We have a great variety of field trips through the Spokane, Eastern Washington and North Idaho areas. All of these trips will carry clock hour credit applicable to required STEM certification. See the geology of the area, learn about the history, visit the great University programs, see the tech companies who will employ your graduates, visit Grand Coulee Dam, and/or enjoy the science and taste of wine-making!
NOTICE TO ALL!! The kickoff meet-and-greet with members, friends and VENDORS is in the Vendor Exhibit all (111 A, B, C) immediately after the afternoon field trips (5:30). Free food and soft drinks, cash bar and get your passport stamped with vendors to win prizes!
Field Trips (add on through registration)
WSU Spokane Health Sciences Half-day Morning
Join us for a half-day tour of the Washington State University Spokane health science campus where you will learn about the many professional and allied health programs offered through WSU Spokane and Eastern Washington University (Medical Sciences (WWAMI Program), Pharmacy, Nursing, Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, UW Dental program, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Dental Hygiene, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Health Policy Administration) as well as learn about the new WSU Spokane Health Science STEM Education Research program dedicated to STEM pipeline programs, K-20 professional development, and innovative STEM education research.
Time: Half-day
Cost: $25.00 per person
Central Valley Tech Half-day
Visit the Central Valley Tech facility, see a unique school/private partnership that provides great opportunities for high school students to learn more about STEM subjects and careers. Serving as the host school district, Central Valley collaborated with East Valley, West Valley and Freeman School districts to establish Spokane Valley Tech located in Spokane Valley, Washington. Learn about their programs in Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Biomedical Applications, Advanced Engineering Applications, Entrepreneurship ,Sports Medicine, Fire Science and Cosmetology.
Time: Half-day
Cost: $25.00 per person
Mobius Science Center
Take a walk down the street for a few hours of play and learning at the Spokane Mobius Science Center. Biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, all at your fingertips. Get take-homes and lesson plans to use right away.
½ day, morning or afternoon
Cost: $25.00 per person
Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Spokane
Learn about the Native Americans, early fur traders and pioneers who settled along the
Spokane
River
. See the former Expo’ 74 site, now Riverfront Park and view the Spokane FallsLearn about what these buildings were originally built for and some interesting and colorful stories about Spokane in the late 1800’s. Time: 2 1/2 hours (morning tour).
Cost: $25.00 per person
Wine Tasting in Downtown Spokane
On this walking tour, you will visit three wineries, all located in century old brick buildings, each refurbished to their own unique charm. Start at the Nectar Tasting Room - Shared by five Washington wineries; Anelare Winery, Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards, Northwest Cellars, Skylite Cellars, and Terra Blanca Winery, you can sip around the state in one tasting room! Next to Cougar Crest Estate Winery, a boutique family winery with estate grown grapes. Last stop is Patit Creek Cellars – Taste their wines, made with estate grown grapes from the Walla Walla region, in their bright art filled tasting room. Along the way, your guide will tell stories of
Spokane
’s past, share information about the wineries you are visiting and the Washington Wine industry.
Time: 3 hours. (afternoon tour)
Cost: $25.00 (Price includes alchohol)
An Afternoon of Wine Tasting and Touring
Travel to Latah Creek Wine Cellars and Gift Shop. Next to Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, perched 450 feet above the
Spokane
River
. The grounds have some of Riblet’s unique inventions, a 16x16 foot checkerboard a small vineyard and the mansion. Then head out to Green Bluff orchards for a wine tasting at the beautiful new Townshend Cellar with big windows overlooking the bluff and furniture make from wine barrels. They are dedicated to producing small lot boutique wines.
Time: 4 hours. (Afternoon tour)
Cost: $48.00 per person (price includes alcohol)
The Historic
SilverValley
Get a realistic glimpse of the old mining days on the way to the richest Silver Mining District on Earth. Stop at Cataldo Mission. Tour the new $3.26 million world-class exhibit t the
Visitor
Center
Then to Wallace, the Silver Capital of the World. Ride the trolley up to the Sierra Silver Mine where you'll put on your hard hat, go into the mine, see the veins of ore and learn how the miners worked (Please bring a light jacket). Lunch is at the classic City Lights Pub. After lunch, tour the Oasis Rooms, an actual old Bordello, to see what really made Wallace famous! There’s time to look through the silver shops and walk through this historic town, before returning to
Spokane
.
Time: 7 hours.
Cost: $92.00 per person.
Grand Coulee Dam, Colville Museum and the Ice Age Flood Geology
Travel through Eastern Washington's rich farm country on the way to a Coulee Dam. Learn about the Ice Age Flood and how it transformed this area. Tour the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam. Enjoy lunch at Pepperjack's in Grand Coulee. Visit the Colville Confederated Tribes Museum depicting the lives and culture of the people who lived here for centuries. Then, stop at amazing Dry Falls, the skeleton of one of the greatest waterfalls in geological history. By comparison, Niagara Falls would be dwarfed by Dry Falls. This is one of the best examples of the Great Flood.
Time 8 hours.
Cost: $70.00 per person, based on a minimum of 25 guests.
Spokane
Indian Presence In The Inland Northwest
Visit several sites important to the
Spokane
Indian Tribe that lived in the Valley by the River for centuries.
Visit the new overlook Park across from the downtown library. Stop at Drumheller Springs Park and view the results of natural geological events that shaped this area. Experience the rushing water of the Spokane River as you cross the swinging bridge at the Bowl and Pitcher. Tour The Spokane House Interpretive Center and learn about this historic fur trading post, about lives of the Spokane Indians and the first European people. The Spokane House is a poignant symbol of cultural commerce, cooperation, and the changes that impacted the region. Enjoy a picnic box lunch on the grounds of the Center. Finally, see The Indian Painted Rocks, a segment of vertical rock located along the Little Spokane River. It is one of the best historic treasures in the Spokane area.
Time: 7 hours
Cost: $66.00 per person.