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Teachers planning field trips for their students might want to consider taking them to Berlin, a city that has a rich history and would be the perfect learning experience for pupils. By going to Berlin, you will be able to teach your youngsters all about the rise of Nazism, reunification, the Weimar Republic and the Prussian kings. You can, of course, instruct them on such subjects from books, but, while the history may be a disturbing one, there is no better way to reveal it to pupils than by visiting the city. Berlin has served as the capital of reunified Germany since 1990 and in the last few decades has been completely transformed into a modern, international hub. Split by the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1989 - which served to separate the communist east and the capitalist west - the city carved out its unique place in the changing face of world politics when the structure finally tumbled. The Berlin Wall is certainly one sight that you need to include in your itinerary when you and your students are making your way around the metropolis. A section of the wall still stands and the East-side Gallery - an open-air museum of sorts - is certainly worth a visit. There are lots of interesting murals painted on the walls that depict the history and the future of Berlin. Other attractions that you need to take in include the World War II Topography of Terror, which is where the headquarters of the SS, the Gestapo and the Security Service stood from 1939. Here, you will find an information centre that details the history of the Nazis. You also need to take your students around Potzdamer Platz, which was attacked during the second world war. Since then, it has been rebuilt and now acts as a centre of commerce, with a plethora of shops and entertainment facilities to be found here. To see more evidence of World War II, head to the Kurfurstendamm area, now the main shopping street in Berlin. You can still see the bombed-out ruins of Kaiser Wilhelm Church, which have been left in place to symbolise the destruction of conflict. There is also the Russian Monument - a memorial to the 20,000 soldiers from the Soviet Union who died in the war - and the Gedenkstatte Deutsche Widerstand, a memorial set in place to honour the German resistance. It stands on the site where five conspirators against Hitler were executed. Berlin is a wonderful field trip destination if you want to teach students all about German politics. Organise your excursion with STS Travel, one of the leading school travel companies in the UK.
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