Last year New College students went on a variety of study trips and took part in a number of initiatives, including:

Archaeology & History

Stonehenge; Imperial War Museum; British Museum;
London University (Lectures on US Civil Rights);
Westminster (Politics and History Conference).

Art & Design

Florence; Sienna; Saatchi Gallery London;
National Knitting and Stitching Show; Clotheshow Live;
V&A Quilt Exhibition; Grace Kelly Exhibition.

Business Studies

Alton Towers; customer service training with Sainsbury's;
supporting The Mayor with charity work.

Classical Civilisation

'Antigone' and 'The Odyssey' at Oxford Playhouse;
theatre trip to 'Women of Troy'.

Creative & Media

BBC Television Studios - 2-day residential.

Early Years

Turkey;
Body Worlds Exhibition;
Drove Children's Centre Observation Unit;
Great Western Hospital;
@ Bristol.

English

'Othello' (Oxford and Chipping Norton);
Michael Frayn's
'Noises Off'; visit to a local school to investigate language acquisition in children.

Geography

Investigative trips to the River Churn;
London Docklands; Austria as well as surrounding area of Swindon.

Music

Salisbury Cathedral; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden;
Evening Serenade at Highworth Methodist Church;
Gala Concert.

Performing Arts

'Macbeth'; Tobacco Factory – 'Anthony and Cleopatra';
Cornwall Dance Residency; Youth Dance England;
Motionhouse Dance Workshop; UDance South West Competition;
Fashion Show; Passion for Fashion Competition.

Photography

Trip to Spain;
Tate Gallery London;
National Portrait Gallery;
"Photographing Wiltshire's Treasures" project and exhibition.

Politics & History

Parliament; Downing Street; Politics & History conference in Westminster.

Public Services

West Wales; Cornwall; Forest of Dean; World Skills Competition;
various Armed Forces establishments and local fire stations.

Science

Bristol Biochemistry Day; Bournemouth Forensic Science Day;
Bath Nutrition Day; Nuclear Fusion Reactor Culham; Bristol Zoo; Royal Society.

Sport

Millennium Stadium; University of Gloucestershire; local leisure centres and country parks.

Travel and Tourism

Alton Towers; Roman Baths in Bath;
Bath City Centre; Marriott Hotel; 'Head for Heights'- aerial activity centre in the Cotswolds.

General

Student Star Awards;
New College has Talent Competition;
Sugarhill Festival; grilling prospective
MPs at election debates; themed weeks including Diversity Week.

We also arrange visits to universities, conferences, plays, musical and sporting events, zoos, and many more.