
What Is A Field Trip?
Field trips are a great way to bring excitement and adventure to learning. A focused, well-planned field trip can be the perfect vehicle to introduce new skills and concepts to kids, reinforce ongoing lessons and leverage the learning potential of...
Students Really Do Learn Stuff On Field Trips
A study from the University of Arkansas finds that cultural field trips offer students, and in particular, disadvantaged students, an important opportunity to add measurable depth to their education. Find out more here...
How Field Trips Boost Students’ Lifelong Success
Educational trips contribute to better student outcomes in school and beyond. Maximize the impact of field trips with nine ideas to get a jump-start on next year. Tighter budgets, standardized tests and heavier workloads have resulted in fewer fie...
The Fun’S Back In School Field Trips
Just 10 years ago, schools shoved field trips down children’s throats because the syllabus ‘demanded’ it. This inevitably meant a solemn trip to the museum or the fire station. But, children today, products of a technology-driven generation, refus...
Planning A Field Trip
The world can be your classroom -- but ensuring that your field trip is a productive learning experience for students takes planning. This article helps you prepare your students, yourself, and others for a successful field trip. Discover NC helps...
Before You Send Your Child On A Field Trip
Field trips are fun outings for most school children, but can be times of stress and disruption for children with special needs. Before your child boards that bus, find out the answers to these eight questions to make sure he or she has the safest...