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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.
来週校外学習がある。
There is a field trip next week.
校外学習で博物館を見学した。
We visited a museum on our field trip.
校外学習の日は弁当を持参することになっている。
On field trip days, students are supposed to bring their own lunches.
Compound of 校外 (off-campus) + 学習 (learning/study). Japanese schools regularly conduct 校外学習 as part of the curriculum. Related terms: 遠足 (excursion, usually shorter and more recreational), 修学旅行 (school trip, usually multi-day), 社会科見学 (social studies field trip). Common collocation: 校外学習に行く (to go on a field trip).