Beacon Trips

Beacon has a strong belief that education extends far beyond the classroom. Throughout the school year, we seek to enhance several areas of our curriculum with visits to cultural institutions in the city and far beyond. We believe that our classes should make students aware of the world beyond our classroom, to encourage them to travel and to question as well as contribute to these new worlds.

Recent trips within NYC have included: MOMA, The United Nations, The Jewish Museum, and Ellis Island. Innovative lessons often draw upon the numerous sites of cultural and historical value and provide students and teachers with a broader platform to look at their discipline.

Beyond the city, Beacon has recently led exciting educational trips to France, Spain, South Africa, Mexico, and Canada. In 2004-5, Beacon introduced a credited semester-long classes for the South Africa trip. These classes were a requirement for participation on the trip. Students spent time studying the cultural, political and economic climates of these countries before they left. In 2005-6 Beacon continued these programs with classes for Venezuela and South Africa; in 2006-7, for London, Russia/Sweden, and Mexico trips.

Planned 2008-9 Beacon Trips

Costa Rica: Spring 2009

Spain: Spring 2009

Recent Beacon Trips

India: December 2007

France: February 2007

London: February 2007

Mexico: View trip webpage

New Orleans: February 2007

Spain: February 2007

Russia-Sweden: Spring Break 2007

South Africa February 2006 Diary and Photos

Venezuela February 2006 Diary and Photos

France February 2006 Photos

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Beacon Photo Gallery

South Africa 2005

Spain 2005

Senior trip 2005