The Field Trip Coordinator is the person who serves as Camp Flintlock's contact within your organization. Any correspondence regarding Field Trips should come through the Coordinator. See "Planning Your Field Trip" on the Educators page for a more complete description of the duties of a Field Trip Coordinator.

Parent Volunteers help to keep costs down by reducing the number of Camp Flintlock staff needed at each event. Volunteers are trained in a certain activity and remain at that station throughout the event. At least 2 volunteers are needed per activity. Teachers who are not leading a class and children 15 years of age or older may serve as Volunteers. For more information, please see "Parent Volunteers" on the Parent page.

Children under the age of 5 are free to attend a Field Trip with their parent, but not as a paid participant. (Please note: Certain activities are open to paid participants only, eg Necklace Making.) Children (and adults) 5 years of age and up can be paid participants and can take part in every activity. The teachers and volunteers who assist in running the Field Trip do not count as participants and do not have to pay to attend, but, if an event has an excess of volunteers and one of these "extra" parents would like to go through the Field Trip with their child, he or she may pay to be a participant.

Unlike our Online Field Trips, the only way to register for an Original Field Trip is through our Online Registration Form (see the button in the banner at the top of this page). Simply fill out this form, then schedule a date with Camp Flintlock. The Field Trip Planning Sheet is very helpful in selecting Activities & Add-Ons, but does not serve as a Registration Form.

Every Original Field Trip includes three automatic activities: Dress Up & Store, Colonial Games, and Indian or West African Necklace Making. On top of these, you can choose 2-4 more activities! Extra Activities fees depend on your number of classes. Check out "Activities, Add-Ons, & Fees" and the Field Trip Planning Sheet for more details.

Tomahawk Throw is not recommended for children below 3rd grade, as it is too difficult and dangerous for little ones. But it's also a very popular and fun activity, so what we often do is run an alternate activity alongside Tomahawk Throw, typically Sword Fighting. Older participants can throw a tomahawk while younger participants fence with padded swords. No additional charge applies, and the alternate activity does not count toward your 7-activity maximum.

Our service area includes Maryland, Virginia, North & South Carolina, and Georgia. If you're outside this region but interested in an Original Field Trip, contact us to discuss the possibility of bringing a Field Trip to your location. You can also consider an Online Field Trip!

Homeschool groups may run into this difficulty, but often get around it by combining with other homeschool groups, inviting neighbors, etc. to boost their numbers. Parents may even attend as paid participants rather than as volunteers (and get to participate in every activity). You can also raise your cost per participant by selecting Extra Activities, Add-Ons, Activities that carry material fees, and even changing the Field Trip location. This makes it easier to reach the minimum with fewer participants. See "Activities, Add-Ons, & Fees" and the Field Trip Planning Sheet, above, for details.

Original Field Trips take place rain or shine. Most activities can be done in tents, if need be. Camp Flintlock only cancels/postpones a Field Trip in the event of dangerously inclement weather (eg thunderstorms, extreme cold or heat, etc). Oftentimes, on-campus events can be moved indoors into gyms or even classrooms. In the event of a postponement, the event will be rescheduled as quickly as possible.