Rationale The Lakehead Board of Education recognizes the importance of out of classroom experiences for its students. Day field trips can expand and reinforce concepts learned in the classroom, provide for new and unique learning experiences not available in the classroom, and make learning experiences more interesting and relevant for students. The Policy It is the policy of The Lakehead Board of Education to support the participation of students and teachers in approved day field trips. Definitions 3.1 A day field trip is an excursion which requires students to leave the controlled environment of the school for a length of time not longer than one day.
Any overnight trip is deemed to be an extended field trip.
Some trips, such as student activities on, in, or near water, rock climbing, street and highway cycling, skiing, hiking, and orienteering, are classified as high care student excursions requiring additional precautionary measures. Refer to Appendix A. 3.3 Programs at Kingfisher Lake Outdoor Education Centre, under the auspices of Kingfisher staff, are not included in this policy. 3.4 A supervisor is an individual who has reached the age of eighteen and has agreed to assist in the supervision of a group of students. At least one supervisor must be a teacher employed by The Lakehead Board of Education. All day field trips must have curricular relevance.