As spring approaches and you are finally shaking off the chill from winter, it’s likely high time to get the kids out of the classroom for some hands-on learning. The easiest way to do this is to plan a fun spring field trip for your class! After a long winter full of indoor activities and snowy weather there is nothing better than getting out there in the community and having some fun with learning.
Great Field Trip Ideas Around Toronto
Take it Outdoors with the Hamilton Conservation Authority
Immerse in an outdoor environmental education program with the Hamilton Conservation Authority. Classes can learn how to snowshoe before the snow melts, use a compass and learn all about natural ecosystems in these guided programs.
Go on a Safari at an African Lion Safari
Reopening for the spring season in early May, the African Lion Safari in Cambridge is a great place for students to learn about wildlife conservation and endangered and threatened species around the world. With guided bus tours, interactive presentations, a boat or train tour and a discovery center on site, kids will love getting close to a host of exotic birds and animals to learn more about them.
Step back in time at Black Creek Pioneer Village
Black Creek Pioneer Village offers students an opportunity to step back in time to 1867 with costumed guides, interactive exhibits and over 40 historic buildings and 70 heritage breed animals to immerse in. Organized educational programs help expose kids to the realities of life nearly 150 years ago, and provide the perfect accompaniment to curriculum-based programming.
Go to zoo school at the Toronto Zoo
With both full and half day programs, guided tours, an overnight experience, self guided tours and even a polar bear program, the Toronto Zoo is a top choice for a spring field trip destination. The zoo caters its programming to grade specific objectives and invites students to learn all about the wild (and not so wild) animals that call the Toronto Zoo home.
Get creative at Legoland Discovery Center
Unleash a world of creativity at Canada’s only Legoland Discovery Center, located right here in Toronto. With high quality and immersive educational experiences, the Legoland Discovery Center offers 6 different workshops focused on topics like technology, science and reading that all support Ontario curriculum objectives. With rides, a 4D movie theatre and over 3 million Lego bricks, students will have a blast on their field trip!
Start jumping at Sky Zone Trampoline Park
At Sky Zone Trampoline Park students will incorporate fitness into having fun and learn all about the benefits of physical activity and fitness. You can even use the fun of a trampoline park to teach about physics or nutrition! With dodgeball games, a foam zone, sky ladder, warped wall and warrior course, the kids will be snoozing as soon as you get back on the bus!
Get into the trees at Treetop Trekking
Arrange for a day of fun on ziplines, aerial courses and tree house villages for your students. The school programs offered at Treetop Trekking Park will teach kids how to challenge themselves with problem solving, physical activity and communication. You can even combine the fun here with learning how to use GPS! This outdoor activity is the perfect field trip to ring in spring.
Make some new friends at Far Enough Farm
Located on Centre Island, a field trip to Far Enough Farm can help students learn how to navigate public transportation since taking the ferry is part of the trip. Get up close and personal with over 40 different species of farm animals and learn directly from a farmer and his farmhands about life on the farm. If your day isn’t full enough already, you can also incorporate some time at the Centreville Amusement Park before hopping on the ferry and bus back to school.
Planning your spring field trip in the GTA is easy
Though the list of great spring field trip ideas around the GTA and Southern Ontario is nearly endless, these suggestions are a great place to start. Once you have a couple destinations in mind you can easily arrange for a bus to transport your class to your destination Then all that’s left is to focus on how much fun you’ll have while there!
