class outing

Students' group expedition

A class outing is a group trip taken by students and teachers outside the regular classroom setting—to a museum, park, historical site, or similar destination.

The activity combines education with recreation: The third-graders went on a class outing to the aquarium.

Also called a field trip or school excursion.

Related

school bus · packed lunch · lunchbox · chaperone · parent volunteer · tour guide · museum · zoo · park · students · teacher · permission slip · backpack · group · buddies · snacks · playground · nature walk

Opposites
location/setting

class outingclassroom instruction

Teaching in school setting

desk work · classroom activity · seatwork · lecture · classroom learning

instructional format

class outinglecture

Educational spoken presentation

book learning · traditional teaching · rote learning · study hall · written exam

activity type

class outingdetention

Temporary official holding

homework

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G