Hello Moms!
I cannot believe I forgot to post this sooner--it's been that kind of week!
If anyone is interested, I will be leading a guided poetry hike in the redwoods tomorrow. So far I know it will be my family and the female Kimballs--some other homeschool families might show up, don't know who. We will meet at the Henry Cowell nature center at 11:45 and start our nature walk at noon sharp. We will be doing the Redwood Grove Trail, in case you are a little late, just come catch up.
Bring notebooks and writing tools--I'll provide the poetry prompts that even young kids can do. Mothers are welcome to do the writing for our kids! : )
If you want to join us for a picnic, just come a little earlier, as we will be lunching there on the deck by the nature center.
So, very sorry this is short notice--anyone who would like to come and can, we would love to have you.
lisa c.
Showing posts with label field trips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label field trips. Show all posts
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
totally unique history/music learning opportunity
It's local, and I *think* it will be FREE too! (finding out for sure)
Here is the original post by a local homeschool mom:
Hi everyone, I was intrigued that the SC Baroque Festival is having a glass armonica concert coming up on February 12. http://www.scbaroque.com/concerts.html In case you didn't see my previous note about this, this is an instrument that Benjamin Franklin invented and which had a brief period of popularity before the piano took over. The performer is both a musician and a historian of this instrument.
I inquired about getting some kids in to meet the performer and see the instrument that afternoon, and they are open to having a small group come. They also wanted me to point out that every Baroque Festival concert has youth (under 18) tickets for only $3, so if you have a child old enough to sit through the concert, they'd love to see more interested kids at the actual concerts, too.
They can't give me an exact time yet, but the fieldtrip will be in the afternoon of February 12 at the UCSC Music Recital Hall. Please e-mail me if you want to attend, and I will put together a list and let you know what time the week of the concert. Kids any age are welcome, but of course your child should be able to be respectful of the instrument and the musician in order to be able to participate fully! :)
Suki
Susana (Suki) Wessling
suki@sukiwessling.com
Here is the original post by a local homeschool mom:
Hi everyone, I was intrigued that the SC Baroque Festival is having a glass armonica concert coming up on February 12. http://www.scbaroque.com/concerts.html In case you didn't see my previous note about this, this is an instrument that Benjamin Franklin invented and which had a brief period of popularity before the piano took over. The performer is both a musician and a historian of this instrument.
I inquired about getting some kids in to meet the performer and see the instrument that afternoon, and they are open to having a small group come. They also wanted me to point out that every Baroque Festival concert has youth (under 18) tickets for only $3, so if you have a child old enough to sit through the concert, they'd love to see more interested kids at the actual concerts, too.
They can't give me an exact time yet, but the fieldtrip will be in the afternoon of February 12 at the UCSC Music Recital Hall. Please e-mail me if you want to attend, and I will put together a list and let you know what time the week of the concert. Kids any age are welcome, but of course your child should be able to be respectful of the instrument and the musician in order to be able to participate fully! :)
Suki
Susana (Suki) Wessling
suki@sukiwessling.com
Monday, November 1, 2010
FREE passes to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Nov. 15!
Hello everyone!
We signed up for the Homeschool Day at the Aquarium on Nov. 15, and now we can't go, because our girls have a play performance that night! (This is what happens when you are asked to sign up before the Fall semester even begins) ALSO, we got tickets for the McNabbs, but then they realized they would not be back in CA quite that soon. Bummer! The good news for you is that we now have two families worth of tickets available for anyone who had not signed up previously! PLEASE let me know if you are interested ASAP. Otherwise I will post this on another homeschool forum that is county wide, or worst case will just let the aquarium know we can't come.
The program sounds GREAT too. : ( Hope someone out there can take our place!
Lisa C.
We signed up for the Homeschool Day at the Aquarium on Nov. 15, and now we can't go, because our girls have a play performance that night! (This is what happens when you are asked to sign up before the Fall semester even begins) ALSO, we got tickets for the McNabbs, but then they realized they would not be back in CA quite that soon. Bummer! The good news for you is that we now have two families worth of tickets available for anyone who had not signed up previously! PLEASE let me know if you are interested ASAP. Otherwise I will post this on another homeschool forum that is county wide, or worst case will just let the aquarium know we can't come.
The program sounds GREAT too. : ( Hope someone out there can take our place!
