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 Last year, the institute awarded $267 million in grants across the country, with a focus on helping to organize book drives and museum field trips in areas without existing access to libraries or museums. Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025 Gillmore-Wolter said the area isn’t safe for school field trips. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 The fee covers educational materials, field trips and classroom sessions. Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 Kayak and paddleboard clinics provide fun on-the-water experiences while snorkeling adventures along the Caicos Bank and field trips to SFS offer hands-on environmental learning. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field trip
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  • Calmer adventures in the air are new helicopter excursions over the region’s geothermal terraces and mountain peaks plus a culinary adventure to Craggy Range Winery in the North Island’s gastronomic center, Hawke’s Bay.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Its five spacious cabins overlook snowy peaks and flower-freckled hillsides, and its owners, the Claus family, offer adventures like hiking, sandbar picnics, and fly-out excursions.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20trip. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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