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Not all Retreats are the same. For some, it is time outside in solitude, for others it is playing bazooka ball with 40 of your friends. No matter your facility needs – hotel style, bunks, or cabins – they are all located on our 800 plus acres and are sure to provide an environment where you can seek time away Read more...
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You and your tribe deserve something fun for everyone! With over 20 “wacky” attractions – including our three-quarter acre Lost Trail Maze, Panning for Gemstones, and the always popular Wacky Water Golf – we’re sure you’ll have a great time at DeSoto Caverns. Attractions are open year round with the exception of the water attractions which are open April through Read more...
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The Alabama Wildlife Center’s educational programs are greatly enhanced by the participation of our education birds. AWC staff and volunteers work together with the education birds to provide interesting and informative programs for schools, scouts and civic groups. Visitors are fascinated by the calm and majestic bearing of these seldom-seen birds. By featuring live birds during educational programs, we are Read more...
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Your family can come for one of our Day on Lay events or for an overnight adventure, join us for one of our Great Family Stay-Cay events! Your family can enjoy swimming, canoeing, paddle boards, wandering along our hiking trails, corn hole, horse shoes, putt putt golf, fishing, meeting our birds of prey, amphibians and reptiles! Our overnight events enjoy Read more...
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Alabama 4-H Science School prides itself in providing quality experiential environmental education through adventure, outdoor and science classes. The Science School is proud to serve a wide variety of students whether K through 12 school groups, college students, or private groups. Read more...
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Welcome to Fresh Air Family Field Trips! We have converted our curriculum to design-thinking to help you meet and exceed your academic goals. We also have a special needs expert on our staff with lesson plans for a wide variety of needs. Our staff is happy to provide a field trip experience that is engaging, sometimes gross, and always educational. Read more...
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The Old Baker Farm stands as a historic marker of days gone by. Homesteaded over 200 years ago, the Old Baker Farm withstood the perils of the Civil War and remains today as a traditional family farm, growing crops from cotton to corn, including pumpkins. Bring your students to learn how a farm works and to have fun in the Read more...
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Through Farm Club, students become stewards of their school’s Teaching Farm as they take ownership of planting, growing, harvesting, and cooking the fresh produce they grow. STEM-based projects are incorporated to spotlight the connection between sustainable farming practices and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Read more...
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Students learn hands-on food education that connects students to food, farming, and the culinary arts through standards-based, cross-curricular lessons at one of the seven Jones Valley Teaching Farms Read more...
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Curriculum-based outdoor field trips for elementary school students are offered from mid-September through the end of October, and mid-March through the first week in May. Field Trip programs can include Meet the Trees, Habitat Hunters, A Worm’s Eye View of Soil Science, Vermiculture, and Plant Propagation! Read more...
