Annie Link wants you all to know that her family’s dairy farm in Alto gives farm tours. They will soon be having an event that, in addition to being fun for the little ones, is an important step towards educating our children about agriculture and the source of food.
Dairy Discovery Farm Tours
April 10 – Spring Break Bash
Experience life on a 4th generation, modern family dairy farm. The tour will include: bottle feeding calves, seeing cows
being milked, a hayride, visiting all the barnyard friends, a dairy snack and more.
Tours start at 10am and 12pm.
Admission is $8/person (cash/check only). Family Rates are available.
Group tours are also offered April-October.
Dairy Discovery at SwissLane Farms
12877 84th SE
Alto, MI 49302
info@dairydiscovery.com
Hilary passed along this information about a new field trip group for homeschoolers in West Michigan called West Michigan Field Trip Club. The introduction states:
This club exists to enhance the homeschooling experience in West Michigan through group activities outside of the home environment.
Organized field trips; information about events for homeschool families and information about family activities are shared with members.
All families are encouraged to participate. Accommodation requests for special needs children shall be made for all organized field trips.
This club is not set up to discuss topics outside of the events posted.
In another email, the founder explained:
I have been organizing activities for another group since we began homeschooling. Other families began asking me if they could join the activities.
I decided to begin a Yahoo group to post the activities. No handouts and no fees associated with the group, unless the business has a fee.
This is not a business, but rather a way for families to participate in group activities. Examples of activities include skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, tours, library activities,etc.
This group is not a religious-based group and open to everyone. Requests for accommodations for special needs children will be arranged.
I forwarded an invite for anyone interested. Some activities require RSVP on the database. Please feel free to pass on the invite. Thank you.
I’m making a project of getting field trip and group tour information for places in and around GR during our summer break. Is there anyplace you’ve been to or have heard about as being especially good for field trips or group tours? Are there any places you’d like to visit but don’t yet have the details?
Please give me some direction by leaving a comment with your ideas. Thanks!
The James C. Veen Observatory, owned and operated by the
Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association, is available for tours most of the year (mid-March through November) to any group interested in an evening of family-friendly fun featuring wonderful views of the Universe at a premiere educational institution.
These evenings feature tours of the observatory, audio visual presentations, and observing stars, planets and other astronomical objects through the large telescopes. Members of the GRAAA will be on hand as guides.
Please read the information provided in the links below (from the GRAAA website) and if there is anything not answered, contact them at graaa @ graaa.org.
Comprehensive Group Information Page
Mini-FAQ
Group Reservation Form
Michigan Tech (MTU) hosts a huge engineering and science expo every year in Detroit for middle and high school students. While it is definitely not a local event, the variety of hands-on exhibits are worth the drive. Displays and exhibits reveal fascinating technologies and pique students’ curiosity in the wide world of science, engineering, and technology. There is also a Teacher Resource Center and Educator Cafe onsite that offers resources related to engineering and science.
For more info and to order tickets, click here, email Susan Williams, or call her at 248.342.4456.
Free: tickets required.
