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As important as school is, the classroom isn’t the only place where children learn about the world and their place in it. The development of crucial life skills takes place in many different environments, and school trips are a key part of this. They also provide an exciting and often welcome change from the normal school day. Read on to learn about the many benefits of school trips for children from a top UK secondary school.
Development of soft skills
School trips provide an opportunity for children to master various life skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving and communication skills. They’ll often work as part of a group to complete a project during their trips, which will enhance their interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team. They may also get the chance to apply their creativity to a project or enhance their research skills. All these abilities can then be applied to their school learning and in many different situations throughout their life.
Bringing learning to life
Children who learn by doing (rather than just learning the theory) will benefit most from school trips. Visiting a museum, for example, will help them understand history topics better, while a trip to the zoo will help bring the topic of animal biology to life. They’ll learn how concepts they’ve studied in school apply in real life, which will help them grasp concepts and ideas more easily.
Reinforcing classroom-based learning
All children will benefit from school trips which explore topics they’ve learnt about in school in more depth or which show certain concepts in action. It’s sometimes easier to demonstrate complex ideas in a real-world environment, and of course it often makes learning more exciting for children – meaning they’ll likely absorb and retain information better. It’s important for children to see that learning can be fun!
Increased confidence
Getting out and about will enhance children’s sense of independence, particularly if they’re tasked with completing a project without supervision. This in turn will boost their self-esteem and confidence as they learn they’re capable of problem-solving and seeing a task through independently. They can then take this increased confidence back to the classroom and apply it to any challenging situations they might encounter in life.
As you can see, school trips have a number of benefits for children and help them learn in a new and exciting way which will only complement their classroom-based learning.