Excursions & Exchange
Every class from KG to Class XII takes at least one structured educational trip per year. From the Gorbhonga forest in Class I to IIT Delhi in Class XI — Axel students see what they are learning about, not just read about it.
Annual class trips · International exchange programme · National university tours
across KG to Class XII
from Bangladesh annually
residential trip began
due to cost since 2016
Class-wise excursion programme
Every class from KG to Class XII has at least one structured educational trip per year. The programme is designed to expand what the classroom teaches — not to repeat it in a different location.
KG – Class II
Local nature and community visits — seasonal walks in the Gorbhonga forest, the Guwahati Zoo, organic farm visits and local artisan studios. Focus is on sensory learning, vocabulary development and introduction to the natural world. All trips are within 30 minutes of campus.
Class III – Class V
Heritage and cultural visits across greater Guwahati — Kamakhya Temple, Umananda Island, Navagraha Observatory, Guwahati Planetarium and the Assam State Museum. In 2024–25, class-specific trips included Atal Udyan (Class 1), Regional Science Centre (Class 2), Assam State Museum & War Memorial (Class 3), Nehru Park (Class 4) and Shankardev Kalakhetra (Class 5). A one-night residential camp in the hills is held for Class V students each February.
Class VI – Class VIII
Annual residential trip to Kaziranga National Park (Class VI and VII) and Manas National Park (Class VIII). Upper Assam tea garden visit combining economics, ecology and culture. Sivasagar — the ancient Ahom capital — for Class VIII. The Kaziranga trip includes a research assignment that forms part of the Science term assessment.
Class IX – Class X
Industry and institutional visits: Gauhati High Court, Gauhati Medical College (GMC), local manufacturing units (textiles, tea processing, food production) and an agricultural research station. In 2024–25, Class IX visited the Veterinary College at Khanapara; Class 12 Humanities visited the CJM Court and Class 12 Commerce visited Orient Processors' Textile Division — all specifically linked to stream-specific subjects. Designed to connect pre-Board learning to real-world contexts.
Class XI – Class XII
National educational tours — Delhi (Class XI: Parliament, AIIMS, IIT Delhi, National Museum), Kolkata (Class XII: IIT Kharagpur, Victoria Memorial, National Library, Port Trust) or Bengaluru (Indian Institute of Science, ISRO, tech industry visits). University visits are built into every national tour. In 2024–25, Class XII Science students visited IIT Guwahati for an interactive session with faculty and researchers; two students also represented Axel at MCOP5 in New Delhi. Students visited IITG again for an International Science Conference in December 2024.
International cultural exchange
Axel participates in bilateral exchange programmes and the British Council's RIDS (Reciprocal International Digital Sharing) initiative. Through RIDS in 2024–25, students collaborated with schools in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Egypt — joint geography projects, virtual classroom sessions and a medicinal plants exhibition. Students also visited Sualkuchi (Assam's silk weaving village) as part of the RIDS programme, connecting local textile heritage to an international audience. A separate bilateral exchange with a Bangladesh partner school runs annually for Class X and XI students.
Practicalities
All excursions are included in the annual school fees for local and regional trips (KG–Class X). National tours for Class XI and XII carry a separate cost communicated to parents in April each year. Scholarship students are supported on a needs basis. No student has missed a core educational trip due to financial constraints since 2016.
Every trip has an academic component — pre-trip preparation, on-site tasks and a post-trip reflection or report. Parents receive a detailed itinerary and risk assessment in advance. Medical and emergency protocols are in place for all overnight trips. Students with specific medical needs are accommodated with advance notice to the school nurse.
The exchange programme selection process begins in December each year. Interested students should speak to the Vice Principal (Academic). The school bears the cost of hosting international exchange students; participating students bear their own travel to and from the partner location, with partial bursary support available.
See it. Don't just study it.
Axel students see Kaziranga before they study ecosystems. They walk through Parliament before they study democracy. They visit AIIMS before they decide to become doctors. Applications open December for the Class XI–XII national tour.