Field Trips

Field trips are an excellent way to augment your home education efforts.  Hands on, real life learning can increase understanding and retention.  And, they are just plain fun!
 
Trips are planned and coordinated by our on-staff Field Trip Coordinator who relies on parent participation and assistance.  If you would like to help out with a specific field trip, or if you have a suggestion for a future field trip, contact the Field Trip Coordinator at hcsfieldtrips@hcssd.org.
Student at pupkin patch

HCS Field Trip Policies and Procedures

Field Trips are a great HCS member benefit! Registration for upcoming trips open up to the whole school at the same time, so everyone has the same opportunity to sign up for each trip. Field trips are announced in the HCS weekly email and on our HCS website. Trips can fill, so we encourage you to sign up at your earliest convenience.

Heritage Christian School is a nonprofit organization and depends on fundraising activities which provide resources to sustain the services offered to our families.  One of the means available includes offering some field trips with a fundraising component to cover staff time in providing field trips as well as cover processing (and other) fees.  The four field trips that include a fundraising component are: The San Diego Zoo, The Safari Park, Sea World, and Knott's Berry Farm.  Schools are given considerable discounts by these venues which are passed on to our members but also include a small fundraising component.  

Deadlines for registration and start times for each trip are firm, so please carefully read the flyer and registration page with all the details for each specific field trip.

Registrations are completed online through Homeschool Life. Payment for field trips will be required at the time of registration. Payments will be processed through the payment method saved to your family account. If you would like to pay by check, please email hcsfieldtrips@hcssd.org to make arrangements.  

A confirmation email will be sent directly after your successful registration. An additional email will be sent one week prior to the trip with everything you need to know for the day of the event.

No Refunds, As per HCS policy, there are no refunds for any trip for any reason.

Upcoming Field Trips

San Diego Zoo Sign

San Diego Zoo
September 26, 2023
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Closed
Oma's Pumpkin Patch

Oma's Pumpkin Patch
October 3, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration Closed
USS Midway picture

USS Midway Museum
October 25, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Register by 10/24/23
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Sound of Music

The Sound of Music
November 1, 2023
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Register by 9/27/23
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knott's berry farm

Knott's Berry Farm
November 17, 2023
9:45 AM - 10:00 PM

Register by 10/29/23
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The Nutcracker flyer

The Nutcracker
December 15, 2023
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Register by 11/1/23
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Israel 2024 trip

Israel Field Trip
March 27 - April 7, 2024

Travelers will visit sites such as Caesarea, Jericho, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and other areas of the Holy Land. More information available on the CapistranoIsrael.com website. 

Contact Orlando Duarte at 1orlandoduarte@gmail.com with any questions.
France & Italy

France & Italy Field Trip
June 16 - 25, 2025

Trip details will be posted as soon as they become available.

Contact Lydia Amos at  lydia@amosfamily.us with any questions.

Save the Date

Save the date for these upcoming field trips. As soon as all details are confirmed, the registration for that field trip will open.

Past Field Trips

Alpcaca Farm

Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill Tour
September 19, 2023
9:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Classics 4 Kids
Nature's Music Concert
May 19, 2023
11:15 am - 12:45 pm

Riley's Farm Civil War
May 10, 2023
9:45 am - 2:00 pm

San Diego Zoo Safari Park
April 25, 2023
8:30 am - 6:00 pm

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
April 21, 2023
10:30 am - 1:00 pm

sacramento capital

Northern California Trip
April 20-21, 2023

Oliver
March 31, 2023
9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Fleet Science Center
March 29, 2023
9:15 am - 12:00 pm

Knott's Berry Farm
March 21, 2023
9:00 am - 10:00 pm

Museum of Making Music
February 21, 2023
9:15 am - 11:30 am

Marine Science Floating  Lab
February 17, 2023
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

San Diego Zoo Sign

San Diego Zoo
January 18, 2023
9:15 am - 5:00 pm

Southern CA Ballet Presents
The Nutcracker
December 16, 2022
10:15 am - 12:45 pm

Knott's Berry Farm
November 30, 2022
9:45 am - 10:00 pm 

Sea World
November 9, 2022
9:45 am - 2:30 pm

knott's berry farm

Knott's Berry Farm
November 4, 2022
9:45 am - 8:00 pm

Bates Nut Farm
October 28th, 2022
8:45 am - 12:00 pm

San Diego Air & Space Museum
October 26, 2022
9:45 am 

Riley's Farm Gold Rush
October 12, 2022
9:30 am - 1:45 pm 

USS Midway Museum
September 28, 2022
10:45 am

A Simpler Time
Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill
September 14, 2022
Group 1: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Group 2: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Volcan Valley Apple Farm
September  9, 2022
10 AM - 11:00 am 

San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets
Baseball Game at Petco Park
June 8, 2022

San Diego Zoo Sign

San Diego Zoo
May 25, 2022
8:30 am - 6:00 pm

The New Children's Museum
May 23, 2022
9:45 am - 12:00 pm

Carlsbad Strawberry Company
U -Pick Strawberry
May 18, 2022
9:30am

Cabrillo National  Monument
Intertidal Exploration
May 11, 2022
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

san diego zoo safari park

Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary Ethnobotany Program
May 4, 2022
9:45am - 12:00pm

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