School tours

Dial Hard

Had my niece in the car earlier and she was telling me about her school tour earlier this summer, which was to a farm. She goes to the same primary school I went to and practically every single year except for sixth class, our tour was to a farm. Which was a great novelty (the first few times anyway) for a bunch of kids from Terenure. It got me thinking, though, what did schools in rural areas do for their tours? And did anyone ever get to go anywhere that was just plain fun, as opposed to having some kind of token edumacayshunal aspect?

Stone Deaf 4evr

Dial Hard wrote: »

Had my niece in the car earlier and she was telling me about her school tour earlier this summer, which was to a farm. She goes to the same primary school I went to and practically every single year except for sixth class, our tour was to a farm. Which was a great novelty (the first few times anyway) for a bunch of kids from Terenure. It got me thinking, though, what did schools in rural areas do for their tours? And did anyone ever get to go anywhere that was just plain fun, as opposed to having some kind of token edumacayshunal aspect?

dublin zoo, fota wildlife park, craggaunowen, were all hit throughout my school going days.

messrs

Dial Hard wrote: »

Had my niece in the car earlier and she was telling me about her school tour earlier this summer, which was to a farm. She goes to the same primary school I went to and practically every single year except for sixth class, our tour was to a farm. Which was a great novelty (the first few times anyway) for a bunch of kids from Terenure. It got me thinking, though, what did schools in rural areas do for their tours? And did anyone ever get to go anywhere that was just plain fun, as opposed to having some kind of token edumacayshunal aspect?

I went to school in the country and our school tours were mainly to Dublin!! did a lot of the educational stuff, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublina/Christchurch ect. Fun tours were the Zoo or ice skating.

Sheep Lover

They took us around the council estates and told us to stay in school or this is your future.

The Backwards Man

We alternated between Belfast Zoo, the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, and The Transport Museum in Bangor.

I got left behind twice, teachers were very forgetful in those days.

Squidgy Black

Clara Lara was deadly, went there in 5th class.

Menas

In Primary school we went to the zoo and the ailwee caves...they are the only ones I remember.
But in secondary school we went to holland and belgium by bus/ferry. I really enjoyed that trip.

Banjo String

Was always a farm for us.


Followed by what sounds did you hear etc the following day.

King George VI

I went on the Viking Splash tour in 6th year. It was ridiculous. Then a few weeks later we went to Belfast for 2 hours. Also ridiculous.

Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson wrote: »

I went on the Viking Splash tour in 6th year. It was ridiculous. Then a few weeks later we went to Belfast for 2 hours. Also ridiculous.

The viking splash tour is CLASS

Banjo String

Deleted User wrote: »

The viking splash tour is CLASS

This.


Went on it lastr year with relatives from Oz, and it was a right good laugh.

Dublin.

But usually for the Spring Show in the RDS.

aperocot

We got to go to Shannon airport once. on a 747! Dashed around Bunratty park and castle and took the train home (Dublin)

It cost £27, made in dribs and drabs in 1990 and I remember almost every single second of it!

Bummer1234

Glenroe pet farm and then stopping off at blanchardstown shopping center on the way home.

Then a year or two after we went on a boat to scotland to some theme park, We spent most of the time travelling than in the place tho, Found been on a boat for the first time an exciting experience when i was that young.

freshpopcorn

Ours were generally to UL/activity centre.
Where their was swimming,rafting, archery, canoeing, etc. these tours were generally in May.
Before Christmas we went ice skating and to the cinema.

whiskeyman

I have a vague recollection that Aer Lingus did a tour where they'd take some schoolkids up on a 737 and just circle Dublin and land.
Would have been late 80s or early 90s. Anyone go on this / hear of it?
Think I was out sick that week.

Ruu

Armagh Planetarium, Dublin a few times as well.

Boom_Bap

Cant remember if it was Clara Lara or Camp 2000, but one of them.
Went to some place in Cavan as well with Orienteering.
Some place in Donegal for a couple of days where I can remember walking around fields and in muck.
Went to an Orchard.
A good few farms alright.

We did go to the Wax Museum one year.

Even as highly impressionable 10 year olds, we giggled at how awful the waxworks were.

Then out to Kilmainham Jail.

And the National History Museum.

And the Ilac Shopping Centre.

custard gannet

I could swear someone once told me that they visited Mountjoy just to see how shiite it was and got to meet a few of the more repentant inmates who were tasked with scaring them straight. Maybe it did happen back then but a trip to a prison really sounds like the place a school's insurance wouldn't cover.

Menas

I would love to go on an old fashioned school tour. On a bus with my friends.
Now, fck that with the sandwiches and flask of tea.

No, we would have beer and dorritos to eat and proper music on the bus radio. None of that Val Doonican crap.

Coca cola factory anyone?!

Dial Hard

Lia_lia wrote: »

Coca cola factory anyone?!

I doubt there's a school within a 50-mile radius of Dublin that didn't do that at some stage! It was never our proper end-of-year tour, though, just a day trip thing.

Bogger77

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

dublin zoo, fota wildlife park, craggaunowen, were all hit throughout my school going days.

did you go to my school?

When the Sun Hits

Achill was shite.

NOS3

Ross castle, crag cave and the aqua dome in primary school.

I went to the Netherlands earlier this year. That was probably the best one. :pac:

Chemical Byrne

Going to a farm would be a total WTF tour for us being in a small country school!

We did a tour to Dublin to Aras An Uachtarain, the National Museum etc one time. It showed me anyway that Dublin is not wall to wall mayhem as my mother would still have me beleive to this day at the ripe age of 29. She still insists on me minding myself in Cork or Dublin as the place is full of drugs, murders and rapes!

Dial Hard

Dial Hard wrote: »

I doubt there's a school within a 50-mile radius of Dublin that didn't do that at some stage! It was never our proper end-of-year tour, though, just a day trip thing.

I went to school in Kerry so that was our big 5th/6th class school tour! We also went to the museum. Fun times.

We went to Cappanalea a good few times.

Most of our "school tours" just involved walking around the Killarney National Park/climbing mountains etc...which was just down the road anyway.

In secondary school we went to France. I'm sure other people here has memories of Flunch!

The_Valeyard

Lia_lia wrote: »

Coca cola factory anyone?!

"Give that man a can of coke"

custard gannet

custard gannet wrote: »

I could swear someone once told me that they visited Mountjoy just to see how shiite it was and got to meet a few of the more repentant inmates who were tasked with scaring them straight. Maybe it did happen back then but a trip to a prison really sounds like the place a school's insurance wouldn't cover.

I went to mountjoy in transition year. In the women's prison one of the prisoners asked me if I was x's daughter I am. I was absolutely mortified.

OneArt

We went to Mountjoy Prison as part of a school tour, though it was in secondary school. Got to go inside a prison cell and everything (the prisoner had to stand outside whilst a bunch of school kids snooped around). One of my classmates asked the teacher if we could "experience the showers".