Field trips are always exciting school events that students look forward to throughout the year. As a pivotal part in broadening students’ horizons, field trips offer students a valuable opportunity to explore new topics and have new experiences. 

Field trips are crucial to the learning goals of MBS such as experiential learning. Engaging with other students in an environment off campus is a crucial learning experience and helps to build a stronger community.

This year some trips have included the 8th graders to the Meadowlands Environment Center, the 9th graders to a YMCA camp, 11th graders to Camp Bernie, the 10th grade Oceanography class to Sandy Hook, 10th graders to see Macbeth, and student opportunity trips to the New York Stock Exchange. However, there are more field trips to come!

Mr. Brad Turner’s Oceanography class traveled to the Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, New Jersey where they were able to explore topics they had been studying in the classroom in a more hands-on way. The trip covered beach erosion, dune plant succession, wildlife in that area, and a general history of the area. Students participated in hands-on learning using nets to catch fish such as mummichogs, and silverside. This experience directly reinforced the topics being studied in class and deepened students’ understanding of the material.

This is not the first time Mr. Turner has taken his class to Sandy Hook. Every year, there are recurring trips, such as visiting the Newark Museum, going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (which focused on Middle Eastern Art this year), and heading to the Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark. 

Field trips provide students with more than just an enjoyable experience. They offer opportunities for learning, personal growth, and new perspectives. By expanding academic knowledge and fostering skill development outside of the classroom, field trips help students become well-rounded, accomplished and talented individuals.