Lisa C.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
JOHNSON FARM HARVEST TOUR
*Lucy sent this in and said it was not too late to sign up--but I imagine the sooner the better, if you want to participate! This is a fun tour that the young ones enjoy, and is considered a public-school kindergarten staple here in Aptos. : )
Come join Farmer Rob at Johnson's Farm for a Harvest Tour. The Johnson Farm abounds in a festival of fall colors and activities. It is time to gather in the bounty of the farm. Visitors will enjoy shucking and shelling corn, an old-fashioned harvest demonstration, and gathering pumpkins. The tour lasts one hour and includes a hayride, a time to feed the animals, a lesson on harvesting, and a choice of a pumpkin you pick from the field.
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Time: 12:45 PM (Please arrive by 12:15 so that money may be collected)
Cost: $7.00 per person (anyone attending that is 2 or older is $7.00, under 2 years old is free)
Location: Johnson Farm, 16385 Two Bar Road, Boulder Creek, CA
If you are interested in attending please email me, Kathy Newman, k_newman@sbcglobal.net by October 10th (the earlier the better as we are limited to the number attending). Please send your name and the number of children that will be attending. If you have any questions please contact me.
See you at the harvest!
Come join Farmer Rob at Johnson's Farm for a Harvest Tour. The Johnson Farm abounds in a festival of fall colors and activities. It is time to gather in the bounty of the farm. Visitors will enjoy shucking and shelling corn, an old-fashioned harvest demonstration, and gathering pumpkins. The tour lasts one hour and includes a hayride, a time to feed the animals, a lesson on harvesting, and a choice of a pumpkin you pick from the field.
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Time: 12:45 PM (Please arrive by 12:15 so that money may be collected)
Cost: $7.00 per person (anyone attending that is 2 or older is $7.00, under 2 years old is free)
Location: Johnson Farm, 16385 Two Bar Road, Boulder Creek, CA
If you are interested in attending please email me, Kathy Newman, k_newman@sbcglobal.net by October 10th (the earlier the better as we are limited to the number attending). Please send your name and the number of children that will be attending. If you have any questions please contact me.
See you at the harvest!
Local history FREE field trip
From a homeschool email group:
I have a confirmed fieldtrip to the Scotts Valley Scott House. The website is http://www.svchamber.org/svhistory/ Virginia Hooper will be our guide as we tour the house, find out about Hiram D. Scott and his family, Scotts Valley, and the archaeological find on the property.
3 PM, Friday, October 22, 2010
Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley 95066
This tour will be directed toward early elementary aged children. Anyone interested in joining our group for this free fieldtrip should contact me at cat_on_2_wheels @ yahoo.com by this Thursday.
Thanks,
Julie Moore
I have a confirmed fieldtrip to the Scotts Valley Scott House. The website is http://www.svchamber.org/svhistory/ Virginia Hooper will be our guide as we tour the house, find out about Hiram D. Scott and his family, Scotts Valley, and the archaeological find on the property.
3 PM, Friday, October 22, 2010
Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley 95066
This tour will be directed toward early elementary aged children. Anyone interested in joining our group for this free fieldtrip should contact me at cat_on_2_wheels @ yahoo.com by this Thursday.
Thanks,
Julie Moore
FREE Science Fun!
**My out of town readers--there are other locations for these science events all over the US, so please click on the last link to get to the national site, and look at the "satellite" section to see if there is anything taking place near you.
Cal Science & Engineering Festival
A community celebration of Science@Cal!
Explore the wonders of science with activities for the whole family at the first-ever Cal Science & Engineering Festival.
This free event will take place at UC Berkeley, on Spieker Plaza (located next to Haas Pavilion) http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/DE23.html on *Saturday, October 23 *from 10am to 2pm.
It's all about science in action! You'll put solar power to the test, get hands-on with ancient fossils, discover the "science" of unicycling and basketball, make your own earthquake, journey to the stars—and more!
The Cal festival is hosted by Science@Cal, an initiative of the UC BerkeleyOffice of the Vice Chancellor for Research, and is presented in conjunction with the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival http://usasciencefestival.org/
It sounds GREAT--hope we can go. : )
Cal Science & Engineering Festival
A community celebration of Science@Cal!
Explore the wonders of science with activities for the whole family at the first-ever Cal Science & Engineering Festival.
This free event will take place at UC Berkeley, on Spieker Plaza (located next to Haas Pavilion) http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/DE23.html on *Saturday, October 23 *from 10am to 2pm.
