10 Creative Field Trips

1. Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Contact Info: http://www.imagineit-cma.org/museum_information.html
Admission: During the Fall $6.50 per student (tax-exempt rate) chaperones free
Chaperone Ratio: 1 adult per 5 students
Lunch Facility: Bring lunch & eat at Centennial Olympic Park
Rationale: Exhibits periodically change. Some examples are food, art, science and weather. Ages 8 and under.

2. CNN Center
Contact Info: http://www.cnn.com/tour/atlanta/
Admission: $8/per student for groups of 20 or more
Chaperone Ratio: not listed
Lunch Facility: Food Court
Rationale: The students could see how the news station is run first hand and learn a little bit about the technology that goes into it.

3. The Legacy Theatre
Contact Info: http://www.thelegacytheatre.org/
Admission: $7.00 per person for educational groups
Chaperone Ratio: not listed
Lunch Facility: There are several places to eat around the Theatre.
Rationale: Plays are a very good way for students to see creative arts first hand.

4. Atlanta Zoo
Contact information- 800 Cherokee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30315, 404.624.5600, info@zooatlanta.org.
Chaperone ratio- five students per chaperone.
Lunch facility- McDonalds at the zoo. Cost- $ 12.99 per student.
Rationale for going- Children will get to see different animals and the habitats they live in.

5. High Museum
Cost- $10 per student, Contact information- 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, e-mail- highmuseum@woodruffcenter.org, phone number-404-733-4468.
Lunch facility- Students will eat sack lunches at Centennial Park.
Chaperone Ratio- five students per chaperone.
Rationale for going- Students will be able to see art work first-hand.

6. World of Coca-cola
Cost- $8 per person, Contact information- (404) 676-0676, schools@worldofcoca-cola.com, Chaperone ratio- one chaperone per five students.
Lunch Facility- Students will eat outside the World of Coke and eat sack lunches.
Rationale for going- Students will learn about the history of Coke as well as the history of Atlanta and Georgia.

7. Fernbank
Cost- $ 9 per person.
Contact information- 156 Heaton Park Drive, NEAtlanta, Georgia 30307 phone number- 678.874.7102.
Rationale for going- Students will learn about dinosaurs, wildlife, shells, and they will get the chance to interact with science first-hand. Right now there is a "color of frogs" display and the students could learn about the many colors found in nature.
Chaperone ratio- 1 adult per 5 students.
Lunch Facility- eat in school bus or go to a near by park.

8. Georgia Aquarium
Contact Info: (404) 581-4000; 225 Baker St. Atlanta, GA 30313
Admission cost per student: $16.00 per student
Chaperone ratio: 1 per every 6 students
Lunch facility: There is room inside.
Rationale: The aquarium will give them first hand experience with aquatic life.

9. Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Contact Info: 404.876.5859 ext. 2556; 1345 Piedmont Avenue NEAtlanta, GA 30309
Admission cost per student: $4.00-$6.00
Chaperone ratio: 1 per every 6 students
Lunch facility: We will be returning to school before lunch
Rationale for taking students there: This trip includes age-appropriate activities which lead students to discover that a botanical garden is home to many kinds of plants ranging from trees and vines to plants that live in the desert and rainforests.

10. Stone Mountain
The student activities range from an 1870s barn with four floors of 21st century fun to an outdoor playground filled with kids adventures.
Contact Info: (770) 498-5690; U.S. Highway 78 East, Exit 8Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Admission cost per student: $12.00-$15.00 depending on what you want to be able to do
Chaperone ratio: no set ratio
Lunch facility: Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating
Rationale: The student activities will teach them all about the history of our country. They will also be able to see the beautiful view from the top of the stone.