field trip

as in excursion
a trip to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something We took a class field trip to the power plant.

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Recent Examples of field trip The move eased the financial burden for parents trying to expose their children to the best culture the city has to offer and made possible scores of school field trips. Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024 Princeton is cutting transportation for students in afterschool activities and reducing field trips for next school year. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 Before dismissing his students, T.J. announces that the class is going on a field trip. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 In partnership with the Eastern Shoshone community, Lovelace and his team of researchers led field trips to show tribal members and students at local schools the natural history beneath their feet. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for field trip 

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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20trip. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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