ITS-Reizen

Study trip to Leipzig

Leipzig is the city of Bach and of the Peaceful Revolution of 1989. We provide coach travel for you and your students.

Destination
Leipzig, Germany
Type of trip
Study trip
Target group
Upper secondary and vocational schools
Duration
3 to 4 days
Price
Price on request

About this school trip

Leipzig is an inspiring destination for a study trip on music and the Peaceful Revolution. Johann Sebastian Bach worked here as Thomaskantor from 1723 until his death in 1750 and is buried in the Thomaskirche. At the Bach-Museum and the city's many musical landmarks, your students discover how Leipzig was a centre of music for centuries.

In the autumn of 1989, Leipzig made world history. The peace prayers in the Nikolaikirche grew into the Monday demonstrations; on 9 October 1989 some 70,000 people marched peacefully through the city. The Zeitgeschichtliches Forum shows what daily life in the GDR looked like and how resistance developed. We recommend preparing the themes of dictatorship and resistance in class and debriefing together afterwards.

We are happy to provide transport for you and your students to Leipzig. We spread the drive over the day with plenty of rest stops. In our comfortable coach with an experienced driver, the whole group travels safely to Saxony and back to school.

Highlights

  • Thomaskirche and Bach-Museum
  • Nikolaikirche and the Monday demonstrations
  • Zeitgeschichtliches Forum on the GDR

Included

  • Return coach travel
  • Experienced driver

Not included

  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Entrance fees and excursions

Day programme

  1. Day 1: Journey to Leipzig

    Departure from school, with rest stops along the way. In the evening, a first walk through the city centre.

  2. Day 2: Bach and musical heritage

    Visit to the Thomaskirche and the Bach-Museum, with tasks on Bach and Leipzig's musical history.

  3. Day 3: Peaceful Revolution and journey home

    Visit to the Nikolaikirche and the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum, with a debrief. Then the coach sets off back to school.

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