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Sarah Sugg, 4, examines the skull of an alligator at Hale Kula Elementary School, where the Honolulu Zoo took their "Zoo to You" program.
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Museum to go
More field trips are being brought to the classroom to provide hands-on fun without the hassles
FIELD trips top the list of most schoolkids' favorite activities. They represent a break in routine and a chance to escape the classroom -- and there is always something to be absorbed on the outside.
Seeing the larger world means dealing with nature, seeing how things are made or exploring an up-close view of a profession that a child might one day choose to pursue.
But with bus costs rising and resources dwindling, it's harder for teachers to include field trips in the curriculum.
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Third-grader Jeffrey Gao takes a close look at art from New Guinea, courtesy of the Honolulu Academy of Arts' "Museum in a Box."
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"The headache to get the OK for a field trip is often quite daunting. Sometimes it is easier for the museum to come to them," said Mike Shanahan, education director for Bishop Museum.
A few local establishments, including the Honolulu Zoo, Bishop Museum and the Academy of Arts, have created traveling educational programs that can be delivered directly to schools. Educators go into the classrooms with an array of hands-on materials, bringing the outside world right on campus.
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Two-year-old Leonora Doan tests Hawaiian stone tools at King Kamehameha III Elementary School, where Bishop Museum took its "Holoholo Science" program.
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