Our World VR Journey: Geography VR Workshop for Primary Schools
Our World VR Journey is a virtual reality geography workshop for primary schools, delivered in your hall by Giant Journeys across the UK and Ireland. Pupils explore seven world landscapes and landmarks in 45 minute sessions, up to six a day, up to 30 children per session, with all VR equipment provided.
Overview
- Up to 6 sessions per day
- 45 minute sessions
- Up to 30 children per session
- Suitable for primary school pupils, with discussion adapted to their age group
- Explore contrasting landscapes and famous landmarks through immersive VR
- Ideal for geography topics, habitats and environmental awareness
- Delivered in your school hall or a large classroom
- All VR equipment provided
Discover Incredible Places and World-Famous Landmarks Through Virtual Reality
Take your pupils on an unforgettable adventure around the world, all without leaving the school hall. From the frozen landscapes of Antarctica to tropical rainforests and the African savannah, the Our World VR Workshop brings geography to life through exploration and discovery.
Children will experience the extraordinary variety of our planet, visiting spectacular natural environments and some of the world’s most recognisable landmarks. It’s an exciting way to spark curiosity about different places and help pupils make connections between the world on a map and the landscapes they discover.
Explore the Frozen Landscapes of Antarctica
Journey to the icy wilderness of Antarctica and discover a landscape unlike anywhere else on Earth. Surrounded by snow and ice, pupils can consider what makes polar environments so different from the places they know, and what challenges living in such extreme conditions might bring.
Step Into Tropical Rainforests
Swap frozen scenery for the lush greenery of a tropical rainforest. Discover a world of towering trees and dense vegetation as pupils explore how warm, wet conditions shape these remarkable habitats. It’s a memorable starting point for discussing biodiversity and why rainforests matter.
Discover the African Savannah
Experience the wide-open landscapes of the African savannah and compare its grasslands and scattered trees with the rainforest and polar regions. Children are encouraged to notice differences in vegetation, think about seasonal changes and consider how animals depend on their surroundings.
Visit the Great Wall of China
See the Great Wall winding across the hills and discover the remarkable scale of this famous landmark. This stop brings human geography into the journey, encouraging pupils to think about why people build significant structures and how they change the landscape.
Explore the Great Barrier Reef
Travel to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and discover an extraordinary underwater environment. Pupils can compare this marine habitat with the landscapes they have already visited and consider why protecting the natural world matters, both above and below the water.
Discover the Pyramids of Giza and the Grand Canyon
Continue the adventure with two spectacular sights. The Pyramids of Giza introduce children to the achievements of an ancient civilisation, while the Grand Canyon reveals the dramatic landscapes that nature can create over time. Together, these landmarks offer an exciting opportunity to compare human-made structures with natural wonders.
What Will Your Students Do?
Explore Contrasting Environments
Travel between polar landscapes, rainforests, savannahs and coral reefs, noticing what makes each place distinctive.
Discover Famous Landmarks
Visit remarkable places around the globe and explore the differences between natural features and human-made landmarks.
Develop Geographical Thinking
Observe, compare and describe landscapes, building vocabulary and asking questions about climate, habitats and the wider world.
Build Environmental Awareness
Consider why different environments are important and how we can help care for the places, plants and animals that make our planet special.
What this covers in the curriculum
Our World VR supports the geography programme of study in the national curriculum for England.
Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2): naming and locating the world’s seven continents and five oceans, and identifying hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the Poles. Using basic geographical vocabulary for physical features such as forest, mountain, sea, ocean and soil.
Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4): describing key aspects of physical geography, including climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts. Locating the world’s countries and identifying their environmental regions.
Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6): understanding similarities and differences between regions through human and physical geography. Describing human geography, including types of settlement and land use, alongside natural landmarks and how they formed.
Questions teachers ask before booking
How much does an Our World VR workshop cost?
A half day is £450 plus VAT for up to four sessions. A full day is £650 plus VAT for up to six sessions. Tailored quotes are available for larger schools or longer bookings.
Which year groups can take part?
The journey is suitable for primary school pupils, with discussion adapted to their age group.
How long is each session?
Each session runs 45 minutes with up to 30 children. Up to six sessions can run in one day.
Which places do pupils visit?
Antarctica, a tropical rainforest, the African savannah, the Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef, the Pyramids of Giza and the Grand Canyon.
What does the school need to provide?
Only the space, a hall or a large classroom. All VR equipment is provided.
How does it link to the curriculum?
It supports geography topics, habitats and environmental awareness, and lets pupils compare natural landscapes with human-made landmarks.
Can it be an enrichment day?
Yes. Schools book it to launch a geography topic, to explore contrasting habitats or as a whole school enrichment day.
Where do you travel to?
Schools across the UK and Ireland.
Related journeys and pricing
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- Pricing: Half day £450 plus VAT, full day £650 plus VAT.
- Locations: Towns and counties we visit across the UK and Ireland.
- Choosing VR workshop subjects for primary school children: How to pick the right VR journey for your topic.
Ready to Take Your Pupils Around the World?
Bring a world of discovery into your school with the Our World VR Journey. Whether you’re launching a geography topic, exploring contrasting habitats or planning an enrichment day, this immersive workshop gives children plenty to talk, think and write about long after the headsets come off.
We bring the equipment and lead the experience. You bring your curious explorers. Get in touch to check availability and plan your Our World VR Journey.