Field Trip- Tuesday, February 23—Staunton Fire Department AND Staunton Police Department
*Only families preregistered may attend with Raw Learning.  Spring Trimester field trips will be available to register for in March.
9:15 AM-Leave Raw Learning for the Staunton Fire Department. The address is 500 North Augusta Street. Please let Gleamer know if you would like to follow her from Raw Learning.
9:30 AM-Begin Fire Department tour and demonstrations.
10:30 AM-End tour and leave for Staunton Police Department at 116 West Beverly Street. You can try to find parking on the street or you can just park in the garage off of West Johnson Street. The parking rate is between 25-50 cents an hour.
11:00 AM-Arrive Police Department.
12:00 AM-Finish tour and leave for Raw Learning.

Wednesday’s Trimester of Art
Patty DePoy will be joining us to share her cross stitching talent from 10-11. All supplies will be provided.

Friday’s Poetry and Prose Discussion Group (8:30-9:30)
Lynda Miles facilitates the Group to discover their inspiration. This week the participants will have the opportunity to see the world through the eyes of an environmentalist and marine biologist. Imagining that the participants are somewhere or something else, such as blue whales or other creatures is a fun way to explore feelings and find inspiration. Many of the participants enjoy writing or dictating their thoughts long after class is over.

Additional considerations for Field Trips for Spring Trimester (April 5-June 18)
Thank you for the input! The following destinations are added to the list below:
Roanoke Children’s Museum
Local cattle and/or alpaca ranch
Westmoreland State Park (overnight camping)
Boxerwood Gardens
EMU’s Hostetter Natural History Museum
Base X (Manufacturer of military shelters, generators and filtering systems.)
Please email additional suggestions to Gleamer .  Official voting begins on March 1st.

Initial Field Trip Considerations List
Massanutten Water Park
Red Front Grocery
Augusta Wastewater, Landfill and Recycling—Near Earth Day (April 22)
Maggie’s Bead Shop
Weyer’s Cave Airport
Quiet Acres Sheep Farm
Fast Track Go-Carts
JMU Planetarium
Luray Maze/Caverns
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Deauville Fallow Deer Farm
Local horse ranch
Children’s Museum of Richmond
Science Museum of Virginia (in Richmond)
Kings Dominion Homeschool Day (May 14)