Virtual School Trips for the Classroom

What is a Virtual School Trip?

A virtual field trip lets students explore real and imagined places through a VR headset, without leaving the classroom. Teachers launch immersive scenes, 360° videos, or interactive tours from a single dashboard. Students walk through ancient Rome, dive into a coral reef, or orbit Earth, all at a simple the click of a button?

ClassVR Xplorer – #1 VR School Trip Solution

Xplorer is purpose-built for collaborative classroom use, with an adjustable strap and easy-to-clean hardware.

Xplorer is an accessible, easy-to-use tool that lets students go anywhere in the world through a high-impact lens

ClassVR headsets designed for Primary Education

Why Schools Choose ClassVR

  • Built for Education
  • Efficient to Set Up
  • Proven Results
  • Trusted Nationwide

Free Virtual Field Trips for Your Classroom

Geography

Australian Outback Biome

Take students on a journey across the globe to Australia, to explore the vast Outback biome. Let them experience the striking red deserts, and learn about the unique habitats that define this remarkable environment.

History

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome – Take students back in time to the Colosseum for their history lesson. Our curriculum expert Sarah walks through how to use VR in lessons to boost students’ knowledge retention of the Romans.

Science

Coastal Eco System

Deep dive into the coastal ecosystem virtual experience. Uncover the rich biodiversity and dramatic landscapes that define the coast, from wave-battered cliffs to sheltered tidal rock pools.

How VR Benefits Learning

Compared to learners taught with more traditional teaching methods, learners using VR headsets are:

Increase focus on Students

4x

More Focused

Increase knowledge retention

4x

Quicker to Retain Knowledge

increase confidence in learning

275%

More Confident in Applying Learnings

*source: PwC

Turn Every Lesson into a Journey of Discovery  

Our explorable scenes place students at the heart of learning, surrounded by dynamic environments they can move through, navigate, and explore.

This interactive approach goes beyond simply seeing, it helps students feel present in every moment. By actively engaging with their surroundings, learners develop a deeper connection to the subject matter. It also fosters empathy, creativity, and critical thinking, supporting growth not just academically, but personally.

Build Critical Thinking Skills

Our teacher support resources are designed to deepen learning within virtual field trips. Comprehensive lesson plans and teacher notes help align each experience with the curriculum, while student activities and guided prompts drive engagement and meaningful discussion.

With our content creation tools, teachers and students can extend their field trip experiences even further. Students can upload or recreate their own virtual journeys, then revisit them in VR to reflect, analyse, and refine their understanding.

Level the Educational Playing Field

ClassVR’s virtual field trips open the door to experiences many students would otherwise never have access to.

Including exploring the world, visiting iconic locations, and engaging with powerful learning moments, without the barriers of cost, permission slips or travel.

ClassVR Designed for Education Across the UK

Primary School Field Trips

Virtual reality learning helps children aged 4–11 build foundational skills, core knowledge, and social development. By making abstract concepts tangible and lessons unforgettable, students can immerse themselves in their favourite storybooks, travel across the UK, Europe and beyond, and explore mountains, rivers, deserts, and oceans.


Secondary School Field Trips

Virtual reality transforms learning for secondary school students through deeper knowledge and real-world understanding. Let explore advanced topics across travel across the world and beyond to investigate ecosystems, analyze landscapes, and experience pivotal historical moments firsthand.

Hundreds of Thousands Immersive Content for Subject Lessons Available

Real Results: Enhancing Lessons with ClassVR

Use ClassVR in Geography lessons

Virtual School Trips at Kates Hill Primary School

Discover how students’ managed ot travel across the world and experience the subjects they are learning about.

Use ClassVR in spanish Lessons

Virtual Field Trip to Spain

See how students used ClassVR to explore the country of Spain and its culture.

Use VR in biology lessons

A Journey back in time for Pembridge Hall School

Read how students were able to travel back in time to immerse themselves in Ancient Egypt and explore the pyramids with ClassVR   

The #1 Google Expeditions Alternative

ClassVR is designed with education in mind, providing everything you need to easily deliver virtual reality in the classroom – the perfect Google Expeditions alternative!

ClassVR builds on the idea of virtual field trips with guided VR tours, real-time classroom controls, built-in lesson plans, and live student monitoring through ClassView — delivering everything Google Expeditions left behind.

How ClassVR Works in the Classroom

Creating AI prompts with ClassVR
Select a trip from the curriculum-aligned library.
ClassVR AI tool
Drag and drop your scene into a playlist.
Generate Images for ClassVR tool
Launch from the Classroom Management Portal.
AI images created with classVR tool
Monitor every student in real time and pause the room with one tap.