"Abbott Elementary" creator and Philadelphia native Quinta Brunson is launching a field trip fund to help eliminate the costs of out-of-classroom learning experiences for students in Philadelphia's public schools.

Brunson is partnering with the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to create the Quinta Brunson Field Trip Fund , aiming to support more than 117,000 students across the School District of Philadelphia by removing the expenses that often prevent schools from offering field trips, according to the announcement.

In a video on social media , the Emmy Award-winning producer and actor said she personally donated $20,000 to kick off the fund.

"Field trips were the most important thing to me as a kid. Getting outside of the four walls of my classroom and into the world

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