When we plan learning expeditions, we start by anchoring the topic in the richness of New Bedford. We want our scholars to deeply understand what makes our community unique and to have great pride in their city! Through this planning, we have learned about many of the excellent educational resources available.
Here we’ve provided some information about some of the community partners that offer experiential learning opportunities to our scholars so that other school staff and families can take advantage of these resources as well! When our scholars go out into the community to learn in a new setting, we call it “fieldwork” (instead of a field trip), because we expect our scholars to engage as researchers. Use the recommended question prompts to push your scholar(s)’ thinking and deepen the learning experience together. Enjoy!