Field Trips

Field trips are an integral part of the curriculum. Most trips take place during the school day to places and events of interest in and around Ulaanbaatar. In all cases parental permission forms must be signed and returned to the teacher before a student can participate. Appropriate clothing, good walking shoes and a water bottle are required.

EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION

Experiential education refers to learning by which students learn valuable concepts, skills and attitudes by being more actively, and often, physically involved in the learning activity.

The IB programme by its very nature is based strongly on experiential learning. ISU offers many opportunities for students to get involved in outdoor education, service learning, and environmental community-based projects that are forms of experiential education.

In the primary school, students participate in a variety of activities that extends their learning. Field trips are organized for Pre-K to Grade 5 throughout the year, and a camp experience is organized for students in grades 3, 4, and 5 to culminate the school year.

These experiences are designed on the following principles:

• engage in personal challenge

• connect to nature

• explore Mongolia

• build interdependence

• develop action and service