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Visit Our Sister Parks

Kennywood
Sandcastle
Lake Compounce
Storyland
Teachers and Students
Adventure Days

Unique, interactive entertainment designed to challenge and enhance imagination.

A Fun-Filled Learning Experience For Pre-School through Third Grade Adventure Days is a program with young visitors - preschool through third grade - in mind.

Explore Story Book Forest, Jumpin' Jungle and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe and find interactive entertainment that will challenge and enhance the imagination -- and it's lots of fun!

Only $7.50 per person

Visit us May 14, 15, 16, 20, or 21, 2008.
  • Adventure Days are available to groups with advanced reservation.
  • For supervisory purposes, you will receive (1) complimentary admission for every (5) paid admissions. Bus Driver admitted free of charge.
  • A complete visit takes approximately 3 ½ hours; however, you have unlimited access to the Adventure Days areas from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
  • Pavilion space is provided for lunches, please inquire about availability.
  • Space is limited. Reserve your date today!

How to contact us:
These programs fill up fast. Please call 724-238-6784 or click here to find out how you can reserve a day of learning and fun for your class at Idlewild & Soak Zone.
Adventure Days
Adventure Days
The Outdoor Classroom

Idlewild and SoakZone: the best of both worlds - Learning and Fun.
Two Great Dates! May 22 and May 23, 2008

Hands on Learning.
Idlewild offers your students a unique combination of hands-on learning. It's fun, and it's a terrific way to generate enthusiasm for learning while making connections from school subjects to the real world.



Available Programs

Civil War Living History
Experience a day as a Civil War Soldier at our authentic encampment of Union and Confederate re-enactors. Witness a mock skirmish, drill with the soldiers, and participate in Question and Answer sessions where your students will get to know what the Civil War was really like. Perfect for all grades. Click Here to download (11 Pages, 454 kb)

Write Here, Write Now
Students apply language arts skills in a setting that is certain to motivate young readers and writers. Follow-up "Back in the Classroom" activities develop dictionary and thesaurus skills and strengthen proofreading and peer-editing practices. (Grades 6, 7, 8) Click Here to download (11 Pages, 460 kb)

Math in Motion
Math comes alive as students experience a wide variety of real-life applications in the park and gain understanding of the importance of mathematics in the planning and operation of amusement parks. (Grades 6, 7, 8) Click Here to download (61 Pages, 4.59 MB)

Wild about Words
Your students will be anything but IDLE - in fact they'll be WILD about the language arts activities in these lessons. Students will begin pre-writing activities in the park itself and will be led through the writing process in an easy-to-understand manner. Follow-up editing and revision exercises can be completed at home or back in the classroom. (Grades 3, 4, 5) Click Here to download (14 Pages, 391 kb)

Rides and 'Rithmetic'
A variety of math applications including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and measurement skills can become exciting when students solve problems at Idlewild! Teachers can choose exercises which match students' background and ability levels. (Grades 3, 4, 5) Click Here to download (8 Pages, 448 kb)

It's Alive!
Featuring a nature walk focusing on trees indigenous to our area, students will view Idlewild in a new light, as a beautiful and thriving living laboratory for scientific study. Click Here to download (12 Pages, 529 kb)

How to contact us:
Custom programs and alternate dates are available, please call 724-238-6784 or click here to find out more about learning and fun for your class at Idlewild and SoakZone.
Space is limited. Reserve your date today.