1. Check the events calendar to see what has already been
planned and what months still are open for field trips (we try to have
one field trip per month)
2. Select a seasonally appropriate field trip from list
below, making sure that it’s not too similar to another one in a month
close by (e.g., having a museum tour after one was done the previous
month)
3. Contact the vendor (e.g., if planning a farm tour, contact
the owner of the farm; if planning a grocery store tour, contact the
manager of the store, etc.).
4. Inquire about the possibility of the homeschool
association receiving a tour (if asked how many people, in the past, on
average, 15-30 people usually attend the average field trip/tour)
5. Fill out the
form located Here
Here is a list of field trip ideas that the executive has come up
with. If you would like to plan a field trip go ahead and
fill out the form.
S.A.H.S.A. APPROVED FIELDTRIP IDEAS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Hiawatha Highlands (Jk+)- Hiking
Cross Country Skiing/Snowshoeing (6+)
Campout/Survival (self-organized or TreeTop Adventure)
Kids of Steel Triathlon - St. Joseph Island (brochures at Athletes Foot, Station Mall next to Northern Reflections.)
Avalanche Bay Water Park ( Boyne City., Michigan)
Game Day- ex. Capture the Flag etc...
Heyden Base / Adventure
MUSEUMS
Bushplane Museum (Jk+)
Sault Ste. Marie Museum (Queen St.)
Tower of History (Sault Michigan)
Heritage Park Museum/Little Rapids Thessalon (Jk+)
St. Joseph's Island Museum (Jk.+)
Timber Village Museum - Blind River (Jk+)
Copper Mine Tour - Bruce Mines (Jk+)
Great Lakes Maritime/ Shipwreck Museum (Paradise Michigan)
SCIENCE/MATH
Bug Lab (Jk+)
Forest Research Centre
Science North (Sept or May?)
Creation Ministries International Tour of area from Creation Science perspective.
HISTORICAL/ HERITAGE
Fort St.Joseph (Jk+)- May thru Oct.
Old Stone House/ Block House (Jk+)- May thru Oct.
Mocking Bird Hill Farm/ Corn Maze (Jk+)- Seasonal
Agawa Canyon Tour Train (Jk+)- Seasonal
Mennonite Farmstead Tour
Gilbertson's/ Thompson's Maple Sugar Bush Tour(St. Joseph's)
Sugar Shack- Hiawatha, 4th Line (S.S.M.)
Honey Bee Farm ( Mary Eaton)
Norgoma Boat Tour
Tall Boats/ Large Great Lake Boats (Tourism Sault Ste.Marie will have that information.
Meadowview Alpaca Farm (Jk+) - Behind Bruce Mines
ENVIRONMENTAL/BOTANICAL
Recycling Plant (Jk+)
Water Treatment/Sewage Treatment Plant (Jk+)
Wind Farm/ Solar / Hydro-electric Dam Tours
Lawrences Spring Water Farms
New North Greenhouses
Community supported Agriculture (seasonal)
Belleview Greenhouse
COMMUNITY
Police Station (Jk+)
Fire Station (Jk+)
Sault Ste. Marie Library (Jk+)
Art Gallery of Algoma (based on exhibits)
Sault Ste. Marie Court House (High School Age)
Shingwauk Lock Tours Canada
Bon Soo (seasonal)
Grocery Store/Bakery Tour
Radio Station Tour (S.S.Marie, Gaylord, Marquette)
Pregnancy Crisis Center
Soup Kitchen
City Hall ( gr. 5 or 10yrs +)
MISC. PLACES OF INTEREST
Spruce Haven Zoo (Jk+)
Fish Hatchery (Jk+)
Swing Bridge ( -closes in fall, opens in Spring. Go to 'Parks Canada' for dates.
Airport/Helicopter Rides
Planetarium- Lake State University
Potluck ( In a park, in a church building, in a home etc...)
Game day (Board games)
* FOR FIELDTRIP IDEA ADDITIONS TO THIS LIST, PLEASE SPEAK TO AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT S.A.H.S.A. COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU.