Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

incursions

English answer:

activities on school's ground

Added to glossary by Natalia Potashnik
Jun 18, 2021 10:12
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English term

incursions

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Context removed by ProZ.com staff.
Change log

Jun 25, 2021 07:18: Natalia Potashnik Created KOG entry

Sep 27, 2021 22:01: Andrea Capuselli changed "Term Context" from "The CSEF is a government funded payment to assist eligible students to attend school activities such as school camps or trips, swimming, and school organised sports programs, outdoor education programs and excursions and incursions. This should be Australian English" to "Australian English"

Sep 27, 2021 22:03: Andrea Capuselli changed "Term Context" from "Australian English" to "Context removed by ProZ.com staff."

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activities on school's ground

An INCURSION is defined as an activity organised by the school, whereby an outside body is employed to come into the school to run an educational activity for the students.
Whereas an EXCURSION is defined as an activity organised by the school whereby students leave the school grounds to engage in educational activities.
https://www.schoolholidayprograms.com.au/why-incursion-not-e...
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : Yes, this is kind of a joke word coined from 'excursion'.
40 mins
agree AllegroTrans : Seems to be a use of the word peculiar to Australian school activities
42 mins
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
3 hrs
agree Yvonne Gallagher : yes, seems to be a play on "Excursion" going off school grounds
1 day 48 mins
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