school trips

Educational group excursions

School trips are organized excursions where students travel together to educational destinations—museums, historical sites, nature reserves, or cultural landmarks.

The term emphasizes the group nature and institutional sponsorship: The school trip to Washington was the highlight of eighth grade.

British English favors school trip where American English often uses field trip.

Opposites
learning location

school tripsclassroom instruction

Teaching in school setting

desk work · homework · study hall

pedagogical approach

school tripsclassroom teaching

Education in school setting

bookwork · rote learning · lectures · book learning · seat time

routine vs. special

school tripsdaily routine

Recurring set of activities

Family

trip, school, schooling, schooled, schools, preschool, schoolwork, unschooled, schoolhouse

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G