The standard of the educational program at ASA is considerably increased by the number and quality of the educational trips on which we take students of all ages. School trips are organised for the express purpose of enriching the learning experience of our students and fall into three specific categories:
The extension of the curriculum program: these trips aim to enable students to make connections to the curricular program by allowing them to have first-hand experiences of aspects of the topics they are studying.
Development of the social relationships between students and strengthening a feeling of community: these trips are for the purpose of building relationships, tolerance and understanding within our very transient community. They aim to help students to experience one another in a variety of different social situations. The resulting aim is to have a community in which all students can work together and can benefit from their differences.
Service learning or community outreach: to enrich our learning program, build social and citizenship skills and support groups within the local community.
All parents, upon entry or re-enrollment of their children to ASA, are asked to sign a permission form which gives ASA permission to take their child on any school trip organised as part of the curricula program. All parents must be notified in advance of a trip.
The responsibilities of parents as accompanying adults on school trips:
For trips with Pre-K to Grade 5 students ASA will sometimes be dependent on the support and assistance of parents. In this situation the parents will be asked to take responsibility for:
A designated group of students who they will keep close to them at all times, maintaining their safety, particularly when accessing and leaving any transportation that is used for the trip.
Ensuring that the group of students for whom they are responsible participate fully in all the planned learning activities.
The general well-being of the students during the trip (ensuring that they eat, use the toilet etc.).
In light of the above responsibilities, it is not appropriate that younger siblings should be brought along on school trips.
The teacher(s) who have organised the trip should be deferred to on all issues of supervision of the students.