The Academy of Learning: Homeschooling, Homemaking and Crafting
Head on over to Our 4 Kiddos Blog to see the great list of Southeastern PA field trips she compiled for the series!
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New York Historical Society Museum & Library – Homeschool classes
THE ROC – Resource Opportunity Center for Homeschoolers – Lots of classes offered
New York State Historical Association – Homeschool days have been offered in the past, check website for updates.
Fort Ticonderoga – Homeschool days
Adventure Aquarium Homeschool Week (several weeks offered throughout the year)
Sterling Hill Mining Museum – Homeschool classes and opportunities
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum – Arbor Day activities for homeschoolers, the also offer preschool and family programs
Liberty Science Center – Homeschool Days
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts – I found on a general site that this place has homeschool days, but don’t find any info on their own site. Keep an eye on the website or call!
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Hello from Sunny Florida! Well, it's been raining for eight days, but the sun is still there!
My name is Mazie Middleton and I am a fifteen year veteran homeschooler. I have an only child, so when I started out on this adventure of homeschooling, we were all alone. NOT wanting to be all alone, I started a weekly co-op. For fifteen years I was the administrator and teacher of this wonderful co-op called "Home's Cool Co-op". We offered everything that your child would have received in school, but couldn't get while homeschooled. Like credits for Driver's Ed, Biology and PE credits. We also offered Prom, a year book and a graduation. Another one of my responsibilities was to offer and promote a monthly field trip. At first it started out locally. The neighborhood grocery store, the Florida State Fair, ext. Then it progressed to the state capital and then on to our nation's capital. In January of 2005, our family went on our first cruise with our church. WOW! That was a blast! After returning from this cruise and showing all of our pictures to our co-op family, one mom said, "What about a "homeschool cruise"? A homeschool Cruise? YES, A HOMESCHOOL CRUISE!
So in November of 2005 we had our first official Homeschool Cruise! Forty five families went to Cozumel, Mexico. We had a meet & greet, family activities and every night the kids received a special gift at dinner.
Before Facebook and Twitter was so popular, the only way of getting the word out was through e-mail and word of mouth! Well, it spread like wild fire. Over one hundred families joined us the following year and here we are, fifteen years later, and over 5000 men, women and children have sailed with The Homeschool Cruise! Our web site is www.HomeschoolCruise.com and my contact information is on the site.
This year we will be sailing October 26 - 31 to Grand Cayman and Cozumel on the pretty Carnival Paradise. 2016's cruise is already booked and ready for families to call and place their deposits down! We will be sailing on the lovely Carnival Conquest from Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk and Amber Cove in the DR all are welcome and we would love to welcome you aboard The Homeschool Cruise!
Mazie Middleton CTA, MCC
The Homeschool Cruise
www.HomeschoolCruise.com
727-733-8456
**Note from Jen: We went in 2014 and it was A-Mazing!
USVI and Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Grand Turks
While in FL we also checked out LegoLand!
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I was lucky to be able to check out Kids Love 95 by KidsLoveTravel.com. I own Kids Love Maryland and Kids Love Pennsylvania already. Kids Love 95 did not disappoint me either!
These are great books! If you are visiting an area, live in an area or passing through on a road trip…these are the GO TO books of kid friendly places to visit along the way!
The Kids Love 95 book is listed by exit numbers! We just recently made a 95 S trip to Florida and wish I’d had this book then!
The state specific books are listed by region. They list all the pertinent information, as well as URL (so you can check to make sure nothing has changed). Book also include black and white pictures, maps…all in an easy to use format!
These are definitely MUST have books and I have good news! TWO of my readers will get to win the book of their choice in print or ebook version!
Best-selling family travel guides available for: Florida, Georgia,
Illinois Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (includes DC), Michigan, Missouri,
North & South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (includes DC) and Wisconsin
Also Kids Love I-75 & Kids Love I-95
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These locations were submitted as recommendations by fellow homeschoolers!
Children’s Museum Indianapolis – Homeschool programs are offered in Aug, Sep and Oct
National Museum of the US Air Force – FREE! Check website, Homeschool Days are offered
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – They offer a Homeschool Package, Sept – June.
These are just a few recommended trips, please share your recommendations by sharing below!
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Denver Botanic Gardens – Homeschool days, several days throughout the year
Butterfly Pavilion – Homeschool days most likely in November (if history repeats itself). We actually visited here like 7 years ago when we only had one kiddo and he was almost 2. Fun place!
