LIST BUILD for Evergreen Lake Ice Skating – Fridays @ 12p, Starting in Winter

Fridays @ 12 noon, starting with the colder weather, so… TBD – Are you + your family interested in outdoor ice skating for homeschoolers? If I recruit 20 participants per week, the Evergreen Lake facility will open for just us (+ maybe another field trip…) at 12 noon on Fridays throughout their skate season. There’s …

FIELD TRIP to Miller Farms – Oct 16 @ 10am

Monday, October 16 @ 10 am – Meet us at Miller Farms (13912 Cr 19, Platteville, Colorado 80651) for a long tractor ride where everyone can pick their own vegetables! From Miller Farms’ website: “Our fall festival gives everyone the opportunity to not only explore the farm, but to also harvest their own vegetables! During …

FIELD TRIP Museo de las Americas – Oct 10 @ 12 pm

Museo de las Americas is the premier Latin American Art Museum in Denver, Colorado. Located in the heart of the historic Santa Fe Arts District, they have been promoting and celebrating the artistic and cultural achievements of Latinos for three decades, and are still going strong. They are a Cultural Treasure!

FIELD TRIP to Living History Days – Sept 22 @ 12pm

Friday, September 22 @ 12pm (noon) – Experience 18th-century life through costumed interpreters, hands-on activities, and military demonstrations. Aspects of colonial American life will be available for you to experience – agriculture, blacksmith, education, games, gunsmith, military, and much more. There’s a live battle reenactment twice/daily, and we should be around for the afternoon show. There is also a dramatized medical demonstration following the battle that is totally optional + easy to avoid as it draws a crowd that drastically limits visibility.

August 20-23 – Camping at Pickle Gulch Park

We reserved three (3) nights in the Pickle Gulch, Group 1 site. Tents only! 30-person limit. We usually plan to share a meal or two, potluck-style.

FIELD TRIP – Ghost Towns + Haunted Cemeteries in Central City – August 21 @ 10am

We’ve crafted a special, 3-hour tour just for our group that involves a little bit of the supernatural + a lot of Gilpin County history.

Group Camping, Summer 2023

It’s time to organize our summer camping! For those who haven’t camped with us, we reserve a group spot, then split the cost based on how many families attend. Some are more pricey, so I’ll give an estimate + a final tabulation 1-2 weeks before the trip. I’ve already paid for these, so the spaces …

FIELD TRIP to Forney Museum – March 24 @ 1pm

Friday, March 24 @ 1pm – The Forney Museum of Transportation is a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 600 artifacts relating to historical transportation. Ours is a self-guided, discounted tour under the homeschool field trip bracket. If you’d like to attend, please come promptly at 1 o’clock for group admission. Pricing follows and museum parking …

FIELD TRIP to Hiwan Homestead – March 10 @ 10am

Friday, March 10 @ 10am – Who’s in for an old-time experience? We’re signed up for the Journey to Jeffco program at Hiwan Museum, where we’ll be learning about the westward movement by packing a prairie schooner, making journey cake, learning in an 1876 schoolhouse, and shopping in the 1895 Bear Creek Mercantile. This is …