Field Trips
The District offers free field trips to qualifying schools, including limited transportation reimbursement. To qualify, schools must be registered with the District's Let's Stop Waste at School (LSW) Program and be willing to submit student reflections (PDF) after the trip.
Register for a Field Trip
To register for a field trip, complete the Field Trip Registration Form (PDF) and email to Elise Erhart. To register for the Nature of Recycling, visit Greenacres.org.
Bus Reimbursement
Your school may qualify for bus transportation reimbursement to the landfill, recycling center, or other locations with the District's education programs. The Bus Reimbursement request is page two of the Field Trip Registration Form.
- America Recycles Day at the Zoo
- Compost Kids
- Farms and Food Waste
- Nature of Recycling
- Trash Talk
- Where Does All the Garbage Go?
- LaSoupe
- Grades: 3 through 5
- Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
- 2022 Date: Check back in late summer for November 2022 date
- Itinerary: Students will use a passport to explore the grounds of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to learn how recycling helps not only people but creatures all over the world.
- Ohio Learning Standards (PDF)
- Grades: Kindergarten through 6th grade
- Location: Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati
- 2022 Dates: All spring dates have been booked. Please reach out to check on and reserve fall dates
- Times: 9 to 11:30 am
- Maximum students: 45; one chaperone per each 10 students is required.
- Itinerary: Students learn about composting, environmentally-friendly gardening and pollinating insects while participating in a number of hands-on activities. School groups are welcome to pack a waste-free lunch and eat outdoors on the patio after the program.
- Ohio Learning Standards (PDF)
- Grades: 3 through 8
- Location: Gorman Heritage Farm
- Date: All spring dates have been booked. Please reach out to check on and reserve fall dates
- Times: 2-hour sessions OR an extended 4-hour session
- Maximum Students: 40
- Itinerary: From compost exploration to farm animals, students will learn why and how to reduce food waste through hands-on activities at various stations around the farm. Groups may pack a waste-free lunch and eat on-site after the program.
- Grades: Kindergarten through 12 grade
- Location: Greenacres Foundation
- Times: 9 to 11:30 am
- Maximum students: 30; one chaperone per each 10 students is required.
- Itinerary: Learn about waste reduction through interactive outdoor activities. Programs are tailored for each group. Greenacres provides bus reimbursement for qualifying schools. If your school does not qualify for Greenacres' bus reimbursement, you may apply for the District's bus reimbursement (PDF) after registering for Greenacres' program.
- Register: Online at Greenacres.org
- Grades: 9 through 12
- Location: Rumpke's Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and Rumpke Sanitary Landfill
- 2022 Dates: May 5 and May 12
- Times: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
- Maximum Students: 40
- Itinerary: We'll start at the MRF; groups are welcome to pack a waste-free lunch and eat indoors at the MRF before heading to the landfill. You may also extend your day by visiting Fernald Preserve and touring their facility including environmental cleanup, ecological restoration, and legacy management.
- Ohio Learning Standards (PDF)
- Grades: 1 through 6
- Locations: Burnet Woods and Rumpke Landfill
- 2022 Dates: Will be posted in early August
- Times: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
- Maximum Students: 50
- Itinerary: Students will participate in an interactive program that includes a hike to observe decomposition, followed by games and activities about recycling, composting, and natural cycles at Burnet Woods' Trailside Nature Center. Then, students will go to Rumpke to see an active, working landfill and learn the ways our environment is protected from this mountain of garbage.
- Ohio Learning Standards (PDF)
- Grades: 10 through 12
- Location: LaSoupe
- 2022 Dates: Check in with Elise
- Times: 9:00am to 11:30am
- Maximum Students: 15
- Itinerary: High students will get to learn about LaSoupe's mission to rescue, transform, and share food with those in need in the community. As they learn about hunger and the impact of food waste in the community, students will practice knife skills and prepare food for donation. Then, they will practice improvisational cooking skills as they create dishes that will be shared together for lunch!
- Ohio Learning Standards (PDF)
