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2025-2026 Academic Calendars

8th GRADE ROPER MOUNTAIN SCIENCE CENTER FIELD TRIP

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

8th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Friday, April 5, 2024 for the program: Forces, Impacts and Energy auditorium show and Earth’s Place in the Universe planetarium show. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Contact Elizabeth Edmisten […]

Free

GVL – 2nd Grade: RMSC -Erosion Commotion and Animal Explorations

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

2nd graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Contact Elizabeth Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!

Free

Elementary GVL: Common Pops Field Trip

Methodical Manufactory 999 Geer Hwy, Travelers Rest, SC

Join us Monday, April 15th from 10:30-12:00 for a tour of Common Pops at Methodical Manufactory. We will learn about their operation and view the kitchen where they produce their pops. They also share this space with Lumineux Chocolate, The Spatula Bakery, Jan's Carrot Cakes, Nellie T's, and Peachy. After wrapping up the tour and […]

$10.52

GVL: K3-5th Grade Jeter Mountain Field Trip

Jeter Mountain Orchard 1126 Jeter Mountain Rd, Hendersonville, NC, United States

We will meet at Jeter Mountain on Thursday, September 5th from 10:00- 12:00 for a cider press demonstration, u-pick apples with a farmer, a wagon ride, and free play in the play area!  Students are $10 and chaperones are $3.  Siblings who plan to attend but not participate in the apple picking are $3 (The […]

Free

SPT 3rd -5th Grade: USC Upstate Watershed Ecology Field Trip

USC Upstate Watershed Ecology Center 300 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC

USC Upstate Watershed Ecology Center – Stream Ecology 60 minute program / $1 per student, which should be paid in cash the day of the event to USC. 3rd thru 5th grade students will test water quality and talk about how animals survive in the water. They will also be going into the stream for part […]

Free

SPT: 3rd – 5th – Field Trip: Low Ropes Course Team Building

Fire Pit Ranch 590 Foster Mill Rd, Spartanburg, SC

Fire Pit Ranch Low Ropes Course Team Building Event.  75 minute program for 3rd thru 5th graders only. No required fee, but donations to this ministry would be greatly appreciated. Suggested minimum donation is $5 per child, collected the day of the program. Students will use the low ropes course to engage in team building […]

Free

SPT: 4th Grade: Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

4th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Sign up on UHC website's event calendar. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!   Please have students wear their […]

Free

Postponed SPT: K3-5th Field Trip – Sassy Stables

Sassy Stables Farms 570 Barnett Road, Greer, SC, United States

This is a 2 hour field trip from 1pm to 3pm on Friday, October 4th, 2024 for Spartanburg s K3 thru 5th graders. Students will be divided into 4 groups for various learning stations based on age, to include a ride on a guided horse, horse painting, and horse care. This is a fun, outdoor […]

$15.78

SPT K3-2nd Ballyhoo Petting Zoo

Ballyhoo Petting Zoo 849 Norris Road, Anderson, SC

Join us for a fun, animal filled day at Ballyhoo Petting Zoo at 10:00am on Wednesday, October 9th! They are located in Anderson, SC with over 30 species of animals to interact with. We will start with a tour, meeting all of the animals followed by animal feedings and encounters. After, you're welcome to use […]

Free

GVL: Hagood Mill Field Trip

Hagood Mill 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens, SC, United States

We are excited to step back in time at Hagood Mill on Friday, October 11th at 10:15! Upon arrival, we will split into four groups to go through stations including Living in the 1800s, Traditional Native American Games, Early American Artifacts and Archeology, and Hearthside cooking. This program is designed for K5 and up. Only […]

$13.68

SPT K3 – 5th: Strawberry Hill

Strawberry Hill 3097 Highway 11 West, Chesnee, SC, United States

The UHC Elementary Strawberry Hill Field Trip will take place on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10:30 am for K3 - 5th graders, but older and younger siblings can join also, if you like. The field trip cost is $14 per person, both children and adults. This fun farm trip will include a hay ride […]

Free

GVL Middle School- Lumineux Chocolate Tour and Tasting

Lumineux Chocolate 999 Geer Hwy Unit 200, Travelers Rest, United States

A tour of Lumineux Chocolate in Travelers Rest to talk about how chocolate is made. The tour will include a more in depth chocolate tasting of 6 different varieties of chocolate, learning more about the cocoa origins, how to taste chocolate, and what causes different chocolates to taste different. Lasts approximately an hour. As there […]

Free – $16.83

GVL High School- Lumineux Chocolate Tour and Tasting

Lumineux Chocolate 999 Geer Hwy Unit 200, Travelers Rest, United States

A tour of our Lumineux Chocolate in Travelers Rest learning about how chocolate is made. This will include tasting through 3 different varieties of chocolate and learning about the cocoa origins for each one of them. Each participant will get to work together to create their own chocolate variety. The chocolate will need to run […]

Free – $18.94

SPT: 3rd Grade Roper Mountain Science Center

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

3rd graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Monday, October 14, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Sign up on UHC website's event calendar. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!   *Please have your child wear […]

Free

SPT: 6th Grade – Roper Mountain Science Center

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

6th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Monday, October 14, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Sign up on UHC website's event calendar. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!

