One-Day Field Trips

School field trip ideas in Lancaster County, PA are plentiful! But why be inside a classroom when your students can learn outside?

Be the hero! Give your students an engaging outdoor classroom experience they’ll love, even if they can’t participate in an overnight retreat. Black Rock offers age-appropriate half-day and full-day field trips for students in grades K-12. We can even customize your trip to fit your school’s schedule and education goals.

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Half-Day Field Trips
Sample Schedule

9:00am – Arrive at Black Rock

9:15am – Welcome and orientation

9:30am – Class 1

11:30am – Lunch

12:15pm – Load bus and return to school

Schedules can be customized to your school’s needs.

Full-Day Field Trips
Sample Schedule:

9:00am – Arrive at Black Rock

9:15am – Welcome and orientation

9:30am – Class 1

11:30am – Lunch

12:00pm – Group game, hike, or free time

12:45pm – Class 2

2:45pm – Load bus and return to school

Schedules can be customized to your school’s needs.

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Elementary School Classes

  • Creek Study
  • Animal Habitats (includes hand-on time with the animals in our Nature Center)
  • Ecology
  • Owl Pellet Dissection
  • Archery
  • Team Building
  • Wilderness Survival
  • Geocaching
  • Orienteering (using a compass)
  • Laser Tag (ages 8 and up)
  • Water Rockets

Middle and High School Classes

  • Animal Habitats (includes hand-on time with the animals in our Nature Center)
  • Team Building
  • Creek Study
  • Wilderness Survival
  • Geocaching
  • Zipline
  • Giant Swing
  • Low Ropes Course
  • Frog Dissection
  • Invertebrate Dissection
  • Laser Tag
  • Archery
  • Orienteering (using a compass)
  • Ecology
  • Owl Pellet Dissection
  • Water Rockets
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Get In Touch

Give us a call at (717) 529-3232

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm, or email us anytime.

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