Completed Influence The Future
Documentary storytelling & digital influence
Our completed documentary-style FieldTrip — personal branding, digital storytelling, and on-camera confidence at 9 partner schools. Watch the film.
Explore experience →A program of Wonderful Foundations
Helping students discover what's possible through unforgettable educational experiences.
Why FieldTrip
Remember the permission slip, the outfit laid out, the lunch packed — one more sleep until the field trip? FieldTrip brings that feeling back, bigger: real-world adventures where students discover their spark and see how wide the world really is.
Experience builds identity. One afternoon can change how a kid sees themselves, their community, and what's possible.
Featured experiences
From a completed documentary experience to active campaigns you can fund today — each FieldTrip is built for students to feel it, not just hear about it.
Completed Documentary storytelling & digital influence
Our completed documentary-style FieldTrip — personal branding, digital storytelling, and on-camera confidence at 9 partner schools. Watch the film.
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Fundraising now An immersive design-thinking experience
Learn design thinking by building real prototypes with Design Tech High School — teams, video reflections, digital fabrication. No worksheets.
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Fundraising now Belonging, empathy & constructive dialogue — K–12
With Bill Groner and the Positive Connection Initiative — grade-banded workshops on mattering, empathy, and healthy relationships for every campus.
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Fundraising now Skilled trades & career pathways
Meet working trades professionals, try real tools, and see construction, electrical, plumbing, welding, and other skilled careers as respected pathways after graduation.
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Fundraising now Magic, science & the electrician career
A 70-minute magic/science show plus a 20–30 minute Apprentice Lab — lightning, levitation, and invisible forces that reveal electricians as the people who know how to control electricity.
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Fundraising now You have $100. What are you going to do with it?
A portable 90-minute economic simulation for grades 5–8. Teams get $100 simulated startup capital, use Wonderful Bank, survive economic events, then sell when the market opens. Not School of Economics. Not a bank advertisement.
Explore experience →Student voices
Reactions from students, parents, and teachers after Influence The Future — no stock photos, just their words.
"I always thought “influencer” meant being famous. This trip helped me realize I can influence people just by sharing what I care about — my art, my neighborhood, my little brother."
"We had kids who never volunteer to speak up fighting for time at the mic. By the end they were coaching each other on eye contact and story structure."
"The burst of confidence when something just clicked — stories we still tell at dinner. It felt bigger than a normal field trip."
Impact
Through Wonderful Foundations partner schools and FieldTrip programs, we're reaching more students every year with learning that lasts.
Our Partners
We are grateful for the corporations, foundations, and firms whose partnership helps bring FieldTrip experiences to students nationwide.
Students, teachers, parents, and school leaders — tell us you're interested and we'll reach out with next steps.
Sponsors and donors make these experiences possible. Every gift fuels curiosity, confidence, and moments students never forget.