The Netherlands is well known as a producer of tulips, but students might not be aware of how big the business is. The north of Holland's markets, ports and breweries make a huge contribution to European and national economies and can teach groups valuable lessons about trading and organisation.
Subject Focus:
• KS 4: The organisation of manufacturing.
• KS 4: How businesses interact and adapt to local markets.
• KS 4: The differences and similarities of European businesses.
• KS 5: The workings of financial markets and stock exchanges and how trading affects the economy and peoples' lives.
Student Outcomes:
• Understand how markets affect and are affected by businesses.
• Explore the possibilities of doing business in a European organisation.
• Place the role of stock markets and commodities in economies.
• Appreciate the scale and structure of global trading patterns and their role in national, European and global economies.
It makes a huge difference as a busy teacher to have people on the other end of the phone who always seem to be so helpful with solving the inevitable problems that arise in the organisation of such trips. 
