Field Trip- Thursday, March 4th—The Paramount to see STREB-RAW AND The Charlottesville Ice Park
*Only families preregistered may attend with Raw Learning.  Spring Trimester field trips will be available to register for after voting is completed on March 7th.
9:50 AM-Arrive Charlottesville.  Gleamer will park in the metered parking lot where the Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays between South and Water Streets.  Cost is $.25 per ½ hour payable in quarters only.  Here is a link to a map of the area that might be helpful. The Water and Market Street Garages offer 2 hours of free parking with a ticket validated by The Charlottesville Ice Park.
10:00-Meet Gleamer in the vicinity of the fountain that is to the left of The Paramount if you are facing the marquee. 
10:05-Check in and be seated as a group.
11:30-The show ends and we will be dismissed as a group. The Sullivans will be heading to Revolutionary Soup for lunch. There are about 30 or so restaurants right on the Downtown Mall.
12:45-Meet at The Charlottesville Ice Park.
3:00 – Skating session ends.

Vote for Spring Trimester Field Trips! Here are your options:

Massanutten Water Park: Massanutten 
Play on the indoor water park
Bring your own lunch available
Possible date: Tuesday, April 6th or in early June
Length: 4 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-2, $19 for ages 3 and up, $5 to just observe

Red Front Grocery store: Harrisonburg
Tour the behind the scenes operations of the store
Demonstrations and samples
Length: 1 hour
Cost: Free

Fishersville Wastewater Treatment Plant: Fishersville
Review a schematic and tour the plant
Possible date: April 20th to celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd)
Length: 1+ hours
Cost: Free
Augusta County Landfill: Fishersville
Tour and information about what happens when an item is thrown away.
Possible date: April 20th to celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd)
Length: 1 hour
Cost: Free
Sonoco Recycling Facility: Fishersville
Tour and explanations of how items are made ready to be recycled, as well as how and where they are shipped
Possible date: April 20th to celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd)
Length:  ½ hour
Cost: Free

Maggie’s Beads: Staunton
Take a bracelet making class
Length: 2 hours
Cost: $10/ person who makes a bracelet

Quiet Acres Sheep Farm: Mount Crawford
Learn about rotational grazing and caring for herding dogs and sheep
Learn about Guardian Dogs that live amongst the sheep
Main focus will be hands-on interaction with Border Collies, sheep and lambs
Possible date: on a Wednesday in Late April/Early May
Cost: Free
AND
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport: Weyer’s Cave
Check out the med helicopter, explore in small air plane and fire trucks.
Find out how check in and baggage scanning works.
Possible date: on a Wednesday in Late April/Early May
Length: about 1 hour
Cost: Free

Fast Track Go-Carts: Waynesboro
Ride go-carts; $3-$6/ride. Available for ages 2 and up.
Play Putt-Putt; $4/person
Use the batting cages; $1 token for 15 pitches
Play arcade games
Length: 1-2 hours

JMU Planetarium: Harrisonburg
View Orion: Legends of the Night Sky
-Animated film about the legends surrounding Orion
Mini-Star talk about what is in currently in the night sky
Length: 45 minutes
Cost: Free

JMU Planetarium: Harrisonburg
View Universe
-How the Universe was viewed in ancient times and how science views it today
Mini-Star talk about what is in currently in the night sky
Length: 45 minutes
Cost: Free

Luray Maze/Caverns: Luray
Explore Caverns, Car Museum, and Maze
Picnic lunch
Length: 3 hours
Cost: $10/kids, $19/adults

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: Staunton
Tour and interactive activities
Divide into younger and older group
Length: 2 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-5, $4 for 6-18, $8 for adults

Deauville Fallow Deer Farm: Bayse
Feed and pet the deer
See the multicolored eggs laid by the colorful chickens
Pick your own vegetables
Possible date: Late April or May
Length: About 1 hour
Cost: Free
AND
Shenandoah Bowling Lanes: Mount Jackson
Duck Pin Bowling
-Use 2-4 pound balls to knock down short fat pins
Possible date: Late April or May
Length: 1-2 hours
Cost: Games-$2.50 each, Shoes-$1.50 each

Funky’s Skate Center: Harrisonburg
Roller skating
Bring your own lunch available
Length: 2 hours
Cost: $3 per person includes skate rental

Misty Mountains Alpaca Ranch: Afton
Interact with the alpacas
Learn about their care and uses for their fiber
Length: 45 minutes
Cost: Free
AND
Gallastar Equine Center and Pig Sanctuary: Afton
Interact with the animals
Learn about them and their care
Length: 1 ½-2 hours
Cost: Free

Boxerwood Gardens: Lexington
Explore nature
Outdoor kitchen, mud pit, tunnels, hammock, bone yard, little brook
Trails, meadows and trees
Length: 4 hours
Cost: Free

EMU’s Hostetter Natural History Museum: Harrisonburg
Explore the museum and glowing rocks
See a short film
Interact in the Discovery Room
Possible dates: In April or May at 10AM
Length: 1 ½ hours
Cost: $4/person

HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc. (Formerly Base X): Fairfield
See how military shelters are manufactured and designed
Possible demonstration of rapidly deployable finished product
Length: 1 hour
Cost: Free

Long distance Field Trips

Kings Dominion Homeschool Day: Doswell (near Richmond)
Rides for everyone
Find out the Math, Science and Engineering behind it all
Roller Coaster Contest
Date: May 14th
Length: All day
Cost: $29.99 for ages 3-61 who are 48” and over; $24.99 for ages 3-61 who are less than 48” tall

Science Museum of Western Virginia: Roanoke
Hands on and interactive exhibits
Planetarium and Megadome shows
Fascinating classes and labs
Length: All day
Cost: $3-$9/person 3 and up, depending on desired experience

Westmoreland State Park: Montross
Hiking, camping, cabins, fishing, boating and swimming
Kayaking for fossils and sharks teeth
Possible dates:
Length: Overnight on a Friday
Cost: $20-$350/family depending on accommodations