Computing LIVE! Student Event at Disneyland® Paris
Inspire their future career at our Computing LIVE! Conference. Bring computer science to life for your students and fire their future career ambitions by showing them the many different paths a career in computing could take at our Computing LIVE! conference - all whilst enjoying the magic of Disneyland® Paris!
Event dates:
Monday 3rd and Monday 24th February 2025 - request a quote
Experts from high profile organisations will provide relevant examples and exam case studies to ignite your students’ aspirations whilst perfectly complementing the computer science curriculum at KS5. Students can also put their own questions to the experts during a Q&A session.
Meeting your learning objectives - Computing LIVE! is designed to meet course aims by encouraging and developing an enthusiasm for studying computing, encouraging students to think creatively and innovatively whilst understanding the impact and risks of digital technology on the world around them. Learn more about our full range of LIVE! events here.
Prices start from£435pp
Price Shown includes
- Return travel by executive coach
- 2 nights' B&B accommodation
- 1 day Hopper Park ticket
- Entrance to the Computing Live! student event
- Curriculum-linked workbook for students
- Extensive group travel insurance
- Services of the Events Team in Disneyland® Paris throughout your stay
- 1:10 free place ratio based on teachers sharing twin rooms
Price shown is based on 40 paying passengers departing from selected departure points.
Event overview
Expert speaker presentations - through real life experiences our speakers will give students the chance to hear how mathematics can be used to develop models of real situations and learn that they can be more or less effective depending on the assumptions that have been made.
Q&A session - interactive question and answer sessions will develop their knowledge and understanding of mathematical methods and concepts.
Team park challenges - enable students to select and apply mathematical techniques to solve problems and interpret mathematical information to reach conclusions within a unique learning environment.
The Events Team in Disneyland® Paris will provide support throughout your stay, they’ll:
- Meet you on arrival & assist with hotel check-in
- Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the event
- Host a teacher meet & greet with coffee & pastries
- Register your students at the conference & take questions
- Assist with check-out & departure
Event details and speakers at LIVE! events
Previous speaker: Lady Marieme Jamme
Lady Mariéme Jamme is an award-winning Technologist and pioneer in system change, a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. In Sept 2017, she won the Innovation Award at the Global Goals Award as a GoalKeeper for her work in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, by supporting globally young women and girls and governments.
Lady Mariéme’s latest venture includes the launch of iamtheCODE.org, the first African-led global movement to mobilize government, the private sector, and philanthropic foundations to advance STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Design) Education. Her goal is to empower 1 million young women & girls globally to become coders by 2030 and to align with the UN 2030 Agenda. Lady Mariéme recently got nominated by Apolitical as their World’s 100 most influential people in Digital Government.
Host - Jon Chase aka STEM Rapper
Jon Chase is a science communicator, author and science rapper based in South Wales. He has an intense passion for scientific thinking and believes that knowledge should be made available in a way that allows as many people as possible the opportunity to gain access to it. He has presented science for BBC learning on TV and YouTube and also co-authored books on The Science of Star Wars, The Science of Harry Potter, and The Science of Jurassic World. In 2017, he was awarded the Josh Award in Science Communication but it perhaps best known for his science raps, which he has produced for various learning establishments and organisations, including NASA and the BBC.
Previous speaker: Suzie Imber
Suzie Imber is an Associate Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester. She specialises in studying space weather; understanding the impact of the solar wind on the magnetised planets, in particular the Earth and Mercury. Suzie is a Co-Investigator on the X-ray spectrometer on board the joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft currently en route to Mercury, and due to arrive in 2025.
She was also the winner of the recent BBC 2 series entitled ‘Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes?’ during which twelve candidates were put through astronaut training with NASA astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Suzie was recently selected as one of 80 women from all over the world for a specialised leadership programme known as Homeward Bound. It's a year-long, international programme designed to bring together a cohort of scientists and policy makers that will collaborate to seek solutions to climate change, engage with governments, and become the visible leaders of the future.
She has written computer code to automatically identify mountains in South America, and found hundreds of mountains that had never been identified before. She sets off to scale these incredibly remote, unclimbed mountains, exploring new regions of our planet and even discovering Incan ruins on the summits.
Previous speaker: Rik Ferguson
Researcher, writer, filmmaker and presenter Rik Ferguson is the Vice President of Security Research at Trend Micro. Rik’s research into the murky world of cybercrime and the cloudy future of technology sees him advise law enforcement, governments and large enterprises alike. He is also a Special Advisor to Europol’s European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), a multi-award-winning producer and writer, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In April 2011 Rik was inducted into the Infosecurity Hall of Fame.
A recognised futurist, Rik is actively engaged in research into online threats and the cybercriminal underground. He also investigates the wider implications of new developments in Information Technology, their impact on security, both for the enterprise and for society as a whole.
Package options & sample itineraries
2 Night Coach Travel Package
Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Morning departure for Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in the Disneyland® Paris parks. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Return coach travel.
3 Night Coach Travel Package
Sunday to Wednesday
Sunday - Wednesday
2 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Morning departure for Disneyland® Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: Live! Student Conference & Free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Day trip to Paris. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Wednesday: Morning free in the Park. Return coach travel.
3 Nights Overnight Coach Travel Package
Saturday to Tuesday
2 DAY PARK TICKET
Saturday: Late evening departure. Night time channel crossing
Sunday: Morning arrival at Disneyland® Paris. Day free to use your Disneyland® Pass. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: Live! Student Conference & Free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Return coach travel
2 Night Eurostar Travel Package Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Afternoon departure from St Pancras International. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in Park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Free time to enjoy the Disney Village. Early afternoon departure. Arrive back in London early evening.
Evening activites
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Explore the parks: Disneyland® Park & Walt Disney Studios® Park
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Shopping in the Disney Village®
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Disney Illuminations Night Time Show
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Gaumont Cinema
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Evening meal experience at Planet Hollywood or Billy Bob’s Country Western Saloon
Study themes
- Algorithms
- Programming & coding
- Computer systems
- Cyber security
- Software development
Study levels
Suitable for Key Stage 5, meeting exam board specifications for AQA, OCR, EDEXCEL, WJEC and SQA.
Educational resources
In order to help you prepare for the Computing LIVE! Event, you will receive supplementary information about how each speaker will link to the curriculum as well as a list of desired outcomes. This can be used to follow up with your students when you return.
Places to stay
Chateau de Grande Romaine
The perfect base to explore the best that Paris has to offer, Château de Grande Romaine residential centre is enjoyed by groups looking for a French trip with a difference! A convenient location that benefits from over 70 acres of stunning grounds and woodland for your students to relax in after a busy day of excursions.
B&B Hotel Paris Disneyland
A very large hotel with 400 rooms, located in Marne La Vallée close to Paris Disneyland. It is a very modern, designer-style hotel with nicely-decorated and comfortable rooms.
Only a few minutes from Disneyland Paris, this large hotel is ideally situated for groups travelling to Disneyland, and is recommended by Disneyland Paris. A free shuttle stops in front of the hotel every 10-15 minutes to get to either the Disney® Parks or TGV / RER Chessy Marne La Vallée station, for Paris, operating from 6.00am until 11:50pm.
