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Making Field Trips Meaningful: Curriculum, Connection and Student Voice
This episode was supposed to be short… but once we started talking about field trips, we couldn’t stop.
After Mel returned from a field trip, we decided to pivot and unpack a big question: What makes a field trip truly meaningful?
We explore the spectrum of real-world learning experiences from schools that rarely leave campus to fully student-directed trips.
Along the way, we talk honestly about the very real points of resistance:
But instead of stopping there, we reframe those challenges as opportunities.
We also share examples of interdisciplinary field trips that blend social studies, science, math, language, and sustainability, discussing how the best trips are never built in isolation. And maybe most importantly, we remind ourselves: If we want real-world learning… we actually have to go into the real world. Or at the very least, intentionally bring it in!
We want to hear from you:
Our Edvolution newsletter comes out every other Monday (on non-podcast weeks), and we have a submission section just for educators like you.
Use this form to send us:
250 words
A photo of yourself
Your field trip insight, strategy, or story
We’d love to feature you.
Connect with us any time on LinkedIn or email us at [email protected].
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By Edvolution ServicesThis episode was supposed to be short… but once we started talking about field trips, we couldn’t stop.
After Mel returned from a field trip, we decided to pivot and unpack a big question: What makes a field trip truly meaningful?
We explore the spectrum of real-world learning experiences from schools that rarely leave campus to fully student-directed trips.
Along the way, we talk honestly about the very real points of resistance:
But instead of stopping there, we reframe those challenges as opportunities.
We also share examples of interdisciplinary field trips that blend social studies, science, math, language, and sustainability, discussing how the best trips are never built in isolation. And maybe most importantly, we remind ourselves: If we want real-world learning… we actually have to go into the real world. Or at the very least, intentionally bring it in!
We want to hear from you:
Our Edvolution newsletter comes out every other Monday (on non-podcast weeks), and we have a submission section just for educators like you.
Use this form to send us:
250 words
A photo of yourself
Your field trip insight, strategy, or story
We’d love to feature you.
Connect with us any time on LinkedIn or email us at [email protected].