I was delightfully surprised when my husband informed me today that homeschoolers get in free to our state’s zoo (NC). I thought, “He must have read something wrong or didn’t read the fine print.” It seemed too good to be true. But I checked it out and it was true. Now there are some stipulations (I’ve listed them below) but nothing major. So after calling and making my reservation for my zoo trip I got to thinking how nice it would be if there were a site or someone who could share this type of information. I have yet to find such a site or group with the info I would like therefore I am going to include what I have found thus far. It’s not much but it’s a start.
NC Zoo - Asheboro, NC
http://tickets.nczoo.org/Info.aspx?EventID=+11
Registered homeschoolers get in free!
Ages 5- up and one educator during normal school year
No holidays or weekends
Must call for reservation 2 weeks prior to visit date!
NC Aquariums
http://www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher/teachersstudents/home-schools
Homeschoolers get in free once per year (They are not real strict with this rule. I was told initially “once per calendar year” but the next year I called for a date 11 months out from my last visit and was told “no problem”!)
Includes children and 2 free adults
Pre-register 24 hours in advance
Must show homeschool registration card
Battleship North Carolina
We weren’t really sure based on the website if we would receive a discount so we showed up with our registration card and asked!
We were admitted based on the school group prices. The lady who registered us didn’t say anything about calling and making reservations in the future. She made a copy of our school registration card and my husband’s id.
Barnes & Noble
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/pimages/bn-atschool/Barnes&Noble_EducatorDiscountApplication.pdf
Sign up and receive a Educator Discount Card for 20% off purchases.
Office Depot
https://www.mystarteacher.com/home.asp?source_page=login&S=01&logout=TRUE
Join “Star Teacher” and receive discounts and rebates on purchases…see the link for further details.
Happy educating and saving!
Natural Science Center in Greensboro offers group rates to homeschool groups of 10 or more!
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