Yellowstone Outdoor School

                Sept 2-5, 2014

      A family learning adventure

Join us for a great four-day family field studies in Yellowstone National Park with excursions and activities on geology, wildlife studies, regional history and controversies.  Science presentations will be based on a creation perspective. 

Itinerary

• ASAP:  Register with Family Academy; make reservations for campsites and/or motels to and from Yellowstone and in West Yellowstone and/or at Madison Creek campsites.  Info on options for lodging/camping will be emailed upon registration.
• July:  Pre-trip curriculum packet sent to all registering families 
• Aug 30-Sept:  Travel to West Yellowstone; optional excursions and places of interest will be included with curriculum packet to see either coming to and/or returning from West Yellowstone
• Sept 2 -- Day 1 emphasis: regional history, excursions to Northwest park sites along the way to Fort Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs
• Sept 3 -- Day 2: emphasis: geology; excursions to central park sites along the way to Canyon Village Visitor's Center; optional animal viewing early morning and/or evening
• Sept 4 -- Day 3 emphasis:  volcanoes; excursions south to park sites along the way to Old Faithful Visitor Center
• Sept 5 -- Day 4 emphasis:  Fires and animals; excursions south and east to Lake Yellowstone
• Sept 6-7 -- Return home; optional excusions  

Cost:  $295/per family program fee (Does not include family's personal expenses travel, lodging, and food).   If an individual student wants to attend separately from own (non-attending) family, the student must register as "individual student" traveling and staying with a participating family and pay individual student fee of $175 (costs for travel, lodging, food negotiated with hosting family).

Information on lodging and camping options will be sent after receiving your registration. 

Space is very limited so...