Field Trips

At MTS, field trips are exceptional opportunities for students to integrate classroom learning with real-world experiences. These excursions are designed to challenge students' thinking and establish a foundation for inquiry-based and experiential learning. Furthermore, our field trips support our well-being priorities by fostering teamwork, leadership skills, and a love of active lifestyles. Recently, MTS students have enjoyed once-in-a-lifetime experiences such as attending EXPO 2020, skiing in Georgia, participating in desert residential camps, and competing in national and international events.

Here’s why school trips are integral to your child’s education and how they align with our curriculum:

Real World Experience:

School trips provide students with hands-on, real-world experiences that cannot be replicated within the confines of a classroom. Whether it’s cooking with a chef, visiting a historical site, or engaging with nature in an outdoor setting, these experiences allow students to make connections between what they learnt in class and the world around them.

Developing personal and social skills:

School trips offer students opportunities to interact with their peers in new environments, fostering the development of social skills such as cooperation, communication, and empathy. Traveling outside of familiar surroundings encourages students to step out of their comfort zones, build resilience, and develop a greater sense of independence. These experiences contribute to their emotional well-being and help them develop into confident, well-rounded individuals.

Multiculturism:

In a diverse and multicultural city like Dubai, exposing students to different cultures, traditions, and perspectives is essential. School trips provide students with firsthand experiences of cultural diversity, helping them develop respect, tolerance, and appreciation for people from various backgrounds. By engaging with different communities and exploring diverse environments, students become more globally aware and culturally competent citizens.

From Foundation Stage to Sixth Form, our trips are meticulously curated by heads of year and subject leaders to seamlessly align with students' personal and educational goals. Below is a sample of the trips MTS students enjoyed in 2023-24:

Day trips:

• COP 28

• Heritage Express Emirati Experience

• The Emirates Literature Festival

• The Green Planet

• Aventura Park

• Kite Beach

• Bounce 

Residential:

• Al Ain Adventure, Abu Dhabi

• Dibba Camp, Fujairah

• Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver Challenges

• World Scholar’s Cup Global Round in Bangkok

• Art and Modern Foreign Languages trip to Madrid and Paris

• World Scholar’s Cup Global Round in Kuala Lumpur

For the upcoming academic year 2024-2025, we have an array of fantastic opportunities planned for our students. This year, we are excited to introduce two trip weeks, one in January and another in June, for students in Years 2-13. These weeks will offer a variety of trips, ranging from local day excursions to international residential adventures. With strong links to our wellbeing and curricular goals, these experiences will enhance students' academic journeys by providing valuable real-world opportunities.

Just a few of the exciting opportunities are listed below:

• Adventure and Service Learning trip to Tanzania

• Emirati Student Trip to Al Shindaga Museum

• Art and Modern Foreign Languages trip to Barcelona and Paris

• Ski Trip

• Humanities Trip to Italy

• Motiongate Dubai

• Alliance Française

• Dubai Safari

• The Global Village

All of MTS’ trips are assessed for educational and financial value. They are risk assessed and held to the strictest healthy and safety protocols.