ABSTRACT
All children, whatever their age, gender or culture, have an insatiable appetite for knowledge and the more experiences and thought-provoking situations they find themselves having to deal with, the more knowledgeable they will become. And one way in which teachers can nurture this appetite for learning is to provide pupils with as many thought-provoking and stimulating situations as possible. To this end, out of school visits have proved successful over the years, so much so that now they are regarded as being an integral part of a child's education, increasing pupils' social and personal development and offering them opportunities to demonstrate their inherent qualities of self-reliance, initiative and the ability to get along with their peers. But the actual organization of such a visit is quite an onerous task for any teacher to undertake, being in sole control of 10 or 20 pupils outside the confines of the school grounds. The success of the visit depends wholly on meticulous planning and preparation.
