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Field Trip Ideas

Here are some Resources and destination ideas for your  next field trip.

Let's make it a great one!

For official field trip forms please contact Avryl at the front office, she will guide you through the district field trip request form.  Once the form is submitted and approved by the district/ principal, it will get put up for a vote at the following FFO meeting and you will receive an email with the results. ​

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Remember FFO pays for  Staff & Students field trip fees ONLY. Chaperones have to pay for their own tickets.

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For questions regarding field trip payment please contact James Davenport at James@vvffo.org

Field Trip Cost Estimator

Use our cost calculator to help you plan your next field trip!
*Please be aware that this is for estimation purposes ONLY*

Destination 

These are some suggestions for activities around our wonderful city of Tucson.
*Displayed cost is an estimate, please check with desired destination for the most up-to-date venue fees.

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To the Zoo!

Distance from Ventana Vista: 12.3 miles

Cost per Student: $8.00 *

Add Ons: Train $3.00 / Carousel $3.00 

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Desert Museum

Distance from Ventana Vista: 31.8 miles (Going around Gates Pass)

Cost per Student: $7.00 *

Add Ons: Stingray Touch $3.00  

                     Live Touch Theater $3.00 

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Tucson Village Farm

Distance from Ventana Vista: 8 miles 

Cost per Student:

Growing Forward $7.00*

Dig in $8.00 *

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Live Theater Workshop

Distance from Ventana Vista: 8.4miles

Flat Rate: Show $600 for up to 91 people

                      Workshop $300

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Fox Theater

Distance from Ventana Vista: 13.8 miles 

Cost per Student: $8.00 *

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Ben's Bells

Distance from Ventana Vista: 13.9 miles 

Cost per Student: $7.00*

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Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium

Distance from Ventana Vista: 12.2miles

Cost per Student: $6.00 *

Add Ons: Planetarium Show $6.00 

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Tucson Museum of Art

Distance from Ventana Vista: 13.8 miles 

Cost per Student: $7.00 *

Add Ons: Art Making $5.00 

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Children's Museum

Distance from Ventana Vista: 14.1 miles 

Cost per Student: $9.00*

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Presidio San Agustin Museum

Distance from Ventana Vista: 13.8miles

Cost per Student: $5.00 *

3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades ONLY

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Tucson Museum of Art

Distance from Ventana Vista: 13.8 miles 

Cost per Student: FREE *

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Sabino Canyon

Distance from Ventana Vista: 2.1 miles 

Cost per Student: FREE*

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Mini Time Machine Museum

Distance from Ventana Vista: 6.9miles

Cost per Student: $6.00 *

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Pima Air & Space Museum

Distance from Ventana Vista: 14.4 miles 

Cost per Student: FREE *

Add Ons: Tram Tour $8.00 

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Tucson Botanical Garden

Distance from Ventana Vista: 8.9 miles 

Cost per Student: $5.00*

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Old Tubac Schoolhouse
Living History Program

Distance from Ventana Vista: 60.4miles

Cost: Youth (7-12): $2
           Child (0-6): Free

           Adults (14+): $7

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Tucson Symphony Orchastra

Distance from Ventana Vista: 11.8 miles 

Cost per Student: $7.00 *

 

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Saguaro National Park East

Distance from Ventana Vista: 14.5 miles 

Cost per Student: FREE *

Pollinators Save the World (K-2), Experimental Archeology (3-5)

 Geology Mystery (4-5)

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Pima County Free Field Trips

Distance from Ventana Vista: Varies 

Cost per Student: FREE*

Options:

Pollinator Survey K-12

Living River of Words Youth Arts and Science (LROW) Residency K-12

Ecosystem Discovery K-8

Bat Research Simulation K-3, 4-6, 7-12

Aquatic Ecosystems K-12

Life on the Ranch K-3, 4-6

Nature Journaling 3-12

Invasive Species in the Sonoran Desert 3-12

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Shamrock Farms

Distance from Ventana Vista: 88.1 miles 

Cost per Student: Inquiry required

 

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