EXCURSION   !

WHY ?

Excursion is integral part of our educational program. These are educationally based and socially beneficial. They are employed to enhance learning experiences and reinforce concepts taught in the classroom, providing opportunities to apply knowledge and understanding gained at college to ‘real life’ situations.

Camps play an important role in building group cohesiveness, in fostering friendship, and in strengthening the relationships between teachers and students. In addition, it gives individual students opportunities to develop independence and leadership skills. Our yearly scheduled tours , in particular, helps facilitate a smooth transition from learning to gain experiences practically.

All of our students have the opportunity to participate in tours and camps appropriate to their age and interests during the year.  

 
Why Visiting New Sights?
When students and teachers are together outside the classroom, new educational environments and experiences are possible to get. Students may have the opportunity to observe many things that are not available at college campus, including exotic wildlife, various plants and multicultural people.

Creating Relationship
Getting away from the everyday atmosphere of the classroom gives students an opportunity to spend time with each other in a new environment. They may be able to connect on more of a personal level without the structure of the normal college day. Students may be able to spend much of the Educational trip day in small groups, observing, chatting and learning about each other. Having an Educational trip in the early part of the term is wise, since it will allow students to bond with classmates they may not know very well.

Experiencing Informal Learning Environment
Educational trips provide valuable educational opportunities away from the classroom, without using textbooks and other tools used in a normal learning setting. Students on Educational trips can often learn while having fun in a more informal environment. If the Educational trip destination has staff members who do hands-on teaching with visiting students -- such as at a science center or historical museum -- the students will be excited to learn from someone new.
 

Having Fun

        No matter how much students learn during a Educational trip, their favorite memories may be based on their enjoyment of the day. Getting away from college for a day or even half a day is always exciting for students, and Educational trips are always highly anticipated. Students will have fun with their friends and they also may return to the classroom with a renewed focus on their schoolwork.