We encourage each class to participate in field trips each school year. The trips are often aligned with the curriculum the students are learning or are connected with their current Project Based Learning goals, and incorporate cooperative learning challenges. Trip themes are sometimes about finding a way to give back to the island, for example cleaning up a local beach.
The type of trip varies from year to year and class to class, but some popular destinations are The Curaçao Sea Aquarium Park, local farms and beaches, Christoffel National Park, Hato Caves, and downtown Willemstad which is an UNESCO World Heritage site, just to name a few. We’re fortunate to live in Curaçao where we can connect our island’s ecosystem with our science curriculum. Some of our high school students have been able to study the coral reef, different types of underwater ecosystems, and even take part in regrowing the reef.
