🚌 Field Trip

Field Trip VoteLet the Class Decide

Put the shortlist to a vote with photos. Students engage far more with a trip they chose, and you get the answer in a single lesson.

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Field Trip
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Where should we go for our field trip?
🏛️ History Museum
🔬 Science Center
🎭 Theater
🌳 Nature Reserve
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Built for School trips, Educational outings and class decisions

What's in this template

Four destination options. Switch to a Visual Poll and add photos — for a trip decision, images do considerably more work than names.

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Where should we go for our field trip?
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🏛️ History Museum
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🔬 Science Center
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🎭 Theater
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🌳 Nature Reserve

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Why letting students vote is worth the lesson time

Engagement follows choice

A class that voted on the destination arrives with a different attitude than one told where they're going. The vote costs one lesson slot.

Photos change the outcome

A name means little to a fourteen-year-old. A photo of the place produces a considered answer, so use the Visual Poll type.

It's a real civics lesson

Running a genuine vote with a real outcome teaches more about how decisions get made than a lesson about it would.

You can shortlist first

Take open suggestions, filter for what's actually feasible on budget and travel time, then vote on the survivors. Two quick rounds beats one long discussion.

Run it in three steps

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Shortlist feasible options

Filter for budget, travel time, and availability first. Only vote on trips you could actually run.

2

Add photos and vote

Switch to Visual Poll, upload an image per destination, and show the QR code on the board.

3

Announce and book

Show the result on screen. The class sees the decision was genuinely theirs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I run a field trip vote?
Click Use This Template, replace the destinations with your shortlist, and click Create Poll. Show the QR code for students to scan.
Can I show photos of each place?
Yes. Switch to the Visual Poll type and upload an image per option, which makes a substantial difference to how considered the votes are.
Do students need accounts?
No. They scan the code and vote. No registration, no email, no app, and no data protection paperwork.
Should I let students suggest destinations?
Take suggestions separately first, then shortlist what's feasible on budget and travel, then vote. Voting on unworkable options wastes the exercise.
Can parents vote too?
Yes, share the same link. Some schools run separate polls for students and parents where cost is a factor.
How do I stop students voting repeatedly?
Browser cookies prevent repeat votes from the same browser. For a formal vote, paid plans add single-use access codes.
Should parents vote as well as students?
Run separate polls if cost or logistics are a factor. Students vote on where they'd like to go; parents respond on feasibility. Combining both in one poll muddies the result.
How do I handle a close result?
Run a second head-to-head poll between the top two. It takes a minute and produces a clearer mandate than declaring a narrow winner.
Can I collect permission responses too?
Use a separate RSVP-style poll for permissions, since you'll want names attached there and anonymous voting for the destination choice.

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