It's all about science in action! You'll put solar power to the test, get hands-on with ancient fossils, discover the "science" of unicycling and basketball, make your own earthquake, journey to the stars—and more!
The Cal festival is hosted by Science@Cal, an initiative of the UC BerkeleyOffice of the Vice Chancellor for Research, and is presented in conjunction with the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival http://usasciencefestival.org/
It sounds GREAT--hope we can go. : )
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Old School Monday--MONDAY! ; )
Hi Moms!
It's here: Our first Old School Monday of the new school year! We are meeting this Monday, Sept. 27 at a new time: 12:30. There were people who could not come last year when we had it in the morning, and then some people who could not come in the afternoon, so let's try this and see what we think. Here is the agenda for this Monday:
*Meet at 12:30 there at the usual classroom at Vintage. You can choose to eat lunch before you come or bring a sack lunch for your family.
*At the beginning of the summer, I told you all that our first OSM we would do the "What I Did With My Summer Vacations" booths again--well, because of the timing of things this year, we are not going to do that after all. BUT if your child has something to share, esp. something he/she has written or made over the summer or here at the start of the school year, please bring it! We will start off with a little Show and Tell for anyone who wants to participate. : )
*We will hang out and chat until 1:00, when we will head out on a little field trip/adventure to celebrate the start of our new school year. We will be walking down to the little path that leads over to Harvey West, and on our way, we will stop for ice cream cones! So bring $ for ice cream, if you want to partake, and if you don't want to, or if you come late, just meet us at Harvey West.
*While the kids play, we moms will get to hang out! In particular, be thinking about what you would love to see happen during our monthly OSM gatherings, and think about if there is any activity/lesson you and/or your kids would like to "host" anytime this fall.
*We'll hang out there at the park until about 2, and then we will walk back and end about 2:30 (perfect timing for those who are going on to Musical Mondays).
So this Fall Old School Mondays will meet the 4th Monday of every month, at 12:30. Go ahead and mark your calendars for Oct. 25 and Nov. 22. In December, because of the holidays, we will meet on the 20th.
***If you have any curriculum or school/art supplies you no longer want hanging around your house, bring them on Monday! We will have a homeschool stuff swap in the adjoining classroom and make sure all interested moms get to look through (without the kids hanging on you).
****And please invite friends!
It's here: Our first Old School Monday of the new school year! We are meeting this Monday, Sept. 27 at a new time: 12:30. There were people who could not come last year when we had it in the morning, and then some people who could not come in the afternoon, so let's try this and see what we think. Here is the agenda for this Monday:
*Meet at 12:30 there at the usual classroom at Vintage. You can choose to eat lunch before you come or bring a sack lunch for your family.
*At the beginning of the summer, I told you all that our first OSM we would do the "What I Did With My Summer Vacations" booths again--well, because of the timing of things this year, we are not going to do that after all. BUT if your child has something to share, esp. something he/she has written or made over the summer or here at the start of the school year, please bring it! We will start off with a little Show and Tell for anyone who wants to participate. : )
*We will hang out and chat until 1:00, when we will head out on a little field trip/adventure to celebrate the start of our new school year. We will be walking down to the little path that leads over to Harvey West, and on our way, we will stop for ice cream cones! So bring $ for ice cream, if you want to partake, and if you don't want to, or if you come late, just meet us at Harvey West.
*While the kids play, we moms will get to hang out! In particular, be thinking about what you would love to see happen during our monthly OSM gatherings, and think about if there is any activity/lesson you and/or your kids would like to "host" anytime this fall.
*We'll hang out there at the park until about 2, and then we will walk back and end about 2:30 (perfect timing for those who are going on to Musical Mondays).
So this Fall Old School Mondays will meet the 4th Monday of every month, at 12:30. Go ahead and mark your calendars for Oct. 25 and Nov. 22. In December, because of the holidays, we will meet on the 20th.
***If you have any curriculum or school/art supplies you no longer want hanging around your house, bring them on Monday! We will have a homeschool stuff swap in the adjoining classroom and make sure all interested moms get to look through (without the kids hanging on you).
****And please invite friends!
Friday, September 3, 2010
FREE teacher membership at the San Jse Tech Museum!
Lisa C. here! I am still trying to figure out what this means, exacly--what the concrete benefits would be for our family and our homeschool studies--but look what I just came across on the Tech Museum of San Jose website:
Free Teacher Membership Program for California Educators!
Use us as your year-round 2nd Classroom!
