School Field Trips Follow a Familiar Pattern

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School administrators who plan school field trips know the routine. Primary-grade students visit places like farms and butterfly exhibits. Slightly older kids go to the zoo. Middle school students go to museums and planetariums. And graduating elementary students go to the state capitol or, if they are lucky, one of Florida’s famed theme parks for […]

Parents Role in School Field Trips

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Field trips are one of the highlights of the school year for most children. They offer the opportunity to visit exciting, interesting new places while learning something new at the same time. It’s almost like education in disguise. But for teachers and school administrators, field trips are a lot of hard work. They require thorough […]

Making Your Next Field Trip Safer

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Field trips are one of the highlights of any school year. Class outings to museums, zoos, parks, or other destinations can create lifelong memories for children, but high anxiety for the adults who organize them. FLBusCharters.com provides transportation for class outings throughout the school year. So we’ve learned a thing or two about keeping children […]

Children’s Outings Are Among Life’s Greatest Pleasures

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Do you remember your first field trip? You probably do. For many people, the first taste of independence creates memories that can last a lifetime. So when planning outings for children, keep in mind that the details you include will likely be burned permanently into the memories of their impressionable minds — including a luxury […]

Time to Begin Planning Spring Field Trips

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As any teacher who has been tasked with planning a class outing, you can’t wait until the last minute. Field trip planning starts weeks, if not months, before the scheduled date because it takes time to coordinate all of the many details that go into making your outing successful. For spring field trips, the time […]

College Students Too Old to Ride the School Bus

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If you are organizing an outing for a group of college students, consider chartering a luxury tour bus from FlBusCharters.com rather than an old-fashioned school bus. While a school bus may be more affordable, you likely will insult the sensibilities of your passengers. By the time young people reach college age, many have been riding […]

School Field Trip Safety Tips

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Field trips are one of the best, most memorable parts of elementary school. Visiting the zoo, museums, and other fun yet educational destinations with all of your friends — not to mention getting the day off from school — is something every child looks forward to with excitement and anticipation. But for educators, field trips […]

Fall School Transportation Planning Starts Now

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The last bell of the school year hasn’t even stopped ringing and already district superintendents, administrators, school boards, and principals already are planning for next year. That’s because when it comes to things like changing your school transportation provider — for either daily student transport or special outings and field trips — almost everything has […]

Senior Trip Ideas for Graduating Floridians

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It’s springtime and for graduating students in elementary, junior high, and high schools, that means it’s time for their Senior Trip. Many schools celebrate the accomplishments of their graduating students by taking them on a senior trip to somewhere fun and exciting. It’s more than a field trip but less than Spring Break. Instead, it […]

November is When Schools Plan Spring Field Trips

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The best time to plan a school field trip is about three to four months out. That gives organizers enough time to make reservations, put down deposits, and organize all the permission slips and other paperwork that needs to be completed prior to the outing. Small, local outings and long-distance overnight trips require pretty much […]

A Touch of Class for Graduating Students

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Elementary, junior high, and high school students frequently take “senior trips” just prior to graduation. These often require traveling longer distances than a standard field trip. Some even include overnight stays when the destinations are places like Washington, D.C., or a theme park resort. Because senior trips are meant to be special, many planners include […]

School Administrators: Book Your Autumn Field Trips Now

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If you are a school principal or another professional education administrator, you would probably agree that last school year was challenging, to say the least. Between dealing with remote learning, canceling or rescheduling events, and interacting with angry parents and unhappy students, you probably had your hands full. While summer has just begun, most educators […]

Summer Camp Season Has Arrived!

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It’s something of a childhood tradition. Meeting at a local church or school parking lot on a fresh early summer morning. Tearful goodbyes between parents and children. Then the long drive with friends to a remote summer camp nestled on a rural lake where the possibilities are endless. It’s summer camp season once again. And […]

Great Field Trips Start with Safe Transportation

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Do you remember your favorite field trips that you took as a child? Perhaps it was to a local farm where you could interact with the animals. Or maybe it was to the museum where you could marvel at the displays along with your classmates. Wherever it was, the best field trips you took as […]

Start Planning Your Big Class Trip Today

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Many schools celebrate their graduating classes by hosting a special class trip. Rather than the same old museums, zoos, or field days, the best schools will charter luxury tour buses and take their graduating classes someplace special and memorable. In Florida, that often means one of the theme parks. But another traditional graduating class trip […]

Nothing Is More Valuable Than Your Children

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For parents, children are everything. They are more valuable than property, careers, or even life itself. Mothers and fathers would do anything to keep their children safe. At FloridaTours.com, when we transport children, we understand that our buses are carrying the world’s most precious cargo. Our top, first, and only priority is keeping your children […]

Will There Ever Be Field Trips Again?

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Today’s children have had it rough. Many of the current generation’s milestone events — such as prom, Friday night football games, and class trips — have had to be canceled due to the national health emergency. A lot of kids will never get to experience these fun and memorable once in a lifetime events the […]

Next Year’s School Planning Starts Today

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School administrators have a big job. Not only do they need to ensure their schools are running on schedule on a daily basis, but they also need to plan for the future at least six months to a year out. Students and their parents usually don’t see this high-wire juggling act. But the people whose […]

When Transporting Kids, Safety Comes First

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Safety is a critical concern for any type of charter bus transportation. But it’s never more important than when transporting children. Our kids are our most precious cargo. Parents will do anything to ensure their safety and care. So when they hand them over to a charter bus company, they want 100 percent assurance that […]

Educational Field Trips for Elementary School Students

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Field trips offer a chance for students and teachers alike to get out of the classroom and experience some real-world learning. Students of every grade typically participate in at least one field trip per year. The location of field trips will depend on a number of different factors, including everything from the age of the […]

Our Charter Buses Carry Precious Cargo

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When you put your children on a bus and wave goodbye, you are trusting that the bus driver is going to get them to their destination safely and securely. At FloridaTours.com, we recognize that transporting kids is a serious responsibility. And it’s not one we take lightly. Like you, there is nothing more important in […]

When It Comes to Our Kids, Safety Matters

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What’s the most important thing about a successful school field trip? That the kids have a good time? That they are entertained as well as educated? That everybody shares a unique and interesting experience that creates lifelong memories? All of those things are important, yes. But every parent will agree that the single most important […]

School Field Trips Require Careful Planning

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School field trips create lifelong memories for children and parents alike. They offer new experiences outside the traditional classroom setting. But the best field trips are also completely predictable and problem-free. Students, teachers, and chaperones arrive at their location and depart according to a predetermined schedule without any issues. To achieve this type of safe, […]

How to Be the Hero of Your Next School Field Trip

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If you have children in elementary or high school, they probably take a field trip every year or at least every other year. Field trips can get pretty predictable: A trip to an area farm for kindergarteners, a trip to the zoo for grammar school students, perhaps a trip to Washington D.C. for graduating middle […]

When Planning a Field Trip, Choose Luxury and Safety

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Field trips can be magical for young people. Students, teachers, and chaperones alike look forward with hopeful anticipation to one of the most exciting, entertaining, and fun days of the whole school year, the day when the ordinary routine is temporarily put on hold and everything and anything is possible. But a bad bus ride […]