Yes, I’m a homeschool mom, but that doesn’t mean that my children are confined to our home. I want to make learning fun. This is an excellent opportunity to use this time to expose my children to real-world experiences and be intentional about their education. This means I’m busy scheduling field trips and serving the community.
Because I’ve already done the research, I wanted to make it easy for you and list everything here. I’ve compiled a list and will update the site as I find out about other trips. Unfortunately, some of the field trips are not free, but they do offer discounts.
Please click on the name of the location to link you to the website.
1. Atlanta History Center: Home for the Holidays
General admission to Homeschool Days is $8.50 each for children and adults. Admission for members is $6.50 for children and free for adults. Discounted rates are available for groups with 10 or more children. For more information, or to make group reservations, please call 404.814.4018, email Homeschool@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
2. Chattahoochee Nature Center
Included with general admission. CNC members FREE.
No registration required * Programs designed for ages 6-13
We invite you to the 2018/19 school year program exploring our local wetlands! Students will study science topics linked to the ecology, geology, chemistry, physics, and natural history of this unique ecosystem.
Monthly sessions will be active learning times utilizing the grounds and resources of CNC that will help your students gain knowledge of scientific principles as well as skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, communication and critical thinking.
3. Zoo Atlanta
Bring your homeschool student to explore Zoo Atlanta on your own at a discounted rate! Add to the educational experience by using our standards-based curriculum guides and grade-specific activities before, during and after your visit. Homeschool groups can get a discount on admission. For groups of nine or fewer, visit us on the first Tuesday of every month to receive a discount; for groups of 10 or more, register 48 hours in advance any day of the year and receive a discount.
4. Michael C. Carlos Museum
Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12 – 3 p.m. The world’s earliest writing systems developed thousands of years ago, completely independently, in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Homeschool families will experiment with writing Egyptian hieroglyphs on papyrus and Sumerian cuneiform on clay tablets and tour the newly reinstalled Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art.
THIS EVENT HAS FILLED, AND WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS.
Fee: $8 for Carlos Museum members; $12 for nonmembers; children ages 5 and under are free. Registration is required by contacting Alyson Vuley at 404-727-0519 or avuley@emory.edu.
5. High Museum of Art
Members: FREE
Children ages 5 and under: FREE
Regular admission for ages 6 and over: $14.50
6. Atlanta Botanical Garden
The Garden hosts an exciting day of tours and activities exclusively for homeschool groups and families. Supplement your life science, botanical and environmental studies curriculum by visiting a tropical rainforest and a desert house. Tip-toe through the treetops on the Canopy Walk and observe edible plants in the Edible Garden.
7. Georgia Aquarium
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Cost of Admission:
Student K-12 (Member): $13 + tax
Student K-12 (Non-Member): $15 + tax
Accompanying adult: $31.95 + tax
Children 2 and under: free
8. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Both docent-guided and self-guided tours are offered free of charge to students under age 16. Reservations for groups of 10+ students must be made in writing at least two weeks before your visit. All programs are scheduled on a first-come, first served basis.
9. Legoland
Homeschool Groups can visit all-year round!
Local Homeschools can reserve field trip visits to LEGOLAND Discovery Center Monday-Friday. Homeschool groups must have a minimum of 10 people in their party to qualify for special pricing ($7 per child, 1 FREE adult for every 5 children and $10 per additional adult). If you are a homeschool group with less than 10 people and are able to present your declaration of intent, please call us for more information on group visits.
Reservations must be confirmed at least 2 weeks before visit date. Please call 404-848-9252 ext. 4001 with any questions or email LDCATL.Groupsales@LEGOLANDDiscoveryCenter.com.
10. Six Flags
Please note, the date has not been updated yet. This link above is to the homeschool page.
Whether it’s for a reward, end-of-year celebration or educational experience, Six Flags Over Georgia provides the perfect adventure for your students. The extraordinary thrills will provide an unforgettable day of memories for your family.
Service Project:
We will serve with Love Beyond Walls the 1st Friday of November and December.
I will come back and update this page for 2019.
If you have any homeschool field trip suggestions, please feel free to send me an email at educatespeak@gmail.com
Educationally Speaking,
CEO Ty