Teacher memberships are available to all K-12 public, private, home school teachers, principals, district and county certificated employees, currently working in a California school district.
We invite you to become a member of our learning community and find a professional "home" here at The Tech Museum. Ultimately, we hope you join us in promoting learning through design and innovation as part of your professional practice.
Here is the page that gives the details. Does anyone else already know about this? Please comment if you have any insight or experience with this program!
Free Teacher Membership Program for California Educators!
Use us as your year-round 2nd Classroom!
Teacher memberships are available to all K-12 public, private, home school teachers, principals, district and county certificated employees, currently working in a California school district.
We invite you to become a member of our learning community and find a professional "home" here at The Tech Museum. Ultimately, we hope you join us in promoting learning through design and innovation as part of your professional practice.
Here is the page that gives the details. Does anyone else already know about this? Please comment if you have any insight or experience with this program!
Monday, August 23, 2010
New local science vendors!
My Ocan Grove E.S. just sent out a list of new approved vendors, and on it are two I have been hoping for:
1) The Mad Molecule science store here in Aptos, in the Rio Del Mar shopping center (where Safeway is).
2) Science classes at Quail Hollow Ranch! Whoo-hoo!
And speaking of Quail Hollow, I just now realized that they offer FREE field trips, if we schedule them in advance! Check out this brochure for the possibilities--I think this year we are going to have to schedule a few for Vintage Homeschool Adventures. : )
1) The Mad Molecule science store here in Aptos, in the Rio Del Mar shopping center (where Safeway is).
2) Science classes at Quail Hollow Ranch! Whoo-hoo!
And speaking of Quail Hollow, I just now realized that they offer FREE field trips, if we schedule them in advance! Check out this brochure for the possibilities--I think this year we are going to have to schedule a few for Vintage Homeschool Adventures. : )
Sunday, August 22, 2010
EDUCATION DAYS AT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FAIR
From the Coast & Valley homeschool newsletter:
As homeschoolers, you can get into the fair free on Wednesday, Sep 15 & Thursday, Sep 16th. You have to apply and get special tickets. See http://www.santacruzcountyfair.com/ for general info about the fair. Go to http://santacruzcountyfair.com/pdf/2010/education_dept/app_education_days.pdf to download the application for your tickets.
Be sure to check out the Harvest Building Youth Department and the Livestock area for the many homeschoolers in 4-H that have projects displayed. Many Coast & Valley members also have items in the Crosetti Building (home arts) as well as the Fine Arts building.
As homeschoolers, you can get into the fair free on Wednesday, Sep 15 & Thursday, Sep 16th. You have to apply and get special tickets. See http://www.santacruzcountyfair.com/ for general info about the fair. Go to http://santacruzcountyfair.com/pdf/2010/education_dept/app_education_days.pdf to download the application for your tickets.
Be sure to check out the Harvest Building Youth Department and the Livestock area for the many homeschoolers in 4-H that have projects displayed. Many Coast & Valley members also have items in the Crosetti Building (home arts) as well as the Fine Arts building.
Monday, August 2, 2010
CA Academy of Sciences Homeschool Day!
Join us for the next Homeschool Day!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Join us on this special day of presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on programs, when we invite homeschooling families to explore the Academy at reduced admission prices.
Download and print the FAQ and Registration Guide, which includes everything you need for planning your experience and reserving a spot for your family.
The information in this packet is also published in the Teachers' Lounge, where you can post comments or questions helpful to anyone in the homeschool community.
Registration by phone begins Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
Don't hesitate to forward this message along to others!
Admission for homeschool families within San Francisco:Two adults and their children aged 4-17 may attend for free.
Admission for homeschool families outside San Francisco:
Two adults and their children aged 4-17 may attend for only $4.95 per person.
Note: Children aged 0-3 always receive free admission to the museum. Tickets for additional adult chaperones may be reserved at general admission prices ($24.95 for adults; $19.95 for college students and seniors).
As always, the price of admission includes access to all of our exhibits!
*Rainforest Dome
*Living Roof
*Kimball Natural History Museum
*Steinhart Aquarium
Program Schedule
Planetarium Shows:
Every hour on the half-hour, visitors will leave our planet to take a Journey to the Stars. Just pick up free passes from the Planetarium kiosk for the show time of your choosing.
Public Presentations:
Watch a penguin feeding, meet our albino alligator, get up close with live raptors, dive into the coral reef, and explore extreme life. Question and answer sessions follow many presentations.
