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Staff member outlines grade‑by‑grade field trips, credits grants for transportation
Summary
The staff member read destinations for each grade's field trips and said teachers secured grants to cover increasing transportation costs, enabling the trips to proceed within budget.
A staff member listed planned field trips for each grade and said teachers have obtained grant funding to cover rising transportation costs.
Destinations announced included Exploration Works in Helena for kindergarten, Black Nursery for first grade, the Museum of Rockies for second grade, Louis Clark Taverns for third grade, archaeology day in Helena and Buffalo Jump for fourth grade, and Bear Creek, Golden Sunline Mine and Pedmont Pond for fifth grade. The staff member praised teachers for finding funding sources, saying "they're able to uh write some grants to cover our transportation costs, which continue to go up and up."
The staff member also described the Pedmont Pond trip as a hands‑on experience run with Fish, Wildlife and Parks and game wardens where students learn fishing and resource‑management skills. No specific grant names or dollar amounts were provided during the update.