Free

GVL 5th Grade Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip – Earth and Ecosystems

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

5th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Please have your student wear their UHC t-shirt to this event. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!

Free

K3-5th Takeoff Mini Golf Aviation & STEM

Takeoff Mini Golf 28 Airport Rd Ext., Greenville, SC, United States

K3-5th grade students will experience a 20 minute aviation lesson, a build their own mini golf hole STEM project, participate in an aviation scavenger hunt and admission includes one round of mini golf for each participant. Siblings (of all ages) are welcome, any child wanting to participate will need to purchase a ticket. Chaperones/Parents may […]

$10.00 – $12.10

GVL 6th Grade Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip – Engineering Hands-On Learning Labs

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

6th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Please have your student wear their UHC t-shirt to this event. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!

Free

GVL 4th Grade Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip – Life Science & History

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

4th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Please RSVP below, after the 25 student capacity is met, please join the waitlist. You will be contacted if your student is moved from the waitlist. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are […]

Free

GVL 3rd Grade Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip – Natural Science Discovery

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

3rd graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Please have your student wear their UHC shirt to this field trip. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!

Free

CANCELED-SPT: 5th Grade Roper Mountain Science Center

5th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Friday, November 1, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Sign up on UHC website's event calendar. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!   *Please have your child wear […]

Free

SPT: K3-5th Field Trip – Crooked Toe Farm Hatchery

Crooked Toe Farm Hatchery 1924 Riddle Road, Pauline, SC

Crooked Toe Farm Hatchery in Pauline breeds exotic chickens. We will learn about and see the chicken hatchery, hold baby chickens, see the other animals and finish up by the fire with S'Mores on Monday, November 4th at 1 pm. This field trip is for K3 thru 5th graders. There is a $5 fee (cash […]

Free

GVL: K3-5th Grade Mushroom Mountain Field Trip

Mushroom Mountain 200 Finley Road, Easley, SC, United States

Join us on Thursday, November 7th from 10:30-12:00 for a field trip at Mushroom Mountain! Students will receive a book to go along with the tour. Learn about the life cycle and ecology of fungi, mushroom cultivation, and walk the mushroom trail. The cost of the trip is $7/person payable at the time of the […]

Free

SPT 3rd-5th: WSPA with Weatherperson Christy Henderson

WSPA 250 International Rd, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Christy Henderson, WSPA Weatherperson will show us the WSPA studio and talk to the students about how she does the weather report on TV. This field trip is limited to 10 - 3rd thru 5th graders only due to space constraints, so register today! The Field Trip is Friday, November 15th at 10:45 am. This […]

Free

RESCHEDULED SPT: 4th Grade: Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

4th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Sign up on UHC website's event calendar. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions! Please have students wear their UHC […]

Free

*Cancelled* Conestee Nature Preserve – Water Quality program

Conestee Nature Preserve 840 Mauldin Rd., Greenville, SC, United States

*CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER* Too cold!! The temps would be high 20's when we arrived and not getting above mid 40s all day, and it's all outside. Possible reschedule later! Students will walk the trails to the water with a certified guide to perform visual stream surveys, chemical tests, and collect aquatic invertebrates to determine […]

Free

8th Grade Roper Mountain Field Trip

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

8th graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Tuesday January 21st, 2025. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Sign up on UHC website's event calendar. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with any questions!

Free

SPT: Zip n Slip Snow Tubing

Zip and Slip

Open to all ages for Spartanburg UHC, join us for snow tubing at Zip n Slip in Mars Hill, NC on Monday, January 27th 11:00am-1:00pm. $15/rider for 2 hours (which is a HIGHLY discounted rate. The owners are former homeschoolers and have a heart for homeschooling which is why they are offering this rate). Ages […]

Free

GVL Elementary: Pavilion Ice Skating + Tour

Pavilion Ice Skating 400 Scottswood Rd, Taylors, SC, United States

Join us on a field trip to the Pavilion for an interactive educational opportunity that gives students the chance to tour the facility while learning all about ice rinks, refrigeration, and important components of ice skating and hockey on Tuesday, January 28 from 9:45a - 1p! Please arrive anywhere from 9:30-9:45 for check-in and payment. […]

Free

SPT:K3-5th: SPARK Places of Innovation, Traveling Smithsonian Institute Exhibit

Gaffney Visitor's Center 210 West Frederick Street, Gaffney, SC, United States

Join us on Friday February 14th at 1:00 pm for a tour of the Traveling Smithsonian Institute Exhibit called "SPARK Places of Innovation" at the Gaffney Visitor's Center. We will also see the Local Exhibit regarding the history of Gaffney. This portion includes a variety of hands-on-activities and should take about 90 minutes total. This […]

