Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Field Trip Experiences: 'Edventures' in Learning
Resources to extend Partnership class learning
Field trips will be in-person excursions as we find them available. Our focus will be on outdoor experiences that can be enjoyed by a large number of students, but we may have to impose limits. Registration for each trip will be on a first come basis. Field trips will no longer be an actual class, so it will not appear during the registration process, but will require separate registration (details tba). Since Field Trips will not be a class, it does not require a project, but any trip taken can be used as the basis of inspiration for the project for any class on the student's schedule. The Partnership will pay for the students' tickets, but parents and siblings will still need to pay for themselves.
POLICY - please read carefully:
Each trip 'Experience' is designed as a resource to complement the learning that your student is already participating in through Partnership classes. These experiences are available to all students on a first-signed up basis. Our goal is to prompt further exploration and discovery for your student and take them to another level of learning. The list of trips has been made available to building principals so that they may offer them to their teachers if they fit into their schedule to take their class.
We require that a parent or assigned chaperone accompany the student who is registered for each trip. This means that any accompanying adult will have to pay their own fees as well as the fees of any other children coming along who are not Partnership students. These fees are at reduced group rates and are posted after the description of each trip. We love for families to be able to enjoy these wonderful trips together! This is how lasting learning best happens.
I should mention as well, that it is SCHOOL WIDE POLICY ... that any adult coming along on a Field Trip must submit to a FREE background check yearly. I will as well, tell you HOW to go about this .... after registration. It is very simple.
If you find your family wanting to "join in" on a trip or two that appears FULL in registration, don't despair! You may still have opportunity to do so as cancellations take place. Please notify Becky Halcombe rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org of your intentions and interest in a trip that appears FULL ...as early as possible. I will keep your name on a list until availability can be determined and numbers are finalized.
POLICY - please read carefully:
Each trip 'Experience' is designed as a resource to complement the learning that your student is already participating in through Partnership classes. These experiences are available to all students on a first-signed up basis. Our goal is to prompt further exploration and discovery for your student and take them to another level of learning. The list of trips has been made available to building principals so that they may offer them to their teachers if they fit into their schedule to take their class.
We require that a parent or assigned chaperone accompany the student who is registered for each trip. This means that any accompanying adult will have to pay their own fees as well as the fees of any other children coming along who are not Partnership students. These fees are at reduced group rates and are posted after the description of each trip. We love for families to be able to enjoy these wonderful trips together! This is how lasting learning best happens.
I should mention as well, that it is SCHOOL WIDE POLICY ... that any adult coming along on a Field Trip must submit to a FREE background check yearly. I will as well, tell you HOW to go about this .... after registration. It is very simple.
If you find your family wanting to "join in" on a trip or two that appears FULL in registration, don't despair! You may still have opportunity to do so as cancellations take place. Please notify Becky Halcombe rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org of your intentions and interest in a trip that appears FULL ...as early as possible. I will keep your name on a list until availability can be determined and numbers are finalized.
Indianapolis Children's Museum
PAYMENT for adults & extra (Non Partnership) students fees for each Field Trip will be collected at the location. Payment is to be handed to Becky Halcombe in an envelope with your family's last name on the front; cash or a check made out to Berrien Springs Public Schools is acceptable.
Please contact Becky Halcombe with any questions or concerns you might have about the Field Trips. rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org
I look forward to a great semester with you and your family!
Please contact Becky Halcombe with any questions or concerns you might have about the Field Trips. rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org
I look forward to a great semester with you and your family!
