Oldest Wooden School House
St. Augustine Light House
Spanish Quarters
Castillo de San Marcos
Flager College
Old City Gates – St. George Street
Take your students on a field trip to the land of the oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America, where Pedro Menendez founded the city of St. Augustine and claimed the New World for Spain. It was on this location that Ponce de Leon, the first explorer of Florida, planted the Spanish flag here in 1513.
There are so many great things to do and to learn in the great city of St. Augustine, that your field trip will be sure to provide an fun educational experience.
Here at Sonshine Educational Tours, we take pride in getting to know each of these great destinations well, so that we can help you and your group to have such a good time you’ll want to come back to travel with us again and again!
Things to do on your St. Augustine Field Trip
- Climb the oldest lighthouse.
- Explorer the colonial Spanish Quarter.
- Encounter educational methods of 200 years ago at the Oldest Wooden School House.
- Be amazed by 1700′s Medical practices at the Spanish Military Hospital.
- Experience the original “Ripley’s Believe it or Not!”
- Explore Fort Mantanzas.
- Explore the new Crocodile Crossing at the Alligator Farm.
- Participate in a tresure hunt.
A Field Trip that will enhance your curriculum
Social Studies (SS.A.6.3.3) The student knows how the environment of Florida has been modified by the values, traditions, and actions of various groups who have inhabited the state.
Social Studies (SS.A.6.3.4) The student understands how the interactions of societies and cultures have influenced Florida’s history.
Social Studies (SS.B.2.3.2) The student knows the human and physical characteristics of different places in the world and how these characteristics change over time.
Customized Itineraries can also include:
Mission of Nombre de Dios
Flagler College
Shops and Restaurants on St. George Street
The Oldest House
The Oldest Wooden School House
Castillo de San Marcos-The Oldest Fort
Oldest Jail and Florida Heritage Museum
Timucua Indian, Spanish-Fort Mose, Florida Cracker-Pioneer, Archaeological Dig Programs
The Oldest Lighthouse
The Fountain of Youth
Tram Tour of St. Augustine
Multi-day Tour Packages Include
- Round-trip transportation by deluxe motor coach
- A tour escort during the entire trip, including while your in transport.
- All admission fees to attractions.
- Detailed activities and itineraries
- All meals
- Accommodations at nationally recognized hotels
Multi-day educational, St. Augustine field trip packages can be combined with visits to other Florida Attractions.
Teachers are complimentary based on ratio chosen by school.
The Forest From The Trees, by Greg Hoffman