Past public field trips
Field trip number: FT#1708
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Spring has Sprung! Join the Gale Woods Farmers in meeting and caring for the new plants and baby animals. Farm Explorers will learn the concepts of raising baby farm animals and plants. They will help the farmers with chores and make a farm fresh snack each class
This is a five week series. Participants are registering for the entire series which meets from 1:00pm to 3:30pm on ...
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Field trip number: FT#1790
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join Gale Woods Farmers in a hike to the sugar bush where you will tap trees, taste sap and find out how it goes from sap to syrup at the sugar shack. After our hike to the sugarbush, we will take maple syrup and turn it to maple candy. The day will end with caring for the piglets, chicks, sheep and/or laying hens.
This program runs concurrently with the Farm Discovery class for ages 2 through 6...
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Field trip number: FT#1791
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus. The chosen theme for March is Maple Syrup.
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Field trip number: FT#1970
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Friday, March 11, 2011 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Dos-a-Dos: An Accordion With a Twist
Two books in one! We'll be doing the landscape style dos-a-dos. It combines Eastern and Western book binding traditions. Open the landscape dos-a-dos from one direction to find the traditional Western sewn pages. Open the other side to an Eastern-style accordion fold that lends itself to landscape scenes or single sheets for charts, graphs, or pictures....
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Field trip number: FT#1973
Title: Paper Marbling at MCBA (#2)
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Friday, March 11, 2011 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Paper Marbling Class
For centuries paper marbling was a highly guarded secret. At MCBA your students can discover the rich tradition of paper marbling as they marble sheets of paper that can be used in future classroom projects. In the hour, the kids will have time to make about 3 sheets of 8x10 marbled paper. The kids will be paired up and each pair will share one basin, and take turns making a...
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Field trip number: FT#3559
Title: Homeschool Day
Location: Grand Slam — 12425 River Ridge Blvd, Burnsville, MN 55337
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Grand Slam is interested in offering a monthly Homeschool Day. To test the waters, they are working with Homeschool Adventures for their first introductory event.
Grand Slam is an indoor play area with over over 30,000 square feet of activities, games, rides and sporting activities for the whole family! The cost of the 3-hour homeschool event is just $10/person for a wristband that gets you your...
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Field trip number: FT#1184
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Princess Academy – World Premier, recommended for ages 8+
Winner of Newbery Honors in 2006, this is Shannon Hale’s magical novel of a mountain community which, the wise men of the King’s court have declared, is home to the next princess of the land. As a result, all the 13 to 17 year-old girls (including tiny Miri) must attend a special academy to study and prepare themselves to become royalty....
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Field trip number: FT#1705
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Hoofs and Halters is a livestock program at Gale Woods Farm where participants will learn animal husbandry skills, animal science, livestock showmanship and leadership.
This session will focus on pigs and piglets.
This is a three week series. Participants are registering for the entire series which meets from 1:00pm to 3:30pm on ...
Thursday, February 24Thursday, March 3Thursday, March 10...
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Field trip number: FT#1706
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Help prepare the gardens, care for the farm animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each series will have a different seasonal focus.
This is a three week series. Participants are registering for the entire series which meets from 1:00pm to 3:30pm on ...
Thursday, February...
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Field trip number: FT#3059
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
A conversation about how to get started with homeschooling when your children are under the age of 5.
We'll discuss
how to start a homeschool coop
resources for finding existing homeschool coops
different types of homeschool coops
different approaches to homeschooling
area resources for homeschool families
how to organize homeschool field trips for preschoolers ...
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Field trip number: FT#1788
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Friday, February 18, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
This program runs concurrently with the Farm Discovery class for ages 2...
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Field trip number: FT#1789
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Friday, February 18, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
This program runs concurrently with the Farm Discovery class for ages 6 and up...
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Field trip number: FT#1395
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Travel to Louisiana with Grammy award winning artist Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience as they share Creole culture and history through Zydeco music. The Creoles of Southern Louisiana are a blend of African, French, Spanish and Native American people. Playing the accordion, rubboard, drums, keyboard and guitar, Mr. Simien and his band take you on a multicultural musical tour that will...
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Field trip number: FT#1837
Title: Falcons and Falconry
Location: Raptor Center - University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine — 1920 Fitch Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Members of ONE-TC are invited to learn about Falcons and Falcony at The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.
Humans and raptors have a connection that predates modern American history. Learn about the exciting sport of falconry and its impact on our world today. Join specialists from The Raptor Center as they entertain you with falconry stories from years...
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Field trip number: FT#1967
Title: Pressure Printing at MCBA
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Friday, February 11, 2011 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Pressure Printing Class
Experience the power of multiples in printmaking. Through a process of paper cutting and collaged paper, each student will create their own multi-tone print design. Students will print multiple copies of their individual design on a Vandercook printing press.
http://www.mnbookarts.org/workshops/stdyouth.html
Please note: In order for all of the children to get the most...
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Field trip number: FT#1964
Title: Paper Marbling at MCBA (#1)
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Friday, February 11, 2011 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Paper Marbling Class
For centuries paper marbling was a highly guarded secret. At MCBA your students can discover the rich tradition of paper marbling as they marble sheets of paper that can be used in future classroom projects.In the hour, the kids will have time to make about 3 sheets of 8x10 marbled paper. The kids will be paired up and each pair will share one basin, and take turns making a...
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Field trip number: FT#1183
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 9:15am - 11:30am
If You Give a Moose a Muffin – recommended for all ages
Suppose you had a rather large moose who stopped by to visit. Suppose you decided to feed him a muffin. Suppose he was still hungry. One thing leads to another in this brand-new Stages Theatre Company adaptation. A laugh-out-loud musical comedy based on the book by Laura Numeroff.
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Field trip number: FT#1801
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center — 1301 2nd Ave S , Minneapolis, MN 55403
Date: Monday, February 7, 2011 - 10:30am - 11:30am
This perfomance is sold out and no additional seats are available, but you are welcome to monitor this page and the Yahoo Group for openings created by cancellations. If you are able to register, then there has been an unclaimed cancellation. If you are not able to register, no seats are available at this time.
Individual families may register for other dates and times at...
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Field trip number: FT#1850
Title: Comedy Sportz Improv Show
Location: ComedySportz — Calhoun Square, 3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Date: Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:00am - 10:45am
ComedySportz is light-hearted insanity that appeals to people from every walk of life. We provide clean, positive entertainment that is guaranteed to please even the toughest crowd. If you have a pulse, it's highly likely that you'll laugh until it hurts. If you don't have a pulse, seek medical attention immediately. Everything we do is improvised. We don't have scripts or pre-planned scenes....
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Field trip number: FT#1786
Location: Gale Woods Farm — 7210 County Road 110 W, Minnetrista, MN 55364
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Gale Woods Farmers for farming fun. Learn how the farmers care for the animals and gardens through out the year. Each month we will care for the animals and cook with farm produce in the education center. Explore the farm through hikes, wagon rides and games. Each month will have a different seasonal focus.
This program runs concurrently with the Farm Discovery class for ages 2...
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