{"id":6377,"date":"2017-07-16T17:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T21:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=6377"},"modified":"2017-07-14T15:58:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T19:58:06","slug":"discover-summer-mostly-free-and-fun-educational-activities-around-alexandria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=6377","title":{"rendered":"Discover (Mostly) Free and Fun Summer Educational Activities Around Alexandria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Are you looking for fun and educational ways to engage your brain this summer? Enjoy these fun and educational activities around Alexandria!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Celebrate History <\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Scavenger Hunt<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Enjoy this free printable <a style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/uploadedFiles\/oha\/info\/HistoricAlexandriaScavengerHunt.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">History Alexandria Scavenger Hunt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"> which includes 20 different sites to see!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Alexandria Archaeology Family Dig Days<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Various Saturdays Through October 1:30 &#8211; 3:00 p.m.<br \/>\nShuter\u2019s Hill Site at the Masonic Temple<br \/>\n$5 donations and pre-registration<\/p>\n<p>Assist at a public dig that includes history and archaeology of the Shuter\u2019s Hill site along with a tour. Registered particpants<span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"> have the opportunity to sift through excavated soil and assist with artifact processing. Spaces fill quickly. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/historic\/archaeology\/default.aspx?id=38960\"><span class=\"s1\">Register online today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Friendship Firehouse Festival<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Saturday, August 5, 9:00 a.m. &#8211; 2:00 p.m.<br \/>\n107 S. Alfred Street, Alexandria<br \/>\nHave some fun at the annual festival and receive a free fire hat while visiting the historic fire station. The festival includes community booth, fire-fighting activities, fire vehicles and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitalexandriava.com\/event\/friendship-firehouse-festival\/9707\/\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b style=\"font-size: 2.4rem;\">Relax and Enjoy a Movie<\/b><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Regal Cinemas: Summer Movie Express<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>$1 movies all summer long<br \/>\nTuesdays and Wednesdays starting at 10:00 a.m.<br \/>\nCheck out the movie schedule online<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Cinema Del Ray<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Mount Vernon Recreation Center Field, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Saturday, July 15: \u201cZootopia\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Saturday, August 19: \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d (animated)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Saturday, September 16: \u201cMoana\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bring family, friends, neighbors and a blanket to watch these freeopen-air movies on field at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Movies Under the Stars <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Friday, July 22: \u201cFinding Nemo\u201d \u2013 Waterfront Park, 1A Prince St.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Friday, July 29: \u201cMrs. Doubtfire\u201d \u2013 John Carlyle Park, 300 John Carlyle St.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Friday, August 12: \u201cThe Lion King\u201d \u2013 Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Dr.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Friday August 26: \u201cAlice in Wonderland\u201d \u2013 Market Square, 301 King St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">All movies start approximately 8:00 p.m. (dusk)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b style=\"font-size: 2.4rem;\">Get Your Art On<\/b><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Visit the Torpedo Factory <\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Looking for a chance to see art, meet new people and explore over 80 artist exhibits? Visit the free Torpedo Factory. You can also bring your four-legged fur friends!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Enjoy free daily performances with no tickets required. Visit the website for details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/video\/upcoming\"><span class=\"s1\">about upcoming performances<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Connect with Nature<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Mount Vernon Trail <\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Take a bike ride or a walk along the Potomac River starting in Old Town, or at George Washington\u2019s Mount Vernon Estate and ride, walk, blade or bike to the national monuments\/memorials in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Explore Old Town Alexandria <\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Take a walk down to Alexandria\u2019s Waterfront district by travelling though Old Town and taking in all the historic sites. You can ride the free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitalexandriava.com\/plan\/maps-and-transportation\/king-street-trolley\/\"><span class=\"s1\">King Street Trolley<\/span><\/a> at one of its various stops.<\/p>\n<h3>Visit the Nature Center and Go for a Hike<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jerome \u201cBuddie\u201d Ford Nature Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>5750 Sanger Ave., Alexandria<br \/>\nOpen Wednesday \u2013 Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.<br \/>\nThe Jerome \u201cBuddie\u201d Ford Nature Center is free to the public year round. The center includes an exhibit on Alexandria\u2019s birds of prey, reference library with children\u2019s section, greenhouse with tropical rainforest plants and live parrot, interpretive exhibits on local geology and live snakes, salamanders, turtles, toads and more!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b style=\"font-size: 2.4rem;\">Visit the Library<\/b><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Alexandria Library <\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sign up for the SummerQuest Reading Program.<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0<\/span>Enjoy <a href=\"https:\/\/alexlibraryva.org\/client\/en_US\/home\/?rm=10%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C2%7C%7C%7Ctrue%22%20%5Cl%20%22.WWTWXUbw-Zh\"><span class=\"s1\">free daily programs<\/span><\/a> at multiple library locations across Alexandria.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Little Free Libraries<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Have you ever noticed what look like birdhouses filled with books in some neighborhoods? These are known as the \u201cLittle Free Libraries,\u201d where you can leave a book for someone or take your own! Scout your neighborhood for a Little Free Library, or <a href=\"https:\/\/littlefreelibrary.org\/start\/\"><span class=\"s1\">start your own<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Enjoy Free Food<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Old Town Whole Foods <\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Saturday\u2019s head over to the Old Town Whole Foods for a free live cooking demonstration and tasting.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Sugar Shack Donuts <\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\">Check out the Facebook page of locally owned Sugar Shack Alexandria to learn how you can score a free donut every day of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy these fun and mostly free ways to keep the learning alive this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,16,19,21,20,6,5,26,17,13,27,24,23,22,28,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps","category-achs","category-brooks","category-charles-barrett","category-cora-kelly","category-george-mason","category-george-washington","category-hammond","category-jefferson-houston","category-john-adams","category-lyles-crouch","category-macarthur","category-minnie-howard","category-mount-vernon","category-patrick-henry","category-polk","category-ramsay"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-26 09:25:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6377"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6399,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6377\/revisions\/6399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}