Google Expeditions Programme
On Thursday 8 December and Monday 12 December Google will be delivering their Expeditions Programme to all S1-S4 pupils. The key features of the programme are:
- Expeditions is a new product that allows teachers to take their classes on virtual field trips, immersing students in experiences that bring abstract concepts to life and giving students a deeper understanding of the world beyond the classroom.
- A box arrives with everything you need to travel: a tablet for the teacher, and Cardboard viewers and phones for every student. Next, the teacher selects a destination, and the entire classroom jumps there automatically.
- The Wildlife Conservation Society, PBS, the American Museum of Natural History, the Planetary Society, and the Palace of Versailles contributed to developing the curriculum for students.
- These trips are collections of virtual reality panoramas — 360° photo spheres, 3D images and video, ambient sounds — annotated with details, points of interest, and questions that make them easy to integrate into curriculum already used in schools.
- While nothing replaces hopping on the bus for a field trip, Expeditions provide an unparalleled opportunity for supplemental learning. Seeing the brilliant ways teachers integrate VR in their classes has taught us so much already
Pupils should come to the Games Hall at the allotted times:
| Thursday 8 December | Monday 12 December | ||||
| Session | Time | Classes | Session | Time | Classes |
| 1 | 8:50am | 2a1 and 3a1 | 1 | 8:50am | 1a1 and 4a1 |
| 2 | 9:20am | 2a2 and 3a2 | 2 | 9:20am | 1a2 and 4a2 |
| 3 | 9:50am | 2a3 and 3a3 | 3 | 9:50am | 1a3 and 4a3 |
| 4 | 11:00am | 2a4 and 3a4 | 4 | 11:00am | 1a4 and 4a4 |
| 5 | 11:30am | 2a5 and 3a5 | 5 | 11:30am | 1a5 and 4a5 |
| 6 | 1:00pm | 2a6 and 3a6 | 6 | 1:00pm | 1a6 and 4a6 |
| 7 | 1:30pm | 2a7 and 3a7 | 7 | 1:30pm | 1a7 and 4a7 |
| 8 | 2:00pm | 2a8 and 3a8 | 8 | 2:00pm | 1a8 and 4a8 |
| 9 | 2:30pm | 2a9 and 3a9 | 9 | 2:30pm | 1a9 and 4a9 |
| 10 | 3:00pm | 2a10 and 3a10 | 10 | 3:00pm | 1a10 and 4a10 |
We will post a summary of these events with photos on all of our media channels.
