Field Trips

The IST Field Trip program is a unique feature of the school’s curriculum, through the use of carefully selected and designed off-campus trips that will serve worthwhile educational outcomes and enhance the learning process of our students.

The School offers both trips within Italian borders that focus on Italian heritage, regional differences, and cultural diversity, and international field trips to focus on cross-cultural understanding and promote a global vision of the world.

Early Years

Since the earliest years, students participate in school trips designed to foster curiosity and learning through direct experience. The activities are suited to each age-group aimed at encouraging observation, exploration and contact with local environment,

Destinations include the Planetarium, ZOOM Torino, educational farms, adventure parks, Automobile Museum, Palazzo Madama and nature walks along the river.

Primary School

During Primary School, trips are enriched with cultural, artistic and scientific content, consistently with the curriculum. Students visit theatres, museums, adventure parks, recycling centres, ZOOM Torino and spaces dedicated to contemporary art such as MACA (Contemporary Art Museum), as well as visiting towns and regions such as Asti, Lake Orta and Cuneo.

Secondary School

During Secondary School, trips acquire a broader and more structured dimension fostering autonomy, critical thinking and an international outlook. Experiences include nature trips to Valsesia and Lake Maggiore, cultural visits to Italian towns such as Trieste and study trips abroad to different countries such as: Spain, France, Germany, Portugal and Scotland, as well as European destinations like Brussels and Prague.

Participation and organization

We believe that curricular and extracurricular activities involving travel are an essential part of our student’s learning path. Thus, we expect all students to take part in the trips.

Expenses for these trips are included in the regular school annual tuition.