school trip — educational outing
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
An organized visit or journey that students make with their teachers to learn outside the classroom, often to museums, historical sites, or other places of interest.
Say it like a native
Textbook The pupils participated in an organised educational excursion.
Native We went on a school trip to the museum.
'School trip' is plain; 'educational excursion' is formal.
Pattern: school trip (to [place])
In use
- We're going on a school trip to the science museum next week.education
- One of my favorite memories from school is a trip we took to a local factory, where we learned how products are made.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ We did a school trip last week.
✓ We went on a school trip last week.
You 'go on' a trip, not 'do' one.
Common collocations
school trip + context— go on a school trip, a school trip to, field trip, day trip
Don't confuse it
Not the same as a 'school holiday', which means a break from school.