2009 "Explore & Discover" Outings

[Pat]

Fourth Tuesdays of each month, we'll have an outing planned around the Charlotte region. All homeschoolers and families welcome. All outings are at noon, unless otherwise noted.

Everyone is welcome to post FUN events, gatherings, activities, outings, hikes, park days, tours, etc. for families. (Young families who are not "officially" homeschooling are certainly welcome to all events.)

Jan. 27- Mini-golf: The Golf Village; 400 N. Polk St., Pineville
704-889-5086
Feb. 24- Blast the Extreme Fun Center 4301 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28209
[phone]
Mar. 17- Carolina Raptor Center
http://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/index.php

April 28- Lynx Lightrail ride to ImaginOn and back
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/CATS/LYNX/LYNX+Fares.htm
May 26- UNCC Botanical Gardens http://gardens.uncc.edu/
June 23- Hendrix Motor Sports
http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/hendrick-motorsports-shops-museu...

July 28- Wing Haven (3pm)
http://www.winghavengardens.com/visitors_guide.htm
Aug. 25- Charlotte Aviation Museum http://www.carolinasaviation.org/
Sept. 22- Reed Gold Mine http://www.reedmine.com/

Oct. 27- Lazy 5 Ranch http://www.lazy5ranch.com/
Nov. 24- Charlotte Nature Museum
http://www.discoveryplace.org/home/nature_museum-exhibits.php
Dec. 22- Mint Museum
http://www.themintmuseums.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=74


Additional outings on second Tuesdays.
*Jan. 13- Schiele Museum https://www.schielemuseum.org/collections.php
*Feb. 10- Discovery Place
http://www.discoveryplace.org/home/discovery_place-home.php


*April 14- Asheboro Zoo http://www.nczoo.org/about/
*June 9- Energy Explorium
http://www.duke-energy.com/visitor-centers/energyexplorium.asp

*Nov. 17- Columbia Zoo http://www.riverbanks.org/animals/
*Dec. 8- Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens http://www.dsbg.org/



We will have an RSVP for each outing. If there are fewer than 15 people participating on an event, the group outing will be canceled. Databases will be created closer to the dates of the events for RSVPs.

We will continue the first Tuesdays Park Day at Beatty Park, at noon.


Pat Robinson
[e-mail]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ExploreAndDiscover/

[sandra]

Thanks for organizing this series. I was wondering if we need to reply if we plan on attending? If a reply is helpful then my daughters Antonia (4) and Elizabeth (2) would like to take a swing on the 27th at noon.

[Pat]

No RSVP is necessary. On the yahoogroup, we do have a database to see how many folks to expect at an outing. A few activities require a headcount. If we have fewer than 15 folks, we generally cancel. But, we've had a lot of enthusiasm for the outings.

You are welcome to join the Explore and Discover yahoogroup to get updates, check out the calendar of events. All families are welcome! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ExploreAndDiscover/


Pat

[Erika G]

Cool! I've decided I AM going to start hs'ing my kids next year -- or maybe even this year, if I can't stand it any longer -- and this sounds like fun!

[Pat]

You all are most welcome to join us. We have a lot of families with younger children. Having a homeschool support network is the key to feeling confident in homeschooling. There are 15, 000 homeschoolers in the Charlotte region. And we have TONS of social opportunities.

Hope to see you all out and about!


Pat