The colorful map helps kids choose the appropriate kind of transportation for the place they are going. Emphasis is placed on kid-powered wheels and feet using those paths without cars which are especially good for bikes, skateboards, wheelchairs, or roller skates. Portland has made it possible for young people to get almost anywhere in town without having to ask their parents to drive. However, the ultimate goal is for the students to have a broader experience, the city, through a field study, whether with the class or through some other mechanism. With budget cuts and legal constraints, many educators find themselves with limited access to field studies.
Some classes are able to take as many as eight field trips per year.
A selection of field trip sites with directive questions for each site. Families or care givers undertake on weekends or after school. Children's Environmental Quarterly . Look up . . . Look down . . .