Field Trip-A-Thon

Over the past two weeks our summer field trips have been in full swing, with lots of creative adjustments to account for extra hot weather and the evolving ideas, theories, and needs of the children. We’re so incredibly grateful to our community who have come together to pledge around $6000 to support our program! Thank you all for your outpouring of support - our field trip program is one of the things that makes our school a truly special and unique community for kids, teachers, and families alike.

If you’d like to invite loved ones or others in the community to pledge, you can share this link: https://forms.office.com/r/qPJKvFDjnK

So far, our adventures have taken us to Kelsey Creek in Bellevue to observe & engage with farm animals, to Discovery and Seward Parks to hike and enjoy the beauty of Seattle’s waterways, and to destinations throughout our neighborhood. All together, our classrooms have gone to 16 different locations in the past 2 weeks! Here they all are:

• Linden Orchard

• Boeing Creek

• Discovery Park

• Sandel Park

• Seward Park

• Pocket Park

• Kelsey Creek Farm

• Farrel-McWhirter Park

• Schmitz Park

• Ballinger Park

• Woodland Park & Rose Garden

• Greenlake Wading Pool

• Kirke Park

• Hamlin Park

• Greenwood Library

• Alice Ball Park

Spotlight!

This week, Purple Room extended their Thursday mornings at the park by going on their very first bus ride! Stay tuned for more documentation on their adventures at Sandel Park from Teacher Taylor and the Purple Room Team!

Does your family spend time at any of the parks we’ve been to? Have you enjoyed time outdoors in other places? We’d love to hear your stories about your summer adventures both near and far!

You can send pictures or stories to Matt at preschool@prlc.org or Rebekah at preschoolfamilyservices@prlc.org!

Keep an eye out for more field trip updates! We’ll post here throughout the coming weeks as well as update the board by the front stairs regularly to reflect the emerging adventures we undertake!