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The third grade class at Carbonado has an annual tradition of taking an overnight field trip to Pioneer Farms in Eatonville.
This action-packed field trip gives students the experience of living like pioneer children for 24 hours. After sitting
through an authentic pioneer schoolhouse lesson, doing barn chores, eating meals prepared over an open fire, and getting by
without plumbing or electricity, the students leave with more of an appreciation for the modern conveniences they may have
previously taken for granted.
These pictures are from the spring of 2005.
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| The buggy ride is a fun part of the trip, even in the rain! |
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| The outside of the one room schoolhouse |
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| Inside the schoolhouse, Miss DuFrasne teaches the class, girls on one side, boys on the other. |
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| One of the punishments at school in pioneer days was to be locked in a smelly outhouse for awhile! |
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| The blacksmith shop and wood shop |
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| Here's a demonstration of how pioneers heated and shaped metal. |
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| Students are learning how to do barn chores...maybe the goat is trying to help! |
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| The cabin where the students and chaperones slept |
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| This rooster didn't just crow at dawn, he crowed every hour or so...not so funny after bedtime! |
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| Everybody was able to visit the trading post right before we went home. |
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