Figure 1.-- Here children are participating in a field trip at involved at The Toronto Gallery of Art we think in 1931. For younger children their attention span is limited and only so much time can be spent on looking. So the museum visitation program includes time for the children to draw. A reader writes, "It reminds me of my trips where we had a drawing or quiz activity in between guided tours."

The field trip was also a popular ativity in Canada. The nature of the fiekd trip as in other countries depended on the class level and the location of the school. As far as we can tell, the chool field trip was essentially the same in Vanadian schools as in American schools. Schools in rural areas had limited options as many points of interest like museums or art galleries involved too long a trip. Schools in urban ares had access to a much wider rnge of potential points of interest to visit. And sites and activities that rural kids would not have much opportunity to visit except for school field trips. Interestingly as so much of the Canadian populatin is located in the south close to the U.S. border and important urban areas, it is not uncommon for schools to plan cross border field trips.

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