“Seeing is Believing.” There is no better way to learn something than to see or do it for yourself.
A mere knowledge gained from books becomes monotonous if it is not based on orientation and observation. Keeping this point in mind, the school arranges observational tours like picnic, excursion and study tours to various places of importance. When students visit different places as a part of their educational tour, they tend to experience a real-life learning which one cannot learn in books. In such kind of trips, students’ experience goes beyond reading theories; students are able to see it, participate in it physically and experience the overall thing.
Educational Field Trip plays a vital role in the school curriculum, which serves a wide range of benefits in several ways including learning and teaching. Students have ample opportunity to witness new things, learn about new environments at their own pace and immerse themselves in an authentic experience. Most importantly, field trips contribute greatly to build self-confidence and foster a sense of teamwork and community. These field trips incite the evolution of moral, personal, social and study skills. They often develop leadership qualities and motivate them to perform better.Such trips are highly informative as well as educational, for children get an opportunity to know the facts and fictions of life. This annual outing also helps a child in the way of character building.
These trips contribute significantly to the cognitive development of children mostly because educational travel allows students to witness authentic things beyond the theory of subjects by actually experiencing and seeing in real life. It erases the boredom of classroom lectures and gives students the opportunity to visit new places and new environment which are good ways to awaken students’ interest and learn by actually doing a hands-on experience.
EDUCATIONAL TOUR AND STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME UNDERTAKEN
1. Hydel Power Plant
2. Bakery
3. Solar Power Station
4. Dairy Farming
5. Silk Industry
6. Fishery
7. Event Management -a new horizon
8. Printing Press
9. Banking
10. Iron Industry
11. Gardening (Natural trees)
12. Doll Making
13. Electronic Toy Making
14. Water Conservation
15. Thermal Power Plant
16. Organic Farming
17. Flowering Plants
18. Cottage Industries
19. Waste Management
20. Crop Plantation
Though the primary purpose of educational tours is to educate students, they are also used as part of the curriculum to cover a wide range of life skills including teamwork, time management, communication, etc. This is because educational travel allows students to dip in fresh experiences, and use them to enhance their career prospects.
Considering the importance of field trips, the school, from time-to-time, organizes such enriching Educational Tours for students and the entire expense is borne by the school only.