校外学習(こうがいがくしゅう)

こうがいがくしゅう
noun
field trip; off-campus learning
education
1. field trip; off-campus learning; outdoor study
Educational activities conducted outside the school, such as visits to museums, factories, nature parks, or historical sites. A regular part of the Japanese school curriculum.
来週(らいしゅう)校外学習(こうがいがくしゅう)がある。
There is a field trip next week.
校外学習(こうがいがくしゅう)で博物館(はくぶつかん)を見学(けんがく)した。
We visited a museum on our field trip.
校外学習(こうがいがくしゅう)の日(ひ)は弁当(べんとう)を持参(じさん)することになっている。
On field trip days, students are supposed to bring their own lunches.

Etymology

校外(こうがい) (outside the school) + 学習(がくしゅう) (study).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 遠足(えんそく): an outing, usually a day trip with more emphasis on fun
  • 社会科見学(しゃかいかけんがく): a field trip for social studies, to a factory or public facility
  • 修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう): the multi-day school trip, usually once in elementary, junior high and high school

Related Words

Compare: 体験学習(たいけんがくしゅう) (experiential learning)
Compare: 課外授業(かがいじゅぎょう) (extracurricular lesson)
Compare: 遠足(えんそく) (an outing, usually a day trip with more…)
Compare: 修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう) (the multi-day school trip, usually once…)
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