Feedback.Students defend school trips as educational and memorable experiences, though critics warn inflated costs risk excluding learners from valuable opportunities beyond classrooms.
I do not think school trips are overpriced. The money that students are charged to go on the trips is necessary for paying the access fee for the places that we visit. Schools do not profit much from these trips because the money is used to make preparations for the trips. These trips give us a chance to see the things we have been taught in class, so we connect the theoretical knowledge that we have learnt in class to a practical experience. Samantha Andrea Ksetita, S.1 Makerere College School
School trips are important because we get to practically experience what we have been taught. However, sometimes schools exaggerate the prices that students are required to pay for the trips and some students are left out of the experience as a result.
Allison Nakandi, S.2 Makerere College School
School trips may be expensive. However, they give students an opportunity to break the monotony of the school schedule and have fun as well as make life long memories. At the end of the day, the experience that we get is worth the money that we are asked to pay.
Jemimah Blessed, S.4 Makerere College School
I think school trips are generally fairly priced. It is important that schools integrate some school trips into the term because they are educative and they entertain students.
Aksam Kasule Jjingo, S.1 Makerere College School
Trips allow us to learn more outside of the school environment which is refreshing. They make learning more interesting. It is also easier to memorise something that you learned during a school trip because you will associate the concept you learned at the trip with the fun experience that you had.
Rebecca Kwagala, S.1 Makerere College School
School trips expose us to nice places and we get to learn from people who are actually involved in the day to day activities of the concepts that we learn about in class.
Fahad Jjuuko, S.2 Makerere College School
School trips help to improve students’ social skills and their life experience. Students get to learn while having an enjoyable experience. Sometimes the trips come at a high cost, however factors such as the duration of the trip and transportation costs are considered by the school, so the cost is often justified.
Aman Agaazi, S.1 Makerere College School
School trips help us to practically witness what we have learned in class and give us a break from the class room environment so they are important. The money we pay to go on school trips is fair and necessary because it enables schools to coordinate the trips.
Yorkabel Kaleab, S.1 Makerere College School
School trips enable us to learn more about our country. Looking at the places that schools usually visit, I think that the price of school trips is usually fair. If you google some of the places that schools usually take students, you will notice that if a person was to visit those places individually they would probably be charged at a higher cost than the price set by the schools.
Emmanuel Ssekwe, S.1 Mengo Senior School
As a student, I believe schools are often unrealistic with the costs of trips. While such excursions are meant to broaden our horizons, the financial burden they impose can be exclusionary. Many families struggle to meet basic educational expenses, so detached from the socio-economic realities students face. Schools should balance educational enrichment with affordability, ensuring that opportunities are accessible to all rather than reserved for the privileged few.
John Bush Bisaso, S6 Pope John Paul II High School, Nakaseke
School trips are important in learning process because they support practical learning.. that is to say that learners are able to see things outside and relate to what they learn in class..
Phoebe Amongin, S4 Priscilla Comp girls SS -Katakwi
Study trips are important because it aids memory and research. When students go for study trips, they can easily remember what they have learnt…
Irene Amoding, S4 Priscilla Comp girls SS -Katakwi
Study trips help to instill confidence and independence in students. When students go for study trips, they gain confidence and will be able to ask questions.
Janet Norah Ongaria, S4 Priscilla Comp girls SS -Katakwi
Study trips help students to gain research skills. When students go for trips, they gain research skills through asking questions.
Irene Akol S4 Priscilla comp girls SS -Katakwi
Study trips promotes creativity and innovation in the learners. Learners get skills from the places they have visited and apply in their daily life..
Norah Adite S4 Priscilla comp girls SS -Katakwi
I don’t support the idea of students going for study trips because they are a waste of resources. Students can learn everything they need using technology.
Elizabeth Ikwap S4 Priscilla comp girls SS -Katakwi
Study trips are a waste of time and are so expensive. Parents shoulder the burden of paying for the study trips.
Josephine Akiteng S4 Priscilla comp girls SS -Katakwii
Study trips enable learners to know the geographical area of a place. When students go out for trips, they are able to know new places.
Joseph Oupot S4 Priscilla comp girls SS -Katakwi
School trips help to improve students’ social skills and their life experience. Students get to learn while having an enjoyable experience. Sometimes the trips come at a high cost, however factors such as the duration of the trip and transportation costs are considered by the school, so the cost is often justified.
Aman Agaazi S1 Makerere College School
School trips help us to practically witness what we have learned in class and give us a break from the class room environment so they are important. The money we pay to go on school trips is fair and necessary because it enables schools to coordinate the trips. Yorkabel Kaleab S1 Makerere College School