This document discusses the steps involved in planning and conducting a successful field trip, including preliminary planning, pre-planning with students, taking the field trip, and follow-up activities. The preliminary planning stage involves making arrangements with the location and getting proper approvals. In the pre-planning stage, the objectives are discussed with students and safety guidelines are set. When taking the field trip, the schedule is followed and students are able to ask questions. Afterward, the field trip is evaluated based on lessons learned and benefits to students. Field trips provide hands-on, engaging learning experiences but do require time, costs and logistics to plan properly.
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2. “field trips offer an excellent bridge between the work of
the school and the work of the world outside”
PLANNING A FIELD TRIPS INCLUDES THESE STEPS:
1. Preliminary planning by the teacher
2. Preplanning with others going on the trip
3. Taking the field trip itself
4. Post-field trip follow up activities
3. For preliminary planning by the teacher, brown (1969)
proposes by the following
Make preliminary contacts, a tour on final arrangements
with the place to be visited
Make final arrangement with the school principal about
the details of the trip: time, schedule, transportation
arrangements, finances, and permission slips from parents
Make a tentative route plan, subject to later alteration base
on class planning and objectives
Try to work out mutually satisfactory arrangements with
other teachers if the trip will conflict with their classes
Prepare preliminary lists of questions or other materials
which will be helpful in planning with the students
4. Preplanning with students joining the trip
• Discuss the objectives of the trip and write them
down: the main objectives should be included in
the permit slip given to parents and should be
consulted later when the trip is evaluated
5. ________________
(name of the school)
PARENTS APPROVAL and WAIVER
To the principal of ________________________________________school
(name of the school)
_________________________________________________________has my
(name of child/ward)
Permission to atend the Field Trip
To/at___________________________________________________________
On date_________________________________ Time ____________________
Under the supervision of ___________________________________________
I further agree to assume the responsibility of seeing that my child cooperates and conforms to the fullest with the school
directions and instructions of the school officials in charge and that I hereby free the schools authorities from any
responsibility for any untoward incident arising from this trip thereby waving any future claim for damages against the
school, provided however, that the damage or injury incurred is not directly attributable to the negligence of the school
authorities themselves.
signed_________________________________
(parent or guardian)
_________________________________
(address)
__________________________________
(contact number)
6. Preplanning with students joining the trip
Prepare a list of questions to send ahead to the guide of the study
trip.
Define safety and behavior standards for the journey there and
for the field trip site itself
Discuss and decide on ways to document the trip. Everyone is
expected to take notes
List specific objects to be seen on their way to the site, on the site
of the field and on their way home from the site
Discuss appropriate dress. Comfortable shoes from walking are
important
Before the trip use a variety of learning materials in order to give
each students a back ground for the trip
7. Preplanning with other joining the
trip
Other people accompany the group to be oriented on the
objectives, route, behavior standards required of everyone
so they can help enforce these standards. These may be
parents who will assist teachers, other and/or school
administration staff.
8. Taking the Field Trip
Distributed route map of plans to be observed.
Upon arriving at the destination, teacher should check the
group and introduce the guide
Special effort should be made to ensure that:
- the trip keeps to the schedule
- the students have the opportunity to obtain
answers to questions
- the group participates courteously in the entire
trip
- the guide sticks closely to the list of questions
9. These are questions we can ask
after the field trip to evaluate the
field trip we just had.
Could the same benefits be achieved by other
materials? Was it worth the time, effort, and perhaps
extra money?
Were there any unexpected problems which could be
foreseen another time? Were these due to guides,
students, poor planning, or unexpected trip
conditions?
Were new interest developed?
Should the trip be recommended to other classes
studying similar topics?
10. of educational benefits:
1. The acquisition of lasting concepts and
and change in attitudes are rooted on
concrete and rich experiences.
2. Field trips bring us to the world beyond the
classroom.
3. Field trips have a wide range of application.
4. It can bring about a lot off realizations which may
lead to changes in attitudes and insights.
11. A school for the blind.
An automobile factory.
A museum.
Disadvantage of Field Trips
These educational benefits can compensate for the
drawbacks of field trips, some of which are :
* it is costly
* it involves logistics
* it is extravagant with time
* contains an element of uncertainty