Field trips are the highlight of the school year. These timeless class outings enhance learning, build community and motivate kids to achieve their goals. They also require a lot of planning and logistics from adults to keep them safe and successful. Multiple emails and requests overwhelm parents, and critical field trip communications from teachers can get lost in the shuffle. At some point, we’ve all found crumpled-up field trip forms at the bottom of our kid’s backpacks!
The key is to keep it simple and streamlined. Imagine a permission slip, fee collection, and volunteer sign-up all in one online form. Cheddar Up now makes that unicorn possible.
Cheddar Up collection pages have a customizable description field. Tell parents and guardians a little bit about your outing.
Often, these outings are outside the school budget. Families may need to cover admission, transportation, or additional learning tools. Create an item in your Cheddar Up page with the required amount that your users can add to the cart.
Explicit written permission is essential to any class outing. Add a required waiver to your Cheddar Up page in the forms section for parents to permit the field trip. When you include a waiver in your collection page, four required fields (first name, last name, date, and e-signature) will automatically be added below your waiver text.
It takes a village to make these trips happen. Let parents and guardians participate in the fun! It will also make your job more manageable and keep kids safe. Recruit volunteers via Cheddar Up’s Sign-Up feature in the forms section. Specify how many you’ll need and give them an idea of what they’ll do during the trip.
Would you like to gather additional information like allergies or emergency contacts from parents? Can kids get a sack lunch from your school cafeteria? Any other special considerations for your field trip?
You can collect all further details via the form builder. Ask questions, and parents can write in their responses.
Sack lunch, anyone?
Add an option for parents to purchase a sack lunch for their child so they don’t have to pack it. This is a great PTA fundraiser!
Once you’ve created the page, you can share it with the class. You can send it directly from the Cheddar Up message center, create a social post, or include your custom link and QR code in a flyer that goes home.
When the parent or guardian receives the link, they’ll be taken directly to your custom page.
Once the user has filled out all requirements you need from them, they securely add their payment information (credit card or echeck) and submit it.
You’ll get notified and can manage their responses in your Cheddar Up dashboard.
Parents and guardians will 🧡 that they don’t need to download an app or create an account to pay on Cheddar Up.
So there you have it! One page that fits all. Creating a simple yet comprehensive field trip form for your next class trip keeps you organized, makes parents happy, and lets the kids enjoy the wonders of the world around them.