Docent-led Discovery:
Depart on an impromptu tour, touch real specimens, watch as comets and volcanoes are constructed, touch a tidepool creature, and be on the lookout for live animal ambassadors.
Hands-on Programs:
Dissect an owl pellet, build a dollhouse using sustainable design principles, learn about the process of natural selection with real specimens, or challenge yourself with waste and water relays.
At the Naturalist Center:
Receive one-on-one help from Academy naturalists, visit with other families, or attend a Specimen Spotlight talk. Also, come here to collect a prize for completing a scavenger hunt!
Scavenger Hunts:
Print a museum worksheet at home and complete it with your family within the exhibits. See the FAQ for a helpful list, or browse the activity database.
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Meet your relatives in Extreme MammalsExhibition ends September 12, 2010, so we scheduled Homeschool Day accordingly!
Featuring spectacular fossils and other specimens from the Museum’s collections, vivid reconstructions, and live animals, this exhibition examines the ancestry and evolution of numerous species, ranging from huge to tiny, from speedy to sloth-like, and displays animals with oversized claws, fangs, snouts, and horns.
Through the use of dynamic media displays, hands-on activities, touchable fossils, taxidermy specimens, and live tree shrews, the exhibition will highlight distinctive mammalian qualities and illuminate the shared ancestry that unites these diverse creatures.
Extreme Mammals is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada; and Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Photo: © AMNH/D. Finnin
Visit the exhibit website here.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
2010 Monterey Bay Aquarium Home School Days Sign Up OPEN NOW
Hello Moms! As of yesterday, you can sign up for the FREE Monterey Bay Aquarium Home School Days program.We signed up our family and the McNabbs for the Nov 15th slot, just in case any of you want to try for the same day. : )
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Monterey Bay Aquarium Home School Days for 2010--Sign up in July!
Lisa C. here:
Just got this email with the dates for this progream for this next Fall. It is free (at least it has been in the past), it is fun and it is totally awesome! So if you are interested, be sure to sign up in July so you reserve spaces for your family.
DEAR HOME EDUCATOR,
Thank you for your continued support for our Home School Day program. We are writing to inform you of some important information regarding the reservation process for Home School Days 2010.
THERE IS A NEW RESERVATION PROCESS FOR HOME SCHOOL DAYS 2010
Reservations for Home School Days this fall will open on Tuesday, July 6th, and must be made online at this School Programs page. In order to make a reservation for your family, please be sure to choose one of the five Home School Day dates listed below and an entry time for your arrival. You will receive an email confirmation after completing the reservation process; that email confirmation is the entry ticket for everyone in your party. Please print the confirmation and bring it with you on your scheduled Home School Day visit.
PLEASE NOTE: We are no longer accepting group reservations. Families are welcome to make individual reservations for up to 20 participants (combined total of youth and adults). Youth are children between the ages of 3-17 years and adults are 18 years and older. Children 2 years and under are admitted free of charge and should not be included in your reservations.
This year's Home School Days theme is "To Eat or Be Eaten: Diving into Ocean Foot Webs" and the schedule of dates is as follows:
Monday, October 18th
Monday, October 25th
Monday, November 1st
Monday, November 8th
Monday, November 15th
If you have any questions about our new online reservation process, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at schoolprograms@mbayaq.org or by phone at (831) 644-7538.
Best regards,
Rachael VanderWalde Cohen & Cyndi Fox
Education Programs
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Email: schoolprograms@mbayaq.org
Phone: 831-644-7538
Web: http://www.mbayaq.org
Just got this email with the dates for this progream for this next Fall. It is free (at least it has been in the past), it is fun and it is totally awesome! So if you are interested, be sure to sign up in July so you reserve spaces for your family.
DEAR HOME EDUCATOR,
Thank you for your continued support for our Home School Day program. We are writing to inform you of some important information regarding the reservation process for Home School Days 2010.
THERE IS A NEW RESERVATION PROCESS FOR HOME SCHOOL DAYS 2010
Reservations for Home School Days this fall will open on Tuesday, July 6th, and must be made online at this School Programs page. In order to make a reservation for your family, please be sure to choose one of the five Home School Day dates listed below and an entry time for your arrival. You will receive an email confirmation after completing the reservation process; that email confirmation is the entry ticket for everyone in your party. Please print the confirmation and bring it with you on your scheduled Home School Day visit.
