Field Trip New Jersey

Pleasantville Students Visit Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty

June 6, 2017 Students from North Main Street School in Pleasantville recently visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island where they toured the Museum of Immigration. “Thank you for funding our transportation for our field trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty,” wrote one student.…

American History High School Visits Washington, DC

May 1, 2017 Student members of the New Jersey Future Educators Association chapter at Newark’s American History High School recently spent a few days in Washington, DC and Baltimore thanks, in part, to funding from Field Trip New Jersey and its Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund.…

CFNJ Announces $73,000 in Funding for School Field Trips

March 27, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation today announced that the Field Trip New Jersey program will award more than $73,000 in grants to schools supporting educational field trips. The 116 grants make it possible for thousands of students in low-income communities to visit arts and culture sites, historic landmarks, nature preserves, and science institutions in New Jersey, as well as college campuses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.…

A New Year, a $108 Million Record

January 25, 2017 As we close out the first month of this New Year, we are proud to share a few highlights of our fundholders’ extraordinary philanthropic impact across New Jersey in 2016. The numbers tell the story. $108 million into philanthropic funds at the Community Foundation, the largest one-year commitment to the current needs and future causes of our communities.…

$1 Million Endowment Established to Support Field Trips for Newark Students

October 5, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey, the Victoria Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Newark Public Schools today announced the creation of the Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund, a $1 million dollar endowment ensuring Newark children get outside their classrooms to experience field trips that enhance learning for many years to come.…

Announcing $1 Million for Newark Field Trips

The Community Foundation of New Jersey will join the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Victoria Foundation, and Newark Public Schools at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5th at Central High School in Newark to the creation of the Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund, a $1 million dollar endowment of Field Trip New Jersey named in honor of Percy “Pi” Chubb III.…

Students learn through art and reading at Philadelphia Museum of Art

July 25, 2016 On July 14th, twenty-three Head Start students from Center For Family Services experienced a culturally and intellectually stimulating field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art thanks to a grant made possible by the Field Trip New Jersey Fund, a new fund and pilot program designed to support opportunities for students in underserved communities to experience field trips.…

Salem High School Students Study Wastewater Treatment

June 28, 2016 Students from Salem High School recently visited a wastewater treatment facility in Pennsylvania to learn about the processes by which wastewater – from household or business sinks, toilets, showers, dishwashers, etc. – is treated before being returned to the natural environment.…

Paterson School #6 Leverages Funding for Four Field Trips

June 24, 2016 Paterson Public School #6 was able to take four field trips with funding from a recent Field Trip New Jersey grant. The first was to the Liberty Science Center where students participated in the Community Night (the one night per month when there is no entrance or activity fee).…