Field Trip New Jersey

Poetry Slam Inspires Newark Students to Perform

May 25, 2016 Students at Barringer STEAM Academy recently experienced something many had heard of, but none had personally seen – a poetry slam. Produced by students at William Paterson University, with the support of a professional company, the slam inspired the Barringer students liked they couldn’t have imagined.…

Newark Elementary Students Gain Appreciation for Art

May 23, 2016 Students from Ivy Hill Elementary School in Newark learned how to walk like an Egyptian, among other things, during an educational field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The students toured many of the museum’s exhibits and were tasked with sketching their favorite art displays.…

Lindenwold Students Visit Wheaton Arts

May 18, 2016 Just yesterday, students from Lindenwold Middle School spent the day at the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center to get a firsthand look at how glass art is created. According to Wheaton: With a history spanning four decades, WheatonArts has earned regional, national and international recognition for its unique collections and programs.…

Field Trip Endowment Sends Elizabeth Students to Zimmerli Art Musem

May 12, 2016 In April, Pre-K students from the Frances C. Smith School #50 in Elizabeth attended a storytelling festival at a place they might not have ever visited otherwise, the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick. The visit was made possible with a $700 grant from Field Trip New Jersey, an endowment launched by the Community Foundation of New Jersey and Geraldine R.…

Field Trip New Jersey: Spring 2016 Pilot Program

The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are announcing their pilot program, Field Trip New Jersey, has awarded more than $45,000 in grants to schools supporting educational field trips. A full listing of the grants are below: Atlantic County Chelsea Heights Elementary School, Atlantic City: $658 for a field trip to the Educational Extravaganza at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood (Science & Nature) New York Avenue School, Atlantic City: $700 for a Grade 3 field trip to Cold Springs Village in Cape May (History, Science & Nature) Egg Harbor City Public Schools, Egg Harbor City: $600 for a Grades 3 and 8 field trip to the Cape May County Park and Zoo’s Buddies program (Science & Nature) Davenport Primary & Elementary School Complex, Egg Harbor Township: $400 for a PreK field trip to Cape May County Zoo in Cape May Court House (Science & Nature) Jordan Road School, Somers: $500 for a Grade 8 field trip to the Coast Guard Station in Cape May (History, Science & Nature) Dawes Avenue School, Somers Point: $490 for a Grade 2 field trip to Estell Manor Park in Mays Landing (Science & Nature) New York Avenue School, Somers Point: $490 for a PreK field trip to the Cape May County Zoo in Cape May in Cape May Courthouse (Science & Nature) Ventnor Board of Education, Ventnor: $700 for a Grade 2 field trip to the historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May (History)   Bergen County Garfield High School, Garfield: $650 for a Grades 9-12 field trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City (Science & Nature) James Madison School #10, Garfield: $400 for a Grade 3 field trip to the Bueller Science Center in Paramus (Science & Nature)   Camden County Camden Community Charter School, Camden: $700 for a field trip to Liberty Science Center in Jersey City (Science & Nature) Center for Family Services, Camden: $500 for a Pre-K field trip to the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Preschool Program: Museum Looks and Picture Books (Arts & Culture) LEAP Academy University, Camden (Camden): $375 for a field trip to the Youth Tolerance Museum in Camden to learn about Tolerance, Diversity and Bullying Prevention Lindenwold Middle School, Lindenwold: $700 for a Grade 7 field trip to Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center to learn about glassblowing (Arts & Culture)   Cumberland County Bridgeton Public Charter School, Bridgeton: $700 for a Kindergarten field trip the Cape May County Zoo in Cape May Court House (Science & Nature) Holly Heights School, Millville: $480 for a Grade 5 field trip to the Riverfront Renaissance Center in Millville (Arts & Culture) Lakeside Middle School, Millville: $700 for a Grades 6-7 college visit at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.…

CFNJ & Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Make $45,000 in Field Trip New Jersey Awards to NJ Schools

March 9, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are announcing today that their pilot program, Field Trip New Jersey, has awarded more than $45,000 in grants to schools supporting educational field trips. The 83 grants will make it possible for thousands of students in under-served communities this school year 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.…

Introducing Field Trip New Jersey

New fund will help bring learning to life with more field trips at schools in under-served communities January 6, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are excited to announce the launch of Field Trip New Jersey, a new fund to support opportunities for students in under-served communities to connect classroom learning with real-life experiences.…

Increasing Access to Field Trips That Bring Learning Alive

What is your favorite school field trip memory? Where did that trip take you that day and since? Field trips have the power to awaken, hush, awe, enrich and change lives of our children by taking students out of familiar surroundings into new places, connecting classroom learning with real-life experiences and enabling them to envision themselves as future college students, researchers, artists, and leaders.…