School Tours 2015 at the Thumb Octagon Barn & Agricultural Museum

April 1, 2015
By: MyBayCity Staff

Educators - Reserve a date/time for your students to attend the 20th annual School Tours at Thumb Octagon Barn & Agricultural Museum, Gagetown.

The guided tours will be held during the school day on Wednesday, May 6th, Thursday, May 7th, and Friday, May 8th. Note: There are still openings for guided tours on Wednesday and Thursday; Friday's tours are filled.

This educational field trip - for PreSchool through 8th Grade - allows the students to participate in up to 24 of stations, based on age/grade/interest levels, that depict rural Michigan in the early 1900s. Live farm animals fill the Barn! Tours take about 4 1/2 hours, but shorter tours can be scheduled to meet the needs of the students' and their schedules.

Each student/chaperone brings his/her own lunch/beverage; there are no foods for sale on site. Tours begin at 8:30 AM and every half hour thereafter with last tour beginning at 1 PM each day. Donation is $2.00 per student and also for each chaperone. Tours held rain or shine.

Theme for the 20th annual School Tours at the Thumb Octagon Barn & Agricultural Museum is "Trees Are Our Friends!" In 2014, about 1,100 students from six counties attended the educational guided tours! Additional volunteers are needed to help with a variety of jobs needed to make the educational trip for the students even better! Contact Diane for more information.

Using the web site, (thumboctagonbarn.org) reserve a date/time for your students to attend; go to "Events," then scroll down to School Tours 2015, fill out form and e-mail it. OR contact: Diane Rapson Gabil, chairperson, School Tours 2015, (drapsongabil@chartermi.net or 989-892-3105). Last date for signing up is April 15th.

School Tours mission statement: "Today, Everyday...Educating... Improving... Working....To Save History For Tomorrow's Future!"