The very first field trip we ever took as “official” homeschoolers was to Charles Towne Landing back in 2020. It was the first state park we visited with our Park Passport and the very first stamp in our Ultimate Outsiders book. It was pretty amazing to look at the pictures of our kids in justRead More
Archives for April 2023
Edisto Beach State Park and Spanish Mount
Edisto Beach state park is the closest of the oceanfront state parks to us. We’ve visited three times since we first started collecting our Ultimate Outsider stamps. First, we visited in 2020 to explore the park and get our Ultimate Outsider stamp. We walked one of the shortest hiking trails, visited the nature center, andRead More
Santee State Park
We visited Santee State Park for our field trip when we were learning about Earth Science. This is because Santee State Park sits on one of the few limestone cave systems in the country. We started the day on the empty playground, and the mosquitoes were quite horrible even with DEET. So, instead of theRead More
SC State Parks Ultimate Outsider Challenge
I’ve always said that libraries must be the most underutilized and under appreciated community resources. South Carolina State Parks have to be a very close second. I didn’t really learn much about these hidden gems until 2020 when the world was quarantined. Even though I grew up visiting a couple of nearby parks, I didn’tRead More