PLEASE NOTE: We are no longer accepting group reservations. Families are welcome to make individual reservations for up to 20 participants (combined total of youth and adults). Youth are children between the ages of 3-17 years and adults are 18 years and older. Children 2 years and under are admitted free of charge and should not be included in your reservations.
This year's Home School Days theme is "To Eat or Be Eaten: Diving into Ocean Foot Webs" and the schedule of dates is as follows:
Monday, October 18th
Monday, October 25th
Monday, November 1st
Monday, November 8th
Monday, November 15th
If you have any questions about our new online reservation process, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at schoolprograms@mbayaq.org or by phone at (831) 644-7538.
Best regards,
Rachael VanderWalde Cohen & Cyndi Fox
Education Programs
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Email: schoolprograms@mbayaq.org
Phone: 831-644-7538
Web: http://www.mbayaq.org
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Proposing a Happy Hollows Field Trip!
Hello Vintage Moms!
I would like to propose an "end of the school year" field trip to Happy Hollows in San Jose. Our family has never been there, and it seems like a good time to go. If we get 14 or more people, we can get a very nice group discount ($8 per ticket instead of $12). My little family can account for 4 of these--anyone else want to join us?
Please email me or let me know in the comment here that you are interested, and then we can set up a date. I think it should be soon, before the school kids get out, but will be very flexible. : )
lisa
I would like to propose an "end of the school year" field trip to Happy Hollows in San Jose. Our family has never been there, and it seems like a good time to go. If we get 14 or more people, we can get a very nice group discount ($8 per ticket instead of $12). My little family can account for 4 of these--anyone else want to join us?
Please email me or let me know in the comment here that you are interested, and then we can set up a date. I think it should be soon, before the school kids get out, but will be very flexible. : )
lisa
Monday, May 17, 2010
BAY AREA FREE OR REDUCED ADMISSIONS TO MUSEUMS, ETC.
My E.S. just sent this to me:
FREE ADMISSION – ANYDAY
1. Tilden Regional Park Botanic Garden, Nature Study Area & Little Farm, Berkeley
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
2. Museum of Children's Art, Oakland http://www.mocha.org
3. Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/community-services/ac-generalinfo.html
4. Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley http://www.berkeleyartcenter.org
5. Nasa Ames Research Center, Mountain View http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/exploration.html
6. Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton http://www.ucolick.org/public/visitors.html
7. Jelly Belly Factory Tour, Fairfield http://jellybelly.com
8. Cable Car Museum, San Francisco http://www.cablecarmuseum.org
9. Chinese Cultural Center Gallery, San Francisco http://www.c-c-c.org
10. Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco http://www.museoitaloamericano.org
11. San Francisco Fire Department Museum, San Francisco http://www.sffiremuseum.org/index.html
12. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford http://museum.stanford.edu
13. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
14. San Francisco Botanical Garden www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
FREE ADMISSION – FIRST SUNDAYS
1. Oakland Museum of California— (not including special exhibitions) http://www.museumca.org/visit/index.html
2. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco http://www.asianart.org/hoursandadmission.html
FREE ADMISSION -- FIRST TUESDAYS
1. De Young Museum, San Francisco (except special exhibitions) http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/visiting/index.asp
2. Legion Of Honor, San Francisco (except special exhibitions) http://www.famsf.org/legion/visiting/index.asp
3. Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco ("pay what you wish" day) http://www.cartoonart.org/directions.html
4. Museum of Craft & Folk Art (Yerba Buena), San Francisco in 2008 http://www.mocfa.org/visit/index.html
5. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco http://www.ybca.org/visit/gallery.aspx
6. Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org/visit/hours
7. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), San Francisco http://www.sfmoma.org/visit/visitinfo_ hours.asp
FREE ADMISSION – FIRST WEDNESDAY
1. San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco—For residents of San Francisco only http://www.sfzoo.org
2. Exploratorium, San Francisco http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/hours_admission.html
3. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. http://www.badm.org
FREE ADMISSION – THIRD WEDNESDAY
1. California Academy of Sciences & Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco (first come, first served) http://www.calacade my.org
FREE ADMISSION – FIRST THURSDAY
1. Burlingame Pez Museum, Burlingame http://www.burlingamepezmuseum.com
2. Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
ALMOST FREE or REDUCED FEES
1. Tilden Park Steam Train ($1.75) or Merry-Go-Round ($1) http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
2. Los Gatos Billy Jones Railroad Train or Carousel ($2) http://www.bjwrr.org
3. Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory and Museum Tour ($3) http://www.mrsgrossmans.com
4. Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose SJ— Open Access Policy http://www.thetech.org/about/open_access
5. Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose— Open Door Policy http://www.cdm.org/info
6. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey County Public libraries has a "book" that residents of Monterey County can check out for free admission for up to 6 people. http://www.montereybayaquarium.org
7. A List of Free Things to Do in San Jose http://www.sanjose.com/free-guide
8. 25 Sacramento Museums that are Free or Nominal Fee http://www.sacmuseums.org/findamuseum.html
FREE ADMISSION – ANYDAY
1. Tilden Regional Park Botanic Garden, Nature Study Area & Little Farm, Berkeley
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
2. Museum of Children's Art, Oakland http://www.mocha.org
3. Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/community-services/ac-generalinfo.html
4. Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley http://www.berkeleyartcenter.org
5. Nasa Ames Research Center, Mountain View http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/exploration.html
6. Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton http://www.ucolick.org/public/visitors.html
7. Jelly Belly Factory Tour, Fairfield http://jellybelly.com
8. Cable Car Museum, San Francisco http://www.cablecarmuseum.org
9. Chinese Cultural Center Gallery, San Francisco http://www.c-c-c.org
10. Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco http://www.museoitaloamericano.org
11. San Francisco Fire Department Museum, San Francisco http://www.sffiremuseum.org/index.html
12. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford http://museum.stanford.edu
13. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
14. San Francisco Botanical Garden www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
FREE ADMISSION – FIRST SUNDAYS
1. Oakland Museum of California— (not including special exhibitions) http://www.museumca.org/visit/index.html
2. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco http://www.asianart.org/hoursandadmission.html
FREE ADMISSION -- FIRST TUESDAYS
1. De Young Museum, San Francisco (except special exhibitions) http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/visiting/index.asp
2. Legion Of Honor, San Francisco (except special exhibitions) http://www.famsf.org/legion/visiting/index.asp
3. Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco ("pay what you wish" day) http://www.cartoonart.org/directions.html
4. Museum of Craft & Folk Art (Yerba Buena), San Francisco in 2008 http://www.mocfa.org/visit/index.html
5. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco http://www.ybca.org/visit/gallery.aspx
6. Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org/visit/hours
7. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), San Francisco http://www.sfmoma.org/visit/visitinfo_ hours.asp
FREE ADMISSION – FIRST WEDNESDAY
1. San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco—For residents of San Francisco only http://www.sfzoo.org
2. Exploratorium, San Francisco http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/hours_admission.html
3. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. http://www.badm.org
FREE ADMISSION – THIRD WEDNESDAY
1. California Academy of Sciences & Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco (first come, first served) http://www.calacade my.org
FREE ADMISSION – FIRST THURSDAY
1. Burlingame Pez Museum, Burlingame http://www.burlingamepezmuseum.com
2. Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
ALMOST FREE or REDUCED FEES
1. Tilden Park Steam Train ($1.75) or Merry-Go-Round ($1) http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
2. Los Gatos Billy Jones Railroad Train or Carousel ($2) http://www.bjwrr.org
3. Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory and Museum Tour ($3) http://www.mrsgrossmans.com
4. Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose SJ— Open Access Policy http://www.thetech.org/about/open_access
5. Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose— Open Door Policy http://www.cdm.org/info
6. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey County Public libraries has a "book" that residents of Monterey County can check out for free admission for up to 6 people. http://www.montereybayaquarium.org
7. A List of Free Things to Do in San Jose http://www.sanjose.com/free-guide
8. 25 Sacramento Museums that are Free or Nominal Fee http://www.sacmuseums.org/findamuseum.html
Monday, May 3, 2010
FYI: website for FREE field trips
Here is something else that got passed my way, a new site that collects information about free field trips. I am not sure how helpful it will be in our area (there were only 2 activities within 30 miles of Aptos), but it could be a great tool for checking out possible field trips around the state, AND since they are free field trips, it does not hurt to bookmark this site and check every now and then.
I am a sucker for FREE! ; )
I am a sucker for FREE! ; )
FYI: Field Trip to Johnson Farm
This is an all-area field trip, not one specific to Ocean Grove or Vintage Homeschool Days. But it sounds like fun!
(Hope you all don't mind the influx of emails--can you tell I am cleaning out my inbox today? : )
Lisa C.
