Harbor Christian Homeschool Field Trips
March thru May 2010
GIG HARBOR MUSEUM OF HISTORY – Friday March 12- 10AM
(This is a non- school day for Peninsula School District) Admission – by donation
1968 in America features four major themes: the Power of Idealism, the Power of Music, the Power of the Bullet, and the Power of the Press. Visitors to the Harbor History Museum will experience a variety of artifacts including photographs, magazine covers, political memorabilia, textiles, record albums, and other sights and sounds that explore this transforming moment in American history.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE – Tuesday, March 23 – 10:30AM
Roz Savage - “Solo Across the Pacific”. FREE – BENAROYA HALL. Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. She has rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean and is attempting to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific.
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT – Thursday, April 1 5-9pm Free Admission
Exhibits include: Amelia Earhart, Flight Tower- Air Traffic Control, Spirit of Flight Photography, Space- The New Frontier, WW I and WWII Fighters, Bush Pilots, Cockpits, Flight Simulators, etc.
Driving directions: The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5. The Museum is very conveniently located just a minute off of Interstate 5, and only 10 minutes south of downtown Seattle.
- Take exit 158 from I-5.
- Merge right onto S. Boeing Access Road.
- Turn right at the first stoplight (E. Marginal Way S.)
- The Museum is on the right, 1/2 mile.
Free parking is available adjacent to the museum and Air Park.
BOEING TOUR-FUTURE OF FLIGHT – Friday April 9 – 11AM, 90 minute tour
Cost -$8.00 Location - Mukilteo, Wash., 25 miles north of Seattle. The 73,000-square-foot Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour is one of Western Washington's major attractions you won't want to miss. It features the only public tour of a commercial jet assembly plant in North America.
Driving directions: The Future of Flight & Boeing Tour are located at 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo, WA 98275.
From Interstate-5 North or South, take Exit 189 to State Highway 526 West. Drive for about four miles, go past the huge Boeing assembly building on your right. At the four-way stoplight where 526 intersects with 84th St. SW and Paine Field Blvd., turn left into the entry drive for the Future of Flight & Boeing Tour. It is well-signed after you pass the factory building.
EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT and SCIENCE FICTION MUSEUM
Friday May 7 – Tour and Guided Discussion 10:30AM Cost - $5.00
Exhibits include: Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs
Experience Music Project (EMP) is dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in popular music. By blending interpretative, interactive exhibitions with cutting-edge technology, EMP captures and reflects the essence of rock 'n' roll, its roots in jazz, soul, gospel, country and the blues, as well as rock's influence on hip-hop, punk and other recent genres.
The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) is the world's first museum devoted to the thought-provoking ideas and experiences of science fiction. SFM's exhibitions promote awareness and appreciation of science fiction literature and media while encouraging visitors to envision new futures for humanity.
RHODOENDRON BOTANICAL GARDEN - Friday, May 14. Cost -$4.00
The Garden is 22 acres of lush beauty and filled with more than 10,000 rhododendrons as well as a variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, and ferns.
Driving directions: From Tacoma: Drive north on Interstate 5, take exit 143 and turn right onto South 320th Street.
Once on South 320th Street continue to Weyerhaeuser Way South and turn right. Drive until the road becomes a round-about. Yield and proceed to the right, then take the second right out of the round-about, which is a continuation of Weyerhaeuser Way South. Drive 1/4 mile to the east entrance of the Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters. Follow the signs marked "Rhododendron and Bonsai Gardens." Passengers may unload at the Visitor Dropoff which is on the left, or continue to the Garden Visitor Parking Lot (west lot) located on the right just past the pedestrian crosswalk.