Benefit of Educational / Student Tour
Not all education can and should happen within the classroom. Sometimes, traveling is the best form of education, as students can get a number of personal and educational benefits from travel. Educational travel gives students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of art, science, history, and culture in ways they have never experienced before. The benefits of student travel go far beyond the actual subjects taught during the class. Traveling is the best investment one can make to make oneself richer in many ways than one! The returns don’t come in monetary terms but categorically in character enhancement and self-improvement. Here are some ways that student travelers benefit from their journeys.
Travel opens up your mind
Travel makes us feel one with nature and with each other. It gives us time to see and absorb the wonders of nature. The calming effect on our body and mind when one with nature is indescribable. When traveling with a group we tend to be in rhythm with one another irrespective of the fact that every human is different, belonging to a different caste and culture. We feel connected and in harmony and open our minds to being one amongst diversity.
Improves curriculum:
There is education in motion. Travel makes us brilliant storytellers of different kinds. Each set of eyes absorbs and tells a different story. Classroom learning may give them an opportunity to apply their learning to hypothetical situations but an educational tour, on the other hand, makes students face real-life problems. Coming up with solutions makes them innovative thinkers. When learning is accompanied by fun, excitement, and enjoyment, it stops being burdensome and boring, and students learn time management, finance management, character formation, discipline, etc easily through traveling.
Increases self awareness:
Middle and high school students are often going through a time of self-discovery and a need to figure out their future and where they stand in the world. Travelling provides them with the opportunity to gain a level of mindfulness that they would not have otherwise. They see themselves in a new light and learn that the world is way bigger with lots of opportunities and they gain new insight into who they want to be as a person and where they want to be in the future.
Makes one independent and responsible:
Being away from family, home, and familiar ground is a courageous and independent adventure on its own. Travel provides that opportunity to allow students to open their minds regarding how they choose to live life, which can be helpful in preparing students for college and adulthood. Being independent and responsible go hand in hand and at the same time for a traveler as he is his own master. Right from unpacking to packing again, to taking care of his possessions, to managing his money and time, etc makes one alert and responsible.
Learning through teamwork:
‘My’ is replaced by ‘We’ and a sense of belonging, responsibility towards others, and teamwork is naturally felt. Students who travel with their schools learn team management and leadership skills in a unique way. They learn that not everyone will always get along, but they learn how to work with people they don’t get along with to make the trip enjoyable. They learn that people they may not have thought they would get along with actually turn out to become great friends. They also learn how to move and work together as a group to accomplish a goal, even one as simple as getting to the next destination.
Enhances socialisation:
When students travel, no matter how shy they are, they have to learn to stick together as a group and talk to others to get to where they need to go. When traveling to new places you get to come out of your own shell to explore what is happening out of your comfort zone. When students have to rely on each other, their teachers, their group leaders, and the locals in order to get around properly, it can do wonders to improve those social skills.
Learn tolerance and acceptance:
Developing patience to things not going as planned is an integral part of character education learnt through travelling. Experiencing new cultures and traditions enhance us as humans and make us more tolerant towards the differences. Depending on others and becoming socially adaptable and adjustable is enriched through making new friends and bonding more with the existing ones.
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