Field Trip Ideas
Green Spring Gardens - Alexandria, VA
Green Spring Gardens is a public park located in Alexandria, VA. It is open year-round and provides plenty of activities for students to learn and experience. As of Fall 2020, they introduced a new program known as the "Choose Your Nature Walk" where tours are customized based on the eductors liking and what their classroom is learning about. Other programs they include is a tour with a Historian, Nature Scavenger hunts, and Field trips for All. Field Trips for All focuses on the Virginia SOL as teachers can pick a trip to Green Springs Gardens for K-5.
Hanh Horticulture Garden is located in Blacksburg, VA. They offer formal tours for youth and adult groups.
Norfolk Botanical Garden is located in Norfolk, VA. Due to COVID-19, the team at Norfolk Botanical Garden has changed their programs to ensure that teachers and students remain safe but can still experience their garden. They provide Self-Guided Programs, Outreach Programs (via Zoom), LearningLabs, and digital activities for students, all guided by Virginia SOLs.
The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is located in Richmond, VA. They offer a range of programs for elementary to high school students as well as teacher workshops. Due to COVID-19, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has yet to release a program for activities for the classroom. At the moment, they offer virtual trips.
Prince William Forest Park is located in Triangle, VA but extends to as far as Dumfries, VA. They hold Ranger-Led programs that vary from learning about invasive species to learning about the works of habitats. The activities range from lower elementary to high school students.
Virtual Field Trips
Through Google Street View, there is 360-degree imagery throughout the garden. The classroom explores inside and outside the gardens. This virtual trip works best through a screen projector or smartboard.
Norfolk Botanical Garden uses short 2-4 minute clips and tour guides to share about the wonders of the garden. They also provide an online plant database so students can learn about the different plants they nurture.
The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden provides real-time virtual tours as well as video tours that can be done anytime in the classroom. On top of virtual tours, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden also has virtual activities for the classroom such as Virtual Story Time. For teachers, they provide PDF resources such as book listing, guides, and identification tips for students.
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