Field Trips are Fun!
Field Trips are Fun!
By Gina Rasmussen
Community contributorThe Bakersfieldwhere we learnedThe Bakersfield Californianfor a wonderful hands-on learning
In this day and age, field trips have become a thing of the past for
some of our kids. Budget cuts and
time constraints due to the pressures
of state testing has taken away
the valuable learning experience outside
of the classroom, which comes
from a field trip. This summer, a group
of moms from the northwest came
together and planned some really cool
field trips for their kids.
Our group went on a field trip to a
variety places in and out of Bakersfield.
We kicked off the summer with a fantastic
field trip to Dewar’s and learned
how candy and ice cream are made.
After learning how the famous Dewar
chew was made, we sampled a freshly
made peanut butter chew and ended
the trip with a scoop of ice cream.
Next, we went to WinCo Foods and
learned about all the different departments
in the store and even did some
food sampling! They gave us cheese
and ham from the deli, honey and
almond butter from the bulk foods,
cookies from the bakery and finally, a
slice of pizza and a soda from Leonardi’s.
The kids and parents were full
after this experience.
We cooled off during the summer at
The Ravine Water Park in Paso Robles
and rode the train to Hanford and back
for only $7 through Amtrak’s Kids’n
Trains program.
Californian,
how the newspaper was printed from
start to finish. The kids were amazed
when they saw the huge rolls of paper
stacked so high and all the printing
machines running all at once, printing
our local newspaper.
Thank you, Dewar’s, WinCo Foods,
Amtrak and
experience for our kids this summer.
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