Field+Trips

Writer's Eye Field Trip
We spent a day visiting the Baily Art Museum at the University of Virginia. Students were given a guided tour of art in the museum and then submitted creative writing pieces related to selected pieces of art.

Natural Bridge Field Trip
To support our science study of the rock cycle and our social studies study of Native Americans of Virginia, we visited the Natural Bridge and Caverns. This park is home to an extensive set of caverns as well as a natural rick bridge, first discovered by George Washington while he was surveying the site. The park also contains a recreated Monacan Indian Village and set of waterfalls discovered during the Civil War. Students were given a guided tour of the underground caverns and got upclose views of stagmites and stalagtites. Then, the students had a picnic lunch, and walked through the park to the natural bridge and were able to see the location of George Washington's initials. Finally, students walked to the Monacan Indian Village where they met a Monacan Indian, toured the recreated village and visited the waterfalls.



Aquarium & Jamestown Site Field Trip
To support our study of oceanography in science and the significance of the the First Permanent English Settlement at Jamestown, we will go to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and to the Jamestown site in May. Due to issues with time and funds, we elected to complete both visits in 1 day.

Students experienced elements of daily life, saw examples of Settlement buildings, a explored methods of fort defense. Students explored an example of a submarine in the shark tank and experienced touching a stingray.