YOUNG travellers have been enjoying a round the world trip — without leaving the classroom.

Beaumont School teachers took their youngsters to see the Seven Wonders of the World, the Amazon Rainforest, inside Buckingham Palace and even down under to the Great Barrier Reef all in the space of a day.

And it was thanks to Google Expeditions Virtual Reality sessions.

Nikesh Gandhi senior leader at the school, said: “The Google Expeditions visit was brilliant.

“Before school, the Google representative gave each teacher a mini lesson in how to operate the Google Cardboard VR headsets via a Google tablet.

“In short, each teacher could choose an expedition.

“Once selected, children looked through the virtual reality headsets and were transported to the chosen location in a 360 degree immersive experience.

“As the teacher, we were able to pinpoint specific features or locations within the expedition to direct the children to a point of learning.

“Each panoramic picture has a text box full of information and suggested questions for the teacher to share and ask as children are exploring.”

He added: “The children were in awe at each expedition visited— linked to their topics in class.

“It gave them the opportunity to be transported in seconds to anywhere in the world.

“They are places some may never get the opportunity to visit themselves.

“In terms of learning, virtually visiting wonders of the world allowed teachers to add a spark to their topics.

“Obviously nothing can replace physically visiting the locations in person but it well and truly used technology to create a wow moment in school which is so important for a 21st century learner.”

Luke Wardle, aged 10, said: “I loved every bit of it, it was awesome.

“I loved turning around at one point to see a shark staring right at me. It was also interesting to see inside Buckingham Palace.”

The school is hoping that businesses will now help them buy a set of the Google Cardboard devices so that pupils can regularly make regularly enjoy more virtual reality adventures.

And they say they are keen to loan out the devices so children at other schools can also share the experience.