During this school year with the opening of more activities and lowering of restrictions it was possible to include some field trips in some grades as an initiative of the teachers. Students participated in field trips to the farm, open water drumming, a sporting event in Hermosa Valley, hiking in Cabo Blanco and a day in Isla Tortuga.
Upcoming 11th grade students under their IB CAS (Creativity, Activity and Service) program will be visiting the Mangrove Organization in San Ysidro with a group of students from Summit High School in North Carolina where they will be participating and learning about dome building and visiting an edible plant garden and learning about the processes.
On Friday, May 27th the high school students will be visiting the Paquera fire station to culminate with the unit on community service. After previously under the transdisciplinary theme of how we express ourselves they were able to study the different jobs in the community, how they communicate with each other and how they benefit us.
Additionally and to culminate the year with the tours, the 11th grade students as part of their CAS program and the 10th grade students as part of their Social Studies program will be visiting the National Theater on June 8th to attend the Anne Frank play as part of the “Once Upon a Time” program for schools.
Field trips enrich and broaden the curriculum, strengthen observation skills by immersing students in sensory activities, increase students’ knowledge of a particular subject, and broaden students’ awareness of their own community and surroundings. It is important to view these field trips as case studies or specific areas where the teacher can make the most of the topics or content seen in the classroom and make real connections that allow students to engage in more meaningful learning.
For the 2022-2023 school year, we expect all groups to have tours again and we will be reporting more on this during the 2022-2023 Open House afternoon.