City Council grant to fund free field trips to Brooklyn Children's Museum for Title I schools * Brooklyn Paper

""Field trips are a vital part of our students' education, sparking curiosity and expanding their learning beyond the classroom," Adams said in a statement. "With this investment, the Council is ensuring that more Brooklyn public school students, especially those from low-income families, have free access to the hands-on educational opportunities that Brooklyn Children's Museum provides.""

"Students who take field trips often have better grades and graduation rates, according to the National Education Association, and students say school trips made them more interested and engaged in school and out in the world. One study found that students who visited an art museum learned and retained specific details about the works they saw and had better critical thinking skills and "historical empathy" than students who didn't visit the museum."

"Officials at the Brooklyn Children's Museum said field trips give kids "full access" to the museum's exhibits on art, STEM, culture and civic engagement. The permanent "Neighborhood Nature" exhibit, for example, gives kids a chance to learn about local flora and fauna in diorama habitats and a greenhouse; the "World Brooklyn" room lets kids step into real-life roles as bakers, grocers, shoppers and more in a miniature Brooklyn neighborhood."

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Chi Ossé allocated $350,000 to fund free field trips to the Brooklyn Children's Museum for thousands of students from local Title I schools. The funding will support hands-on, immersive learning opportunities that complement classroom lessons in art, STEM, culture and civic engagement. Research from the National Education Association links field trips to better grades and graduation rates, and studies show museum visits improve retention, critical thinking and historical empathy. The museum's exhibits, including Neighborhood Nature and World Brooklyn, provide interactive experiences that teach local ecology and real-life community roles.

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