Guidelines for Parents Participating in Field Trips

We appreciate parents volunteering to help with our field trips for the older children (ages 5 years and older). Field trips or “going out” are a very important part of the older child’s experience. The afternoon children usually take three or four field trips during the year. The Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary will take more, as it is considered a vital extension of their research and understanding of the outside world. Sometimes the school rents a bus and all of the afternoon and elementary children take a trip together. Last spring we went to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Since these trips are an extension of the work in the classroom, we ask that parents who come adhere to the following guidelines:

For insurance and safety reasons, we need a copy of your driver’s license and insurance card on file in the office.
The teacher in charge of the field trip needs your cell phone number in case there needs to be communication between cars.
You will receive the Orange Emergency Contact cards of the children you are transporting. Please remember to return them at the end of the trip.
Please allow the teacher to maintain order during the field trip. It is better if the parents act as safety monitors and only intervene if the teacher has asked you to.
If the teacher has assigned a group to your care, please make sure that you know where they are at all times.
You will be asked to sign an confidentiality agreement. This ensures that the children's privacy is protected.

Thanks once again for your help. We hope you enjoy your field trips!

Ivy League Montessori School
"...where every child is honored."

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1791 Kelly Mill Road, Cumming GA 30040
Phone: (770) 781-5586
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