Field Trip Day

Field Trip day happens once a year at Eaglebrook. Every Form has a day to explore a different theme, and often they leave campus to do it. This year, the Sixth Form visited the Museum of Science in Boston; Fifth Formers spent time at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts; Fourth Formers spent the day at Minuteman National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts, and the Third Form was in the woods on the Eaglebrook campus.

The Sixth Formers were continuing their study of Biology while at the Science Museum, but they also got to take a peak at the design challenge exhibit. See photos here. The Fifth Form students went first to Faneuil Hall for lunch and then took guided tours of the Museum of Fine Arts in small groups. Photos of the Fifth Form are here. All Eaglebrook Fourth Form students study Colonial History, so a day at Minuteman National Historical Park gave them a sense of place for their study of that period. See photos from their trip here. The Third Form students began their morning getting a sense of what it means to be prepared outdoors: they learned how to build shelters and find north, south, east, and west. They also continued with their study of place. The day ended for them at the Schwab Pool, where they practiced tipping and righting canoes. See Third Form photos here.

Field Trip day changes little year to year. Each Form gets to get away and spend a day doing something different that enhances what they are learning in the classroom.