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Parents, students urge Lake Travis ISD to restore elementary field trips
Summary
Dozens of parents, volunteers and students addressed the Lake Travis ISD board during public comment to urge reversal of a decision to cancel elementary field trips, saying the move harms experiential learning and asking for clearer communication and alternative funding.
Dozens of parents, volunteers and students told the Lake Travis Independent School District Board of Trustees on Sept. 17 that the district should reverse a recent decision to cancel elementary school field trips. Speakers said the cancellations remove important hands-on learning opportunities and that the decision was not communicated clearly to families.
Parents and volunteers told the board that field trips provide exposure to museums, farms, science centers and live theater that in-classroom or online activities cannot replicate. “Field trips are foundational,” said Hailey Van Wageningen, a Lake Point Elementary parent. “The greatest gift we can give [students] is a love of learning itself. That spark is lit through fun, through curiosity, through moments when the classroom walls expand into the world.”
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