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 Missouri Town, which opened in 1965, attracts around 11,000 people annually, including close to 3,000 children on school and summer camp field trips. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025 Educate yourself—take a field trip to a regenerative or agroforestry-based farm. Alana Sandel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Adding technology to help tell Amo's history and inviting schools for field trips are part of future plans. Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Fridays mean field trips for the 50 children going to F.O.C.U.S.’s day camp. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for field trip
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excursion
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  • That three-day excursion would have set us back about $6,000 CAD.
    Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Guests also enjoy access to a beachfront restaurant, wellness services, yoga classes, and yachting excursions.
    Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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

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