Elementary

Welcome From Mrs. Dunn
Counselor's Corner
Course Descriptions
Educational Philosophy
Extended Day Program
Field Trips
Handbook
Librarian's Corner
Summer Day Camp
Summer Reading
Supply List
Student Services

Field Trips: Education beyond the Classroom


Westminster students are encouraged to participate in learning opportunities that extend beyond the classroom. Outdoor classroom opportunities provide hands-on learning experiences that reinforce our classroom curriculum.

Students participate in:

  • ISEF Science Fair
  • Duke University’s TIP Program
  • Future City Competition
  • Destination Imagination
  • Essay, math and poetry competitions

Kindergarten
Lyon Family Pumpkin Patch
Huntsville Fire Department
Across the Pond
Allied Waste - Recycling
Mother Goose Tea Party

Grade 1
Burritt Museum
Let’s Pretend Hospital
Early Works
Huntsville Public Library
Local Theatre Productions

Grade 2
Huntsville Botanical Gardens' Butterfly exhibit and fish pond
Cook’s Museum – Lessons on Insects
Huntsville Times
Early Works
Local Theatre Productions

Grade 3
Sci-Quest
Indian Heritage Festival
Huntsville Walking Tour
Nut Cracker – Alabama Youth Ballet
Nashville Zoo
McWane Science Center – Hands on science exhibits (Birmingham)

Grade 4
Chattanooga, TN – Tennessee Aquarium
Helen Keller’s Childhood Home
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Montgomery – Alabama History
Birmingham Sloss Furnace - Ironworks
Russell Caves

Grade 5
Constitution Village
Space Camp – US Space & Rocket Center
Cathedral Caverns