Not Attending...

For students not participating in a trip experience that is 1-3 days in length, please complete any 1 of the options below. For students not participating in a trip experience that is 4 or more days in length, please complete 2 of the options below.

Alternative Options

Gather donations and items and send a care package to our troops, or those serving overseas. Upon completion and sending of your care package, write a short 300-500 word reflection providing a description of the items sent, their purpose, the intended recipient, and why you chose to send your care package to this particular person or group.

Donate a day of your time to a service organization or cause such as a soup kitchen, humane society, boys and girls club, etc. Upon completion of your day, write a short 300-500 word summary explaining what you did and how it affected others.

Take a day trip to a museum or historical location. Write a short 300-500 word summary explaining what you did, and what you learned as a result of your trip

Read a classic novel. Upon completing the novel, pick a theme or message of the novel and create a multimedia presentation that clearly shows how details and events from the novel support that central theme or message

Create a multimedia presentation, or write a 750-1,000 word essay that answers the following question: How has technology changed the world? Be sure to use outside resources to back up your opinion.

Develop a business plan for a school store that would sell school supplies and materials to students before or after school. Be sure to think about costs, materials, profits, and losses, hours of operation, and staffing. Present your plan through a written portfolio or multimedia presentation.

All alternative activities are due to your child's Homeroom teacher the following school day after the missed trip return date.