EIE ACADEMY
APRIL 2010 FIELD TRIPS
REMINDER: You must sign up for all field trips.
Please refer to our field trip policy page.
Please refer to our field trip policy page.
AFRICAN AMERICAN FIREFIGHTER
MUSEUM
DATE: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday April 12
TIME: 11:00 A.M. (plan to arrive by 10:45 a.m.)
COST: $5.00 per student (parents free)
PARKING: FREE in lot next to museum
AGE: This tour is for 6th—12th graders. Younger siblings may
attend under supervision.
PLACE: 1401 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles (213) 744-1730
DIRECTIONS: Exit Santa Monica Freeway (10) N. on Central Avenue.
Museum is located on the corner of Central and 14th St. (TG: 634 F7)
This small, beautiful museum is set in a Los Angeles neighborhood. It
chronicles the history of black firefighters by honoring them and their white
colleagues who pushed for integration. Although black and white
firefighters fought fires and saved lives side by side, they could not cook or
eat together. Besides photos and documents, exhibits include a fire
engine, uniforms, boots, fire extinguishers, badges, helmets and other
mementos.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: History, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement
Renaissance Faire School Day
DATE: Friday, April 23, 2010
Registration Deadline: March.19, 2010
TIME: 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
COST: $14:00 per person
PLACE: Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area—15501 E. Arrow Hwy.,
Irwindale
DIRECTIONS: Take 605 Frwy to Arrow Highway/Live Oak Exit and go east
to the entrance (approx. 1 mile)
Spend the day in Queen Elizabeth’s England! You will have your own
tickets, so you can come and go as you please. There is a lot of study info
on the web at www.renfair.com Click on tickets then school day and look for
the links to educational material. Note: The School Day version is
somewhat “cleaned up” to be more child appropriate (cleaner jokes, more
modest dress, etc.).