Climate Field Trips

Embark on an immer­sive jour­ney of cli­mate action with Gov­er­nors Island’s new Grade 6 school field trip pro­gram, free to pub­lic schools and pre­sent­ed by the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island with Beam Cen­ter and Turn­stile Tours. The mul­ti-stop, out­door Cli­mate Action Quest fea­tures hands-on activ­i­ties that show­case cli­mate solu­tions that can be brought back to NYC class­rooms and com­mu­ni­ties. Stu­dents will be able to explore many themes relat­ed to cli­mate, includ­ing cli­mate sci­ence, green­house gas emis­sions, elec­tri­fy­ing trans­porta­tion, liv­ing shore­lines, waste to resource, sus­tain­able mate­ri­als, and more.

• Cli­mate Lit­er­a­cy: Build stu­dents’ capac­i­ty to ana­lyze local­ized cli­mate chal­lenges, apply sci­en­tif­ic vocab­u­lary, and iden­ti­fy action­able solu­tions in their schools and communities.
• Career Path­ways: Offer expo­sure to the broad range of careers in the cli­mate and sus­tain­abil­i­ty fields.
• Con­tin­ued Engage­ment: Return for hands-on learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties with Bil­lion Oys­ter Project, GrowNYC, and more. 

Trips are cur­rent­ly avail­able for select dates dur­ing the 2026 – 27 school year for Grade 6 class­rooms in New York City pub­lic schools. If you’re an edu­ca­tor and would like to inquire about book­ing a trip, click here.