Field Trip Season Peaks This Month with Snakes and Dinosaurs

'Tis the season. For school field trips, that is. May is the peak of student travel time, not only because of warmer weather and clearer roadways in Montana but often in order to end the school year on a high note. Educators and their students from both Meadowlark and Zurich Elementary Schools have taken field trips this month. With these engaging excursions, the groups are celebrating a year of study while also capturing many topics of the curriculum so as to deepen understanding.

The idea behind field trips is to provide immersive, interactive learning environments that enable students to en...