Field Trips
Learn ~ Explore ~ Adapt ~ Play ~
Learn ~ Explore ~ Adapt ~ Play ~
Field Trips!
At Mendo LEAP you can come to play on our therapeutic educational play equipment OR you can come to Intentionally learn through play in a rotating station small group format!
Field Trips to our facility are ideal for children ranging from daycares to about 5th Grade.
We don’t have an age cutoff. So all ages and abilities are encouraged to come play! Please see options below for all age and ability ranges!
(Our equipment will hold adult sizes)
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Unstructured Open Play
This ideal for the younger ages and those with neurodivergent superpowers.
We have sensory swings that ignite emotions and comfort stimulation sensitivities.
We have open-ended play equipment that stimulate curiosity, engineering & physical/occupational development.
We worked with local physical and occupational therapists who approved our equipment and also gifted us with posters specifically for each of our pieces of equipment that have the therapeutic benefits specific to each one. These are along the walls of our facility to empower parents/carers/staff/teachers.
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Rotating Educational Play Stations in a Small Group Format
We can set up as many or as little of these as you like. They are tailored to you and your students. Typically in groups of pairs to 4+ kids we set up stations where teachers can give their expectations and students are given a set time to accomplish a goal or explore the equipment in that station before rotating to a new station. With prior planning with staff and teachers we will prep and facilitate these stations.
Stations include but not limited to magnetic gears, ball and ramps loose parts play, wheel and axil loose parts play, (giant) magnet tile construction, giant lego construction, obstacle coarse building, light table and accessories use.
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Mendocino County Learning Units
Usually undertaken by the upper elementary teachers can prep for the field trip by learning about 1 or all of our 4 Mendo themed play exhibits, then when at our facility teachers can reinforce their learning objectives by utilizing our unique exhibits.
Mendo Co Exhibits include:
Giant Lego Play-Thru-Tree (a take on the famous Chandelier Drive Thru Tree in our county.)
Glass Beach Ball Pit (with a focus on conservation of our oceans the history of the famous Glass Beach in our country.)
Fiber Optic Waterfalls (a playful take on the Russian Gulch Waterfalls on our coast.)
Redwood Canopy Bathroom (a unique approach to bring attention to our protected redwood forests at Montgomery Woods.)
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Maker Space Art Projects
Typically arranged for kinder and older we can work with you to prepare and facilitate small and large group art/craft projects.
Projects Include but are Not Limited to:
Watercolor painting, loose-parts collaborative craft projects, wood burning,
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High School or Collage Class Research Visit
Collage classes are welcome to visit our facility to analise our unique equipment and facility. You may arrange to come when children are present so as to observe it all in use or you may arrange to come visit without children present.
We highly recommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
Pricing Options
Flat Rate $400
2hrs Private Use of Facility
Convenient Online Booking!
Easy Invoicing Options (upon request)
Up to 49 People Per Group
BONUS: If you have a student in your class who is a member with us then your class will get FREE Snacks added to your class trip!
We are scheduling field trips for March-May 9a-11a on Mondays and Thursdays and 8a-10a on Fridays
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Our space was designed specifically to not just accommodate but to serve and enrich all children & adults with neurodivergent superpowers. Our equipment is professional commercial grade that will hold larger adult sizes.
We love brainstorming how we can be inclusive of your specific students needs, so do reach out.
We highly recommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
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If you have 8 or less kiddos in your group: at that age and size of group it is still comfortable in the facility to come visit while we are still open to the public. In that case we consider it a ‘play-date’ and allow you to pay per child at the time of visit. We do ask that you let us know you are coming so we can prepare a ‘welcome’ for you! :) Any more then 8 really does need to have the place to yourself for you and our other paying visitors comfort given the size restrictions of our facility; which is the $400 private field trip option
We highly recommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
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Preschools typically come to play. Meaning they dont use the Maker Space and have Open Play for the full 2 hrs.
Non-structured play is idea for this age given the nature of our equipment. This age is learning and developing a wide variety of skills through the use of our equipment without even knowing it. More structured field trips at this age generally aren’t needed but absolutely doable!!
Maker Space projects available upon request.
We highly reccommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
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Kinder-1st Grade is a great age for unstructured open play. They are also the perfect age to introduce Maker Space projects into the visit. In collaboration with the teacher/staff we would do them in rotating small groups or we can set up to have the whole class participate at one time in a guided art project.
We highly recommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
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2nd-5th Grade is a great age to do rotating educational play stations, guided Maker Space Projects and Learning Unit prep ahead of the visit on one or all of our 4 Mendocino County specific play exhibits.
We highly recommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
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Our facility is the perfect place bring your older ages class to reinforce learning objectives. Cause and effect, experimentation, reflection, exploration, encouragement, research. Our unique equipment can be used for a wide variety of purposes and is absolutely benafitial to the older development students.
We highly recommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
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Our facility is the perfect research facility for college classes to come explore and evaluate.
We can set up for you to come while children are present so you can observe children play and the impact the specific equipment has for them or you can arrange to come in a private setting so as to explore the equipment and analyse the facility without the public.
We highly recommend teachers/staff set up a personal tour of our facility so we can help you to make the most out of your visit!
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Prepayment required to book online.
IF you prefer to pay another way please fill out the form below for prior authorization. Upon approval we will send you a booking code so you can book without paying upfront.
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Please note that submitting the form below does not guarantee that your reservation is booked. We will get back to you as soon as possible with availability. Emails are answered in the order in which they are received and bookings are first come, first served via the above scheduling system. We are currently booking Monday and Thursday Mornings 9a-11a and Friday Mornings from 8am-10am March - May.
Upon submitting this request we will review your payment process request. When verified and approved we will send you a booking code to book your field trip via the above scheduling system without paying first.