Subject related visits
B.S.E. Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
The Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. Popularly known as "BSE", it was established as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association" in 1875.
Dabbawallas
Mumbai has an estimated 5,000 Tiffin carriers delivering around 175,000 lunch boxes every day. The business is centuries old and evolved over a period of time. The efficiency service of this industry has earned the Dabbawallas a six-sigma rating from Forbes magazine, meaning that they have a 99.99% efficiency rating in delivering lunch boxes to the right people.
Film Studios
The Indian entertainment industry is currently a $10 billion (£5.1 billion market, which is forecast to grow to $23 billion (£11.7 billion) by 2010. The Indian film industry contributes 20% of the total entertainment sector.
IIM-A and NID
Ahmedabad is a hub of higher education, especially Management Studies. This city has a number of established reputed educational institutions, notably the globally acclaimed "Indian Institute of Management".
Coop
Italy's largest supermarket chain is based in Bologna. A visit here will give students the chance to observe the structure of the organisation and how it has diversified to become so successful. There is also an opportunity to explore the corporation's cooperative roots.
Guglielmo International Airport
One of the most important airports in Italy, students can appreciate its role in driving the economy of the country as it caters for the movement of goods and people.
Further highlights
- Citizenship & Learning Skills
NGO Project
This is an ideal opportunity for your school tour to make a positive impact while developing personal and team goals. The work is led by a local NGO that is involved in social development including: education, health, women's empowerment and vocational training. Their key aim is to improve the lives and conditions of people who live in the slum areas.
Temple tours
While in India you will have the chance to appreciate some of the holiest sites in the world including: Monkey temple, the temples of Pushkar and Sisodia Rasni-ka-Bagh & Birla Temples.
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve Safari
Take students out of the city and into the Samode village, some 42km from Jaipur. This is an adventurous, yet safe, day excursion where students can ride camels through the Rajasthan countryside and observe the abundance of local wildlife which, aside from the tigers, includes: monkeys, wild boars, spotted deer, Indian gazelle and crocodiles.
- Geography
Jaipur
Set in the poorest areas of Jaipur this project offers the opportunity to work in a number of community activities. This is an ideal opportunity for any group to make a positive impact while developing personal and team goals. The work is led by a local NGO that is involved in social development including: education, health, women's empowerment and vocational training. Their key aim is to improve the condition of people's lives.
Working with an NGO in Jaipur which aims to educate the children and develop their skills to help them with income generation later in life and reduce the cycle of poverty in their family.
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve Safari
Take students out of the city and into the Samode village, some 42km from Jaipur. This is an adventurous, yet safe, day excursion where students can ride camels through the Rajasthan countryside and observe the abundance of local wildlife.