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FIELD TRIP – JOHNSON FARM
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM. Please arrive by 11:30 AM
Location: Johnson's Farm, 16385 Two Bar Road, Boulder Creek
Cost: $6.00 per each child and also for each adult. Anyone 2 and over attending is $6.00
Join Farmer Rob at Johnson's Farm to help with the Spring Planting on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Scheduled tour is from 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM. We are welcome to bring lunches and have lunch on the grounds after the tour.
It’s spring planting time at the farm! Farm visitors are put to "work" helping plow the fields and plant the crops. Children will learn the life cycles of plants, dig in newly plowed soil and help plant the corn patch. Kids will get their hands dirty and get to tell their family that they planted "Farmer Rob’s" corn. This is a one-hour tour that includes a hayride, a time to feed the farm animals, a lesson on planting crops and a sunflower seedling for each child to take home
If you are interested in attending or have questions, please email Kathy Newman at k_newman@sbcglobal.net
Payment will be due by Tues., May 18th to Kathy Newman to confirm your space.
(Hope you all don't mind the influx of emails--can you tell I am cleaning out my inbox today? : )
Lisa C.
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FIELD TRIP – JOHNSON FARM
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM. Please arrive by 11:30 AM
Location: Johnson's Farm, 16385 Two Bar Road, Boulder Creek
Cost: $6.00 per each child and also for each adult. Anyone 2 and over attending is $6.00
Join Farmer Rob at Johnson's Farm to help with the Spring Planting on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Scheduled tour is from 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM. We are welcome to bring lunches and have lunch on the grounds after the tour.
It’s spring planting time at the farm! Farm visitors are put to "work" helping plow the fields and plant the crops. Children will learn the life cycles of plants, dig in newly plowed soil and help plant the corn patch. Kids will get their hands dirty and get to tell their family that they planted "Farmer Rob’s" corn. This is a one-hour tour that includes a hayride, a time to feed the farm animals, a lesson on planting crops and a sunflower seedling for each child to take home
If you are interested in attending or have questions, please email Kathy Newman at k_newman@sbcglobal.net
Payment will be due by Tues., May 18th to Kathy Newman to confirm your space.
Friday, April 2, 2010
FREE Science Show!
Some of you may have already seen this on the Coast and Valley Homeschool Newsletter, but it is SO AWESOME that I wanted to post it here too, just in case:LET’S GO SCIENCE SHOW – May 24th
We currently have some complimentary tickets available for an upcoming science performance at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore, Let’s Go Science, Monday, May 24, at 9:30 am. Please email Nancy Mueller for Study Guides for Grades K-3 and Grades 4-8 or a ticket order form if you are interested in bringing your children. The tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. Please let me know if you have any questions.
LET’S GO SCIENCE
The wacky and talented Professor Smart and Dr. Knowitall join forces for an educational, entertaining, exciting and
experiential extravaganza. Professor Smart shrinks his head, has toilet paper flying, juggles and has peoples’ hair
standing on end all while demonstrating principals of physics. Researcher and comedic sidekick Dr. Knowitall keeps
the facts straight.
During the Let's Go Science Show you and your kids will learn science concepts through impressive and memorable
demonstrations. They will learn about air pressure, figure out flight, see awesome optical illusions, be shocked by
static electricity, see experiments with falling masses, grasp gyroscopic properties and get a handle on the scientific
method.
60 minutes long for families and students K-8 (core audience grades 2-6). Older students grades 7-8 will understand more complicated concepts and younger ones grades K-1 will see it more as a magic show relating to science.
Thank you, Nancy
Nancy Mueller Marketing Director
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
www.livermoreperformingarts.org
( 925.583.2306 fax 925.373.6097
8 nmueller@livermoreperformingarts.org
* 2400 First Street Livermore, CA 94550
**While Ms. Mueller only mentions the 9:30 a.m. show, when I emailed to inquire, she said there was also an 11 a.m. show. So if you are going to try to go, ask her if there are still seats available at that later showing, to allow for the drive. Google Maps said it would take about 1 hr and 20 minutes from Aptos to get there. So I have requested free tickets for me and my two older girls, and also for Becky and her two girls. (I will find someone to watch my younger two that day, since I don't think they are old enough to appreciate the show)
And I am going to come up with something we can see on the way home, to make the drive worthwhile! Since we are studying CA history this year, it should not be a problem! : )
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