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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Big $ field trips (big volunteer event): 
2nd Grade: Mount Vernon and Zoo (regular school buses and not too expensive)
3rd grade: Luray Caverns (GRECO day- the study Ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, China and can’t remember what the O stand for)
4th grade: Jamestown/Williamsburg (Colonial Day)
5th grade: Mount Vernon (Medieval Day)  perhaps they have switched to Medieval Times
6th grade: Gettysburg or Pamplin Park depending on if they can get into Pamplin Park.  
8th grade: Capitol Hill

The reason 3rd -6th grade field trips were expensive because they needed the buses with bathrooms.  If a field trip is more than x hours long, it is required. They use them in 8th grade so that they can get going earlier than the regular school buses are available.

I love that we have so many US historical sites within striking distance.

PTA pays for those who have trouble affording them, it is automatic if the child has free or reduced lunches, otherwise you have to ask.

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Do you have more info about the GRECO Day? I searched it and didn't come up with anything. I teach for FCPS and we have discussed "new" field trip ideas.

Our field trips seem to change from year to year outside of the NSO (4th grade) and Pamplin (6th grade). I'm not sure where k-2 or 5th go. 2nd grade used to go to the zoo.

Some other examples:
3rd Greenspring Gardens, or Natural History Museum, or Colvin Run Mill
4th Mount Vernon and Decatur House. Sully Plantation and Gunston Hall have also been options.

I've never known any grades to go on trips to to places such Jamestown, Williamsburg, or Philadelphia, at least not in the past 20 years.[/quote]

GRECO day is at Chesterbrook.  It has been around perhaps 20 years.  It is not a field trip.  It involves an unbelievable amount of parental support. The kids dress up in an ancient outfit of their choice.  There Are activities for each Ancient civilization.  It has binders that explain things that are handed down each year.  [/quote]

Oh, ok. Thanks! You wrote “Luray Caverns” and after, in parentheses put the info about GRECO Day so I thought maybe it was something held out in Luray.

Luray Caverns seems like it might not be a bad idea for a field trip, but it would make for a long day.[/quote]

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