As Year 10 and 11 clutched their passports and boarding cards at Gate 22, news filtered through that, once again, a volcanic eruption had started on the Reykjanes peninsula.

Approaching Keflavik Airport the burnt orange sunrise pierced a lazy trail of volcanic ash; the view below revealed the 3km fissure split, spewing red hot fountains of lava over the snow covered land.

The pupils were lucky enough to witness a volcanic eruption first hand, but from a very safe distance!

Fortunately, the eruption caused no major disruption for the group, unlike the famous 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption that closed European airspace for a week! The pupils were able to continue their tour, experiencing Geothermal Hot Springs, a walk on a Glacier, the sights of the city of Reykjavik, frozen waterfalls galore, Geysir eruptions, visiting a geothermal powerplant to learn about renewable energy, and a little glimpse of the Aurora Borealis.

On the last day leaners took a Virtual Reality ‘Flight over Iceland’ to remind them all of the amazing places they had seen and maybe could visit at another time. A perfect visit to Iceland, seeing so much of what this stunning country has to offer and giving learners a fantastic learning opportunity that they will remember for a long time to come.