In our twice weekly School Meetings, Saint Louis Sudbury School students can propose and vote to go on field trips! Here are some photos of recent visits to area parks and the Saint Louis Art Museum.

We are mindful of keeping costs low for field trips and try not to ask families to pay any additional field trip costs. Sudbury loves the many free and amazing activities in St. Louis!

Also, because our school does not own a bus or van; since the majority of Sudbury parents all work full time; and we have a good number of regular volunteers; generally, we do not ask parents to chaperone and/or act as carpool drivers for the field trip (although parents are welcome to attend if permitted by members of School Meeting).

On field trip days, we ask parents to do one morning drop off and one regular afternoon pick-up at the designated field trip location. Some students love the experience of being in a different place for the whole day, while others… not so much. But this ebb and flow of doing things that feel right and at times, feels not so right, is a great example of how Sudbury students adapt and respect the members of the Sudbury community. In the end, pretty much everyone finds something that they enjoyed about the day out!

School Meeting members are in the process of planning shorter field trips that not all students have to attend. More to come.