Free

GVL: Zip N Slip Snow Tubing – Round 2

Zip and Slip

POSTPONED to Thursday, February 20 from 12-2p due to weather. Due to the interest in this event we've added a second date! Join us for 2 hours of tubing at Zip N Slip in NC on Thursday, February 13 from 11-1. We will have the whole snow park to ourselves! Each ticket is only $15 […]

Free

1st Grade -Year Round Adventure – Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

1st graders are invited to attend a field trip at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Friday, February 21, 2025. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group (6 total for this field trip). Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Make sure your student wears their UHC class t-shirt. Contact Liz Edmisten ([email protected]) with […]

Free

Meet Local Author Sarah Dean, Author of The Midnight Post and the Postbox Clock

Feed and Seed at Judson Mill 701 Easley Bridge Rd. Unit 6010, Greenville, SC, United States

This is a special homeschool event with local Greenville author Sarah Dean, the creative mind behind the enchanting children's chapter book The Midnight Post and the Postbox Clock. This captivating story, perfect for readers of all ages, invites you into the magical world of Burrowood, filled with intriguing characters and mysteries waiting to be uncovered. […]

Free

GVL US National Weather Service Field Trip

National Weather Service Facility 1549 GSP Drive, Greer, SC, United States

Greenville 3rd-5th graders: Would you like a chance to tour our local National Weather Service Facility here in Greer, SC? The tour will be on Thursday, March 6 from 9-10:30am. For this trip, the students will start with a presentation covering a little about the basics of weather, then will learn what they do in […]

Free

SPT & GVL 3rd thru 5th Graders – Low Ropes Course Team Building Activity at Fire Pit Ranch

Fire Pit Ranch 590 Foster Mill Rd, Spartanburg, SC

This outdoor fun event will take place on Friday, March 7th at 1 pm at Fire Pit Ranch in Spartanburg. This is a combined team building Low Ropes Course for BOTH Spartanburg and Greenville 3rd thru 5th Graders ONLY. Students will use the low ropes course to engage in team building activites aimed at learning […]

Free

GVL K3-2nd Lowe’s Foods Field Trip

Lowes Greer 850 E Suber Rd #200, Greer, SC, United States

On Thursday, March 13 from, Greenville K3-2nd graders have the opportunity to take a field trip to the local Lowes Foods here in Greer, SC. There, they will explore the importance of health and wellness. They will learn about MyPlate and the benefits of buying local and embracing moderation, and they will have a great […]

Free

Canceled SPT MS: Walnut Grove Planation Field Trip

Walnut Grove Plantation 1200 Otts Shoals Road, Roebuck, SC

Walnut Grove Plantation- we will enjoy a guided tour and living history activity of candle making. cost: $6.00 per student and $5:00 per chaperone. This field trip is only for Middle schoolers no siblings are allowed. A minimum of 3 chaperons are need but other parents are welcome but will have to pay the $5.00 […]

$5.49 – $6.49

GVL: 2nd Grade Paris Mtn. Biodiversity Field Trip

Paris Mountain State Park 2401 State Park Road, Greenville, SC, United States

Second graders, siblings, and families please join us at Paris Mountain on Friday, March 28th from 9:15-1:30 to learn about biodiversity! Each student K5 and up is $5. Adults are not charged, but they must be present as a chaperone. All students are charged $5 regardless of state park pass. Entry to park is waived […]

Free – $5.46

SPT K3-5th Grade: Happy Cow Creamery Tour

Happy Cow Creamery 332 McKelvey Rd., Pelzer, SC

On Monday, March 31st, Spartanburg K3-5th Graders will go to Happy Cow Creamery to see the cows and the farm via trolley. The milk bottling portion of this educational field trip is sure to delight the children. We will enjoy ice cream together, also. The tour will start promptly at 11 am and lasts about […]

$8.55

2nd Grade Roper Mountain Science Center Field Trip

Roper Mountain Science Center 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC, United States

2nd graders are invited to attend a field trip about Erosion Commotion and Animal Explorations at Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Roper Mountain allows 3 chaperones per group. Chaperones are based on the timestamp of registration. Be sure to have your child wear their UHC shirt the day of the […]

Free

Triple Tree Aerodrome Field Trip – RESCHEDULED to May 15th

Triple Tree Aerodrome 330 Mary Hannah Rd, Woodruff, SC, United States

DUE TO UNFORTUNATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY, MAY 15TH. THIS FIELD TRIP IS CURRENTLY FULL. We are thrilled to invite our GVL and SPT Middle and High Schoolers to participate in an exclusive field trip experience at Triple Tree Aerodrome. As a private venue, Triple Tree Aerodrome, founded by […]

Triple Tree Aerodrome Field Trip (NEW DATE!)

Triple Tree Aerodrome 330 Mary Hannah Rd, Woodruff, SC, United States

  THIS FIELD TRIP IS CURRENTLY FULL AND HAS BEEN RESCHEDULE TO THURSDAY, MAY 15TH DUE TO WEATHER. We are thrilled to invite our GVL and SPT Middle and High Schoolers to participate in an exclusive field trip experience at Triple Tree Aerodrome. As a private venue, Triple Tree Aerodrome, founded by the Hartness family, […]

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