The following field trips are being offered by Willow Garden Academy and open to all homeschoolers. Please contact April Lanci at arlanci@yahoo.com for more information or to sign up.
Where: Golden Flake Tour
What: Tour the Golden Flake Manufacturing Plant in Bham
Website: www.goldenflake.com/walkingtour
Who: Ages 5 and up
When: September 18, 2012 12:30 p.m. TENTATIVE
How Much: FREE
Sign up by: asap
Where: Moundville Native American Festival, Tuscaloosa,Alabama
What: Performers, artists, craftspeople and tradition bearers entertain and educate visitors about the rich culture and heritage that makes Southeastern Indians unique.
Website: www.moundville.us.edu
Who: All ages
When: October 10, 2012
How Much: $8 per person
Sign up by: Sept. 30, 2012
Where: SIFAT Around the World, Lineville, Alabama
What: This is an interactive day-trip for all age groups. Students are provided with an opportunity to participate in hands-on activities with an international perspective, while focusing on the geography and cultural studies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our group will travel through each country simulated in SIFAT’s Global Village, while learning educational information along with Appropriate Technology.
Website: www.sifat.org
Who: All ages
When: November 20th
How Much: $15 per person (parents are same price)
Sign up by: Two Weeks Prior
Where: SIFAT Slum Experience
What: A simulated urban slum is built on SIFAT’s campus to represent what urban slum communities might look like throughout the world. Participants role play and are challenged to meet their basic needs of food, water, and shelter as they struggle to survive in the slum. Participants are faced with the injustices such as crooked law enforcement and greedy slum lords
Website: www.sifat.org
Who: Middle School, High School
When: Feb. 11th, 2013
How Much: $15 per person
Sign up by: Two Weeks Prior
Where: Alabama Shakespeare Festival Performances
What: To Kill a Mockingbird
Website: www.asf.net
Who: All ages but more interesting probably to middle and high school students.
When: March 6, 2013
How Much: $17 students $19 adults
Sign up by: Feb. 10th
Where: Atlanta Renaissance Festival
What: Demonstrations, Living History, Medieval Life
Website: www.garenfest.com
Who: All ages
When: April 30, 2013
How Much: $9.50 students $10.00 adults
Sign up by: April 1, 2013
