BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Education and 10 other government agencies have issued a circular to encourage primary and middle schools to organize educational excursions for students.
Schools to work trips into their plans and integrate the events with class teaching, according to the ministry on Monday.h Trips for primary school students should focus on knowledge and understanding of their hometowns, expanded later to counties, provinces and the country during the junior and senior middle school periods.
Stressing safety as the top priority, the document underscored that trips must be organized on a non-profit basis and come at a reduced cost for students from families with financial difficulties.
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