Fourth Grade Field Trips:
*Please note that you must be a 2019-2020 WCPSS approved volunteer in order to accompany us on field trips.
1. North Carolina Symphony: October 29th
Fourth and fifth graders all across the state of North Carolina experience live music performances by North Carolina Symphony that teach core musical concepts. Fourth Graders will also participate by singing a song along with the orchestra.
Fourth and fifth graders all across the state of North Carolina experience live music performances by North Carolina Symphony that teach core musical concepts. Fourth Graders will also participate by singing a song along with the orchestra.
2. Greensboro Science Museum: November 8th
*The Greensboro Science Center is an aquarium, museum and zoo -- all in one location, for one price! Located in beautiful Greensboro, North Carolina, it's the perfect way to spend a day with your family and friends.
Our indoor aquarium features charismatic penguins, lovable otters, colorful fish, sharks, jellyfish, and much more. A stingray touch tank offers you the opportunity to touch rays, skates, and even small sharks! Check our daily schedule and stick around for our daily dive, fish feeding, or penguin feeding.
Outside in the zoo, you’ll have the chance to see a crocodile sunning himself, gibbons swinging across their exhibit, and meerkats standing watch. Hands-on fun is available in our farmyard, where you can pet goats and sheep, play in our farmhouse, and watch NC crops, such as cotton, grow from seed to harvest. Overhead, watch SKYWILD participants zip, slide, climb, and fly through the trees. If you’re feeling brave, give our treetop adventure park a try for yourself!
The museum features exhibits about dinosaurs, weather and more! SciPlay Bay, an interactive children’s play space is the perfect place for youngest explorers to exercise their imaginations. Stop by the lower level of the museum to look at (and maybe even meet) some reptiles, amphibians and insects. The museum offers a number of shows and interactive experiences, so be sure to catch an OmniSphere Theater show, meet Tai the red panda (our resident SciPlay Bay ocean explorer), or check out an Adventure Theater show featuring Indiana Bones or our musical meerkat friends!
*excerpt from the Greensboro Science Museum homepage
*The Greensboro Science Center is an aquarium, museum and zoo -- all in one location, for one price! Located in beautiful Greensboro, North Carolina, it's the perfect way to spend a day with your family and friends.
Our indoor aquarium features charismatic penguins, lovable otters, colorful fish, sharks, jellyfish, and much more. A stingray touch tank offers you the opportunity to touch rays, skates, and even small sharks! Check our daily schedule and stick around for our daily dive, fish feeding, or penguin feeding.
Outside in the zoo, you’ll have the chance to see a crocodile sunning himself, gibbons swinging across their exhibit, and meerkats standing watch. Hands-on fun is available in our farmyard, where you can pet goats and sheep, play in our farmhouse, and watch NC crops, such as cotton, grow from seed to harvest. Overhead, watch SKYWILD participants zip, slide, climb, and fly through the trees. If you’re feeling brave, give our treetop adventure park a try for yourself!
The museum features exhibits about dinosaurs, weather and more! SciPlay Bay, an interactive children’s play space is the perfect place for youngest explorers to exercise their imaginations. Stop by the lower level of the museum to look at (and maybe even meet) some reptiles, amphibians and insects. The museum offers a number of shows and interactive experiences, so be sure to catch an OmniSphere Theater show, meet Tai the red panda (our resident SciPlay Bay ocean explorer), or check out an Adventure Theater show featuring Indiana Bones or our musical meerkat friends!
*excerpt from the Greensboro Science Museum homepage
3. Legislative Building and the Old State Capitol Tours: March 3rd
The Legislative Branch makes laws for North Carolina. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which The Legislative Branch makes laws for North Carolina. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which together are known as the General Assembly. The Legislature meets biennially and all members are elected for two-year terms.together are known as the General Assembly. The Legislature meets biennially and all members are elected for two-year terms.
Guided Tours of the State Capitol Building:
- The North Carolina State Capitol, designed by Ithiel Town and Alexander Davis of New York, has remained virtually unchanged in appearance since its completion in 1840 and is recognized as one of the finest examples of Greek Revival civic architecture still standing in America.Inside, the original 1840 legislative furniture, constructed by a local cabinetmaker, is preserved by the State of North Carolina as a historic shrine. Many political and social events have taken place in these chambers, among them the Secession Convention of 1861; the Constitutional Conventions of 1865, 1868,and 1875; and the impeachment of Governor William W. Holden in 1871.
Guided Tour of the NC Museum of History:
- The North Carolina Museum of History has championed the history of North Carolina and its people for more than 100 years, telling the stories of generations of Tar Heels alongside those of recent arrivals. The museum presents long-term and changing exhibitions that include artifacts and photographs, along with audiovisual and hands-on components. An exciting calendar of programs and activities provides people of all ages multiple chances to experience North Carolina’s rich heritage.