One Last Mountain: A Battlefield That's Much More
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is a 2,965 acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. Opposing forces maneuvered and fought here from June 19, 1864 until July 2, 1864. Although most famous as a Civil War battlefield, Kennesaw Mountain has a much richer story.
900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr
Kennesaw, GA 30152
770-427-4686 x0
LEAD is an inclusive, secular homeschool group, offering classes, support, and a variety of social and extracurricular activities to homeschoolers throughout metro Atlanta since 2000.
Avondale Estates, GA
LIGHT’s purpose is to offer faith-based support and activities for Columbus and Phenix City area homeschool families.
P.O. Box 1362
Fortson, GA 31808
Magic Man Entertainment provides variety arts entertainment to the Metro Atlanta area. Our network of entertainers includes corporate and family magicians, caricaturists, jugglers, mimes, balloon twisters, face painters, and other variety artists with customized presentations for corporate and social organizations and quality entertainment for children and family audiences. Simply tell us what you’re looking for and your budget, and we’ll make the arrangements with the entertainers who best meet your need.
From the field to the locker room, students and groups will have behind-the-scenes access to the world’s most spectacular venue. Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Big Thought have partnered to provide a STEAM-based curriculum for students in grades 3-12. The 90-minute tour allows participants to see all four levels and learn about art placed in partnership with SCAD, architectural and engineering elements and what makes MBS a LEED Platinum Certified Building and one of the most technologically advanced stadiums. Book your tour today at mercedesbenzstadium.com/tours or call 470-341-7500 Ext. 3.
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Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon – It’s no secret that art and science are even more fun when they include hands-on learning opportunities. That’s the goal of this educational venue that offers permanent and visiting exhibits as well as programs for school groups, homeschoolers, college students, adults, and families.
A class visit to the Museum of Arts and Sciences brings a unique opportunity for a field trip. Go zooming through outer space in the Mark Smith Planetarium, discover the ecosystems that surround us, learn of far off cultures and be amazed by artistic feats all in a one-day field trip. Using the Georgia Performance Standards, the Museum provides relevant guided tours of exhibits, programs, and classrooms. Let the Museum create a memorable field trip for your group.
478-477-3232
E-mail (groups@masmacon.com)
https://www.masmacon.org/educators/
Museum of Aviation, Warner Robbins – If you need a field trip that will fit any budget, then you’ll definitely want to plan a visit to this museum with both free admission and free parking. This is the second largest museum in the U.S. Air Force where students can view historic U.S. Air Force aircraft, missiles, cockpits and award-winning exhibits.
For a more modern look at Native American history, you can visit the New Echota State Historic Site in Calhoun. New Echota is one of the earliest examples of tribal self-government and was also the origination point of the Trail of Tears for the Cherokee people.
Today, you can visit 12 original and reconstructed buildings including the Council House and Print Shop, which is the location of the first Indian language newspaper published.
This site was abandoned for over 100 years and only reopened to tell its story in 1962.
Calhoun, GA
30701
Discover the joys of child-centered, nature-based, Waldorf-inspired homeschooling! Oak Meadow provides a flexible, progressive education to independent learners pre-K through 12th grade. The original leader in secular homeschooling, since 1975.
Our print-based curriculum can be used independently by homeschoolers, or through enrollment in our teacher-supported distance learning school. Our approach is compassionate and student-centered because we believe that children are sensitive and intelligent and that learning can be joyfully integrated into life.
Oak Meadow’s curriculum aligns with rigorous academic standards, and it can be customized to meet students’ interests, skills, and learning styles. Our distance learning school is accredited by New England Association for Schools and Colleges, one of the most esteemed accrediting agencies in the United States.
The Oak Meadow curriculum is not solely interested in filling children with facts, but in helping parents and children become intelligent human beings, able to respond thoughtfully, imaginatively, and effectively to the world in which they live.
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17,000 Years of Continuous Human Habitation
Welcome to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. This park is a prehistoric American Indian site. American Indians first came here during the Paleo-Indian period hunting Ice Age mammals. Many different American Indian cultures occupied this land for thousands of years. Around 900 CE, the Mississippian Period began. They constructed mounds for their elite, which remain today.
1207 Emery Hwy
Macon, GA 31217
(478) 752-8257