Space Foundation – offers monthly homeschool programs
Living History Days – $3/pp (age 4+) or $15/per family, September 24-25
Rocky Mountain Rapids Homeschool Swimming
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory – Homeschool days throughout the year
Feet on the Earth – Homeschool Nature Program
Three Fun and FREE Colorado Springs Field Trips
Growing Gardens – Group rates
A variety of programs in Boulder County open to Homeschoolers in groups of 8+
Opera Colorado – one adult for every 10 paid gets in FREE.
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A little over a year ago we visited Las Vegas! You can see my post about the kid friendly places we visited
Nathan Burton Comedy Magic, reviewed by Campfires and Cleats
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum
University of Nevada, Reno – offers Field Trips/Workshops during Earth Science Week and Earthquake Preparedness Week.
Nevada Southern Railway – Group trips with min of 25 people can be arranged.
Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center – Group trips can be arranged, min fee is $75 or $4/pp for larger groups.
Nevada Gold Mining Virtual Field Trip
Mine and Mine Tours in Virginia City
National Atomic Testing Museum
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Arizona Sea Life Aquarium – August and November dates
Arizona Science Center – Wide variety of dates available for classes. Online registration is required.
Arizona Game and Fish Department – Monthly Classes, Registration required. Registration opens quarterly, next registration date opens in September for class in October, November and December.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum – Homeschool Day takes place one day each in February, March and April. Pre-Registration is required.
As You Wish Pottery – Once a month homeschool classes
Wet N Wild – Homeschool Day in August
Challenger Space Center – Homeschool Day in April, Registration required
Arizona State Fair – Homeschool Days are Oct 21 and 28, Main Attraction and Parking are FREE
Heritage Square – October 6th is homeschool day
Coyotes Ice in Scottsdale – Homeschool skating program
Swim Neptune – Homeschool swim
Arizona Museum of Natural History
Musical Instruments Museum – A day in each of August, October, March and April
Butterfly Wonderland – 2 days each in September, November, December, January
Ikea – Keep an eye out for Homeschool Activities
Sky Zone Trampoline Park – Homeschool Time M-F 10-3p
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**Kama'aina (Local Resident) and Military require I.D. proof
Hawaii’s Plantation Village – You can do group tours/classes as well. General Entrance for Kama'aina and Military is $7 for 12+, $5 for 4-11, under 4 FREE. You can read about one of our visits HERE.
The Byodo-In Temple – Sacred grounds, so respect must be shown at all times. Admission to the Byodo-In Temple grounds is $3.00 per adult, $2.00 senior citizen, $1.00 child. Cash only. See our visit HERE
Waikiki Aquarium – Reasonable rates for Kama'aina and Military. $8 13-64yo, $5 4-12yo and 65+, under 4 FREE. We didn’t find it worth a pass when we were there, especially since 2 of my 3 kids were FREE. Sometimes they have little programs going on, at no extra cost. This day they had a WHALE presentation.
Dole Plantation – Also has discount rates for Kama'aina and Military. The train ride is $5 for adults, $4 for child. The Maze is $4.50 adult, $4.25 child. They have awesome Dole Whip Ice Cream or Dole Floats! Which I believe you can also receive discount on (though I didn’t realize it when we visited). Here is our trip
Honolulu Zoo - Kama‘aina/U.S. military rates are $8.00 - Adult 13+ and
$4.00 - Children 3-12 yrs. Passes are also available and worth it if you plan to visit regularly! Here was one of our first visits.
iTrampoline Hawaii has a homeschool program at a discounted rate.
Bishop Museum - Kama‘āina/Military Admission: Adult: $12.95, Senior: $10.95, Junior: $8.95, Child, age 3 & under: Free. Season passes are worth the investment of $85 for 2 adults and up to 6 children. They have regular display changes, and often times are kid specific and interactive! We went on a normal basis, including LEGO, dinosaurs, mars, Sesame Street Health, and more! This trip they had insects on display.
Bon Dance FREE – a great cultural experience, food is available for a small cost. We loved attending. These take place from June-Aug all around the island.
Beaches – There are so many beaches!! Snorkeling, Tide Pools and more fun stuff!
Waterfall hikes – several different hikes on all the islands! Beautiful views! Here is one we did
Geocaching – Lots of geocaches, including some Dinosaur Train themed ones all over the island!
Lighthouses – There are several lighthouses on the island, most are free and are just fun to hike to and check out. Some you can only gaze at from a distance. We did a fun Lighthouse Unit, check it out! Makapu’u Lighthouse.and Tide Pools are Great!
Parks – lots of local parks/playgrounds!
HOOMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDENS – Camping is a fee, but admission is FREE and you can fish for FREE(kids only)! Kids always had a blast!
Wahiawa Botanical Gardens FREE – We went and did a flower scavenger hunt!
A lot of local farms offer tours and other programs for reasonable rates as well!
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