PUPILS at Holcombe Brook Primary School went on a school field trip – without leaving the classroom.

They were treated to a virtual trip after the Google for Education ‘Expedition Team’ visited the school.

Although nothing can replace hopping on the bus for a real life field trip, the expeditions provide an unparalleled opportunity for supplemental hearing to the children of Year 4/5.

The invention allows teachers to take their classes on virtual field trips – immersing students in experiences that bring abstract concepts to life to give them a deeper understanding of the world beyond the classroom.

A box arrives with everything you need to travel – a tablet for the teacher and Google Cardboard viewers and phones for every student. Next, the teacher selects a destination, and the entire classroom jumps there automatically.

Mia Reece, of Class 4/5 and pictured wearing the white T-shirt said: “I thought it was really good. It made me laugh when I was looking around and I was wondering why things were there and I wanted to learn more about them.”

Another pupil in the class Amelia Parker, played a game on hers. She said: “It was quite strange when I was in the war scene because I looked around and there was a soldier there and it looked real.

"Then a tank appeared and it looked amazing.”

A third pupil mentioned just how real she found the experience. “I think other schools should try it. It feels like you are actually there,” said Megan Redfern.

Casey Lynchey, Year 4 & 5 teacher and computing coordinator at Holcombe Brook, said: “Thanks to the Google Expeditions Team our KS2 students had a wonderful and engaging experience; using the Google Cardboard they were transported to the Taj Mahal, space, back in time to the trenches in WW1 and even under the ocean, swimming with sharks!

“I would definitely recommend Google Expeditions to other schools and we will certainly be looking to use these kind of sessions again in our school.”