Field Trip Ideas

These outings are scheduled throughout the year for various age groups. They will be listed in your newsletter in detail with the name and phone number of a contact person. As with classes in F.A.I.T.H., there is usually a limit to the size of the group. First come, first served must be our policy on these field trips. No sign-ups will be accepted until the trip is announced in the newsletter. PLEASE CALL IF YOUR PLANS CHANGE AND YOU CANNOT ATTEND, SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY FILL YOUR PLACE. We also want to display the best possible image of home education to our community In order to do so, please read the following guidelines. The field trips will be handled by various members. Names and numbers will be listed in the newsletter along with the activity they are hosting.

What are proper behavior guidelines for a field trip? Each family sets standards of its own, but we need to have some unified standards when we are together in large numbers in public places. These are a few suggestions:

• Parents pay attention to the speaker. This is courteous and sets a good example for the children to follow.

• Parents need to be attentive to their children’s behavior. They should not be allowed to behave in a way that might present a bad image of home schoolers.

• Should you see someone else’s child being loud and boisterous, wandering away from the group, climbing, etc., gently correct that child and suggest they check with their parent. We need to help each other in this regard, because there are always times when our attention is diverted.

• Plan to arrive fifteen minutes before the activity is scheduled to begin.

• Express your gratitude and appreciation to the owner, speaker, or tour guide. A personal note of thanks is a wonderful way to do this.

• Please realize that failure to cooperate with these guidelines can jeopardize our opportunities in the community and hurt our witness for Christ.

• Parent or responsible adult must accompany children to all field trips. (Only Teens of Faith activities are exempt from this guideline.)

The following are ideas for field trips you might like to arrange for your family or group.