Brighton Options Field Trips
Summer Park Days
Tuesday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m.--McKay Lake Bike Park and Nature Playground (Broomfield). Bring your bikes (no scooters allowed on bike tracks), helmets, water, and snacks/lunch.
Friday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m.--Brighton Rec Center Park playground. PTO will provide popsicles!
Wednesday, June 25 at 1:00 p.m. (This is an afternoon park day!)--Emi Chikuma splash pad at Benedict Park (Brighton). Splash pad is in the back of the park.
Thursday, July 10 at 10:00 a.m.--EB Raines Park (Northglenn). Splash pad, playground, paddle boats
Monday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m.--Carpenter Park (Thornton). Splash pad, playground. PTO will provide popsicles.
Friday, August 15 at 10:00 a.m.--Westminster Station water feature and playground (Westminster)
Thursday, August 28 at 10:00 a.m.--Ft. Lupton Community Center Park (201 So. Rollie Ave). Brand new splash pad and playground.
Looking ahead to the 2025-2026 school year...
September date TBD. Anderson Farms pumpkin patch. Cost TBD.
Thursday, October 23 10:00 a.m. to noon. NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Mesa Lab. 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. "Engineering for Climate Change: A Severe Weather Design Challenge." This field trip is for grades 6-12 only. If you have a mature 5th grader who wants to go, please talk to the field trip coordinator. No one younger than 5th grade will be allowed. If you have littles that need to come with you, we will have plenty of parent chaperones and you are welcome to hang out in the area and wait for your student. Cost: Free
Friday, December 5th 10:30 am. Denver Museum of Nature and Science. This is our annual free field trip to the DMNS. Only one adult chaperone is allowed per family. Any extra adults must pay the regular museum price. (Note: this is not a general public free day.)
December date TBD. Disney's "Frozen" at the Arvada Center. Matinee performance. Limited tickets will be available on a "first come first served" basis.
January 2026 date TBD. National Western Stock Show and optional rodeo. Stock show is free. Rodeo tickets are heavily discounted.
Wednesday, February 4th 11:15 a.m. to 1:00. Arvada Center "June B. Jones" production based on the beloved books, including the "sneak peak" into the performance. This production is geared towards K-5th graders. Cost $13 per person.
March 2026 date TBD. Wagon Wheel Roller Skating. Cost TBD based on fundraising.
April 2026 date TBD. Denver Zoo. Cost: Free
May 2026 date TBD. Boondocks end of year party. Cost TBD based on fundraising.
Field Trip Policies
Field trips are for Options students and their immediate family only. There are times when we can make exceptions. Please contact the field trip coordinator if you have questions.
There are no "drop-off" field trips unless indicated. Parents/guardians must accompany their children on field trips.
Please look through the information to decide if the field trip is a good fit for your family. Some may have age limits or age requirements.
Some field trips are free, but advanced sign up is required. Many of our field trips have limited space and have a waiting list. Please do not take a spot that you don't intend to use.
Field trips that require pre-payment must be paid to the front desk by cash or check by the posted deadline. We are sorry we cannot accept credit cards, Venmo, or other electronic payments. Please plan accordingly.
The field trip coordinator is a parent volunteer. While I do my best to remind by email, text, etc. it is a monumental task to try to work with venues, parents, students, and coordinate payments. If you sign up for a free field trip, you are committing to attend. Continually signing up and no-showing will restrict your ability to participate in future field trips.
If you need to cancel, please contact the field trip coordinator ASAP. We can do refunds up until we make the payment to the venue. If it's too late, we can often find other families who will buy your tickets.