Field Trip Ideas
Central Palm Beach County
and Florida    

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY

 

 

Lion Country Safari (WPB)

793-1084 or education@lioncountrysafari.com

 

Flagler Museum (PB)

655-2833 or   www.flaglermuseum.us

 

The Palm Beach Bike Trail (runs along the intracoastal in PB)

Go over the  Okeechobee bridge (Royal Palm Way), turn left & park

in the Society of the Four Arts parking lot OR go to next bridge north

(Royal Poinciana) , park in Publix parking lot .  You will have to cross

Coconut & ride your bike east toward the intracoastal....you’ll see it!

Your adventure begins..ride north til it ends, & then,  keep going.  You’ll

 pass through a residential area & eventually run into the inlet where you

can park your bikes , take a rest & watch the boats go by!

 

Society of the Four Arts (PB)

659-8507 or children’s library(wonderful) 655-2776 or www.fourarts.org

PB bike trail begins here also.  Go through their parking lot that is

by the intracoastal to begin.

 

Norton Museum of Art (WPB)

832-5194 or   www.norton.org

 

City Place (Downtown WPB)

 

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca Raton)

338-1473

 

The Fountains at the Downtown Library

Bring your suits & towel & cool off!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY

(CONTINUED)

 

Mount’s Botanical Garden (West Palm Beach)

233-1749

 

PB County Courthouse (WPB)

 

Palm Beach Zoo at Dreyer Park (WPB)

533-0887

 

Audobon Society of Everglades

561-588-6908

 

South Florida Science Museum

(WPB, next to the zoo)

832-2026 or 832-1988 or www.sfsm.org

 

Kravis Center (WPB)

832-7469 or www.kravis.org/education

 

Home Times (Christian Newspaper)

 

The PB Post Times (WPB)

 

Channel 5 News Station (WPB)

 

Way FM Christian Hit Radio

 

PB International Airport

 

 The Port of Palm Beach (Riviera Beach)

 

Good Samaritan Hospital

 

Republican or Democratic Party Volunteer Headquarters

 

 

Tri Rail

1-800-TRI-RAIL

  or www.tri-rail.com

 

LONG DISTANCE FIELD TRIP IDEAS

 

 

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca)

561-1473 or www.gumbolimbo.org

 

Kennedy Space Center

Also offers homeschool classes & overnight

camps for homeschoolers.

 

Billie Swamp Safari (Clewiston)

1-800-949-6101 or   www.seminoletribe.com/safari

 

St. Augustine

Great overnight trip w/lots of history to see!

 

Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales)

863-676-1408 or www.boktower.org

 

Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens (Delray)

561-495-0233 ext 210 or   www.morikami.org

 

Old School Square (Delray)

561-243-7922   or www.oldschool.org

 

 

Knollwood Groves (Boynton)

561-734-4800 or www.knollwoodgroves.com

 

Wannado City Theme Park (Sawgrass Mills Mall in Sunrise)

Geared for Elementary grades.  Role play in a big grown-up way!

1-888-wannado or 954-838-7100 or   www.wannadocity.com

                                                                  

Fossil Float- Creation Studies Institute (Peace River in Arcadia)

954-315-4310 Spring & Fall or www.creationstudies.org

 

Museum of Discovery & Science (Ft. Lauderdale)

954-467-6637 or www.mods.org

 

Holyland Experience (Orlando)

1-866-USA-holyland or www.holylandexperience.com

 

 

 

PEC EVENT AND FIELD TRIP RULES

 

  1. PEC membership is required for participation in PEC special events and field trips, unless otherwise stated.
  2. Please observe age limits.
  3. You must telephone the event coordinator if an unforeseen circumstance prevents you from attending.
  4. Be PROMPT!
  5. This is not a time for parents to socialize.
  6. Please allow the children to ask and answer the questions.
  7. Do not drop your child off unattended. PEC is not liable for your child’s safety and/or behavior during scheduled events.
  8. Remember that you are an ambassador to homeschooling and are an example representing us all.

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