Urban Advantage Backpack Trips
Urban Advantage middle and elementary school teachers can use a UA class trip voucher to register for a curated experience. We provide suggested itineraries along with a backpack for each child—including student journals, pencils, hand lenses, and supplies to pot up a plant for each student back in your classroom—enabling you to lead a structured field trip for your students.
Choose between two themes:
- Exploring the Caribbean in Brooklyn: Your students will feel as if they’ve traveled to the Caribbean as they explore tropical plants in the Steinhardt Conservatory. They will think about how plants travel, how important plants are to us, and how plants can evoke strong memories and create lasting connections within communities.
- The Power of Trees: Do your students know they live in an urban forest? As your class adventures through the Native Flora Garden and the Discovery Garden they will think about how vital trees are in our urban ecosystem and how they can become tree stewards!
Backpack Trips last about 90 minutes; teachers will select an arrival time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and an arrival entrance. Groups arriving by bus should select 455 Flatbush Avenue; groups coming by foot may choose 455 Flatbush Avenue, 150 Eastern Parkway, or 990 Washington Avenue. Registration closes two weeks in advance of trip dates.
Register now for trips October–December. Registration for 2025 starts December 1.