Taking a break...
We will gather at Changi Airport Terminal 1, Row 2 (Flight EK 007) at 6.30pm for our overnight flight to London via Dubai.
1. Panoramic Tour of the city with a Blue Badge Guide (in the morning)
Highlights: able to see iconic places in London such as the Buckingham Palace, the Horse Guards, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, and all the other famous London landmarks.
2. British Museum (in the afternoon)
Highlights: attend a special exhibition “Staging the World” at the British Museum, which provides a unique insight into the emerging role of London as a world city, seen through the innovative perspective of Shakespeare’s plays.
1. Brixton Market (in the morning)
Highlights: appreciate the diverse community of Brixton through its well-known African and Caribbean produce.
2. Houses of Parliament (in the afternoon)
Highlights: learn more about the British Parliament’s current work and history through a Guided Tour.
1. Tower of London (in the morning)
Highlights: a historic castle founded towards the end of 1066. It is a World Heritage Site today.
2. National Gallery (in the afternoon)
Highlights: an art museum founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. It is the fourth most visited art museum in the world.
3. Even Song at Westminster Abbey (in the evening)
Highlights: witness the beautiful architecture of Westminster Abbey and experience of the beauty of music.
4. Southbank Christmas Markets
1. Gumley House Convent School
Highlights: a full day of interaction and activities with local students. It is an opportunity to experience studying under the British education system.
2. Let It Be (in the evening)
Highlights: a musical based on the lives of The Beatles.
1. Charles Dickens Walk (in the morning)
Highlights: strolling through the courtyards of Lincolns Inn where Dickens set his famous novel “Bleak House”, finding out how Dickens contributed to the founding of London’s first and most famous childrens’ hospital and viewing a 15th century dining hall and a 17th century chapel.
2. Royal Courts of Justice (in the afternoon)
Highlights: learning about the history, art and architecture of the Royal Courts of Justice. In addition, learn about the different roles and working spaces in court.
3. War Horse
Highlights: a play based on the book of the same name by acclaimed children's writer Michael Morpurgo.
1. Drama Workshop at the Globe Theatre (in the morning)
Highlights: the focus will be on the aspects of Shakespearean performance via an introduction on Othello.
2. Tate Modern
Highlights: emphasis on the portrayal of individuals in modern art and implications vis the relatioinship of the individual and society in the 20th and 21st centuries.
3. Richard III
Highlights: a play by William Shakespeare. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England.
1. Oxford
Highlights: Meeting Nuala Young, former City Councillor. Discovering the challenges faced with respect to managing the University Town. Going on the walking tour of Oxford and uncovering the literary heritage of Oxford.
1. Singapore High Commission
Highlights: learn about Singapore’s Trade and Economic ties with Britain.
2. Poetry and Dialogue Session with published poet and former BBC Poet-in-Residence
Highlights: A face-to-face session that will allow students to listen to the reading of his poems, understand his inspiration and learn how they are formed.
1. Borough Market (in the morning)
Highlights: see how the Urban Space Management helped win significant regeneration funds under the title “London’s Larder”. The project rapidly moved to become one of the country’s best known food retail markets.
2. Imperial War Museum (in the afternoon)
Highlights: focusing on war poets.
1. Check out of the hotel and board the waiting coach.
2. Possibly drive through the Docklands and East London to see how the area has been redeveloped for the London Olympics.
Arrive in Singapore in the evening.
