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Educational Field Trip Ideas

Field Trip Ideas for High School Students

If you are looking for fun and educational field trip ideas for high school students, you have come to the right place. Fourwinds Tours & Travel has been arranging school field trips for over 20 years, and we know what field trip destinations and activities satisfy the needs of both students and teachers. Review the field trip ideas below and then get started planning your trip today.

Popular High School Field Trip Ideas, by Subject

History Field Trip Ideas

  • History Museum
  • Historic Site
  • Historical Reenactment
  • Seaport

Science Field Trip Ideas

  • Science Museum
  • Planetarium
  • Aquarium
  • Botanical Garden
  • Whale-watching Tour

The Arts Field Trip Ideas

  • Art Museum
  • Musical Performance
  • Theatre Performance
  • Dance Performance

Service Learning Field Trip Ideas

  • Community Service Activity
  • Environmental Project

Recreational Field Trip Ideas

  • Amusement Park
  • Water Park
  • Picnic
  • Ballgame
  • Ropes Course

Field Trip Ideas for Middle School Students

If you are a middle school teacher searching for new field trip ideas, we can help. Our student travel agency has coordinated numerous middle school field trips over the last two decades. We have seen what field trip ideas work best for middle school students, and those that don’t. Please browse the suggested middle school field trip ideas below and then let us help you with the logistics.

Fun Middle School Field Trip Ideas, by Subject

History Field Trip Ideas

  • History Museum Exhibit
  • Historical Tour
  • Lighthouse

Science Field Trip Ideas

  • Science Museum Exhibit
  • Planetarium
  • Aquarium
  • Zoo
  • Educational IMAX Movie

The Arts Field Trip Ideas

  • Musical Exhibition
  • Youth-oriented Play
  • Dance Show

Recreational Field Trip Ideas

  • Amusement Park
  • Water Park
  • Picnic
  • Ballgame
  • Roller Skating
  • Ice Skating

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The seventh grade trip to Philadelphia was a wonderful experience for all of our students. While at the Franklin Institute, the students were able to tour the museum and visit those sites that interested them the most, sites that provided them with opportunities for hands-on learning. At the Constitution Center, students viewed the dramatic presentation of "Freedom Rising", which chronicled our move toward independence and the creation of our form of government under the United States Constitution. The final stops for the students were a walk down the street to view The Liberty Bell, a world-wide symbol of freedom, a …

--homas Kemnitzer

West Hempstead Middle School, Philadelphia Field Trip, May 2008

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