Field+Trip

Hey, we need to start getting info together for our field trip. I know we said that we wanted to go sometime in October. If everyone would take the time to go and research one or two places that would be great! Then we can share what we have found and use that information to decide on what we want to do. Space Center Moody Gardens - Chavez-Elizondo Alligator Farm - Sosnik Blue Bell - Robinson

==**George Ranch -** **every Friday open but it is only self guided tours on that date. Cost is $1 per student. Tuesdays, Wed, and Thursdays are for Structured Programs and Role Play Programs. They are both 1.5 hours long and then a self guided tour can follow. Structured Programs are $3 per student and Role Play Programs are $7 per student. 1 free adult per 10 students. After that it is $8 per adult. They can take all 130 or so kids on the same day but they would be broken up into smaller groups and do different programs at the same time because of time constraints. They have every Friday open in Oct (7, 14, 21, 28) but remember it is self guided. They also have Oct 18, 19, 25, 26 open for Structured and/or Role Play Programs.** ==

Bluebell in Brenham
They are pretty much booked for the Fall, they have Nov. 28 &29. They don't charge students or staff for tour. Will accomodate 130, students, staff included in this number. They would do 3 different time tours with 3 different groups. Maybe something for Spring.

= **Moody Gardens** = ==== **Between August 25 - December 31st Title I schools receive 50% off the regular price. Many packages can get worked out. Some require we attend at least 2 or 3 hours. We can opt to have guided tours or non-guided tours. The latest attraction to open up is the Rainforest Pyramid. The added benefit to this particular attraction is up close encounters with animals such as Saki Monkeys, Cotton-Top Tamarins, Macaws and several lizard species from the rainforest!! There are 3D films that may be viewed such as Sharks 3D, Legends of Flight, The Ultimate Wave - Tahiti, and Wild Ocean. For** **the 50% rate of $5.50 ($10.95 regular price) we can attend a 1hr classroom activity "What's My Design" or "The Bare Necessities" half of the students attend this and the other half of the students attend a 1hr Guided Tour of the Rainforest Pyramid. These two activities get swapped between groups and all of the students conclude the visit with a 1hr 3D Imax film. We would run from 10am - 1pm and can eat lunch prior to departure or on the way back to school. The dates that are open for the end of October include October 20th, 27th and 28th. It is an hour trip to Galveston and another hour to return!** ====