Almost half of adults admit their fondest childhood memories include school trips. A poll of 1,600 parents of school children found 44 per cent feel nostalgic about their formative years and trips outside the classroom – including getting to wear their own clothes, feeling grown up, and smuggling sweets into overnight bags.
Reserving the back of the bus also appeared on the list of the best things about a school outing, alongside learning something new, and spending time with friends. Nearly a third (32 per cent) even admitted that school trips had such an impact that they shaped their future career path.
And 46 per cent said school trips were their fondest memories from their education, with four in ten admitting they still talk about various excursions from their childhood. The research was commissioned by Hyundai, to launch its “Great British School Trip” programme, which will provide 25,000 school children, aged seven to 14, with free school trips.
