of Paris, subject to the museum’s reopening.Mathematics · Physics · Chemistry · live experiments
    AfternoonChamps-Élysées. End with a stroll up the world’s most famous avenue.Geography · Haussmann’s urban planning
    EveningBateaux-Mouches cruise. After a restaurant dinner.
  3. Day 3

    Cité des Sciences

    MorningCité des Sciences. Europe’s largest science museum: interactive exhibitions for curious minds, beside the mirrored Géode.Science · Physics · hands-on science and technology
    AfternoonLa Géode & Parc de la Villette. A giant film screen inside the mirrored sphere, then fresh air in one of Paris’s great parks.Physics · Science · optics, projection and the urban environment
    EveningRestaurant dinner.
  4. Day 4

    Air and Space & departure

    MorningMusée de l’Air et de l’Espace, Le Bourget. Half a day at the world’s oldest aerospace museum: Ariane rockets, the legendary Concorde and the giant Airbus A380.Physics · aerodynamics, flight and space exploration
    AfternoonDeparture. Mid-afternoon departure for the station, airport or coach.

Packed lunch every day. Visits depend on season and availability, and we adapt the order to your group.

Add to your trip

A sample of what we can add or swap in, quoted on request.

French cooking classChocolate museum & workshopStation FOpéra de ParisMusée d’OrsayMusée de l’OrangerieParc des PrincesStade de FranceLa DéfenseA French guide for the whole stay

Included

  • 3 nights in partner accommodation, with breakfast, packed lunch and dinner
  • All visits and entrance fees in the programme
  • Paris transport passes
  • Teacher Pack

Not included

  • Travel to Paris
  • Supervision of students, by your school staff
  • Travel insurance

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