Field trips are important for many reasons; they increase student knowledge and understanding of a subject, they add realism to the topic of study and they provide an opportunity to develop and enhance a student's socialization and citizenship skills.  Butler Academy students go on a number of field trip excursions to give them a first-hand look at the life they will lead, and to receive valuable, on-site training.

Field trips enable the instructors to expand student's learning beyond the walls of the classroom into the vast community outside.  They provide the students with experiences which cannot be duplicated in a school environment but are nonetheless an integral part of school instruction.  Perhaps a field trip can best be described as a living laboratory in which learning is acquired through active hands-on experience with the rich resources of the local community.

During the middle of the eight-week course our students travel for one week; Germany (wines), France (champagne) and Belgium (hotel).  All costs are of course included in the tuition fee.