Eligibility: Vida Verde programs are offered to schools for which 85% or more of the students qualify for free/reduced price lunch AND who do not otherwise have an overnight environmental education opportunity in grades 4-6.

Grade levels:  Our programs are offered to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders.  We serve just one grade per school, giving each student passing through your school a chance to come to V.V.

Group size: Groups are limited to 30 students per trip at Vida Verde.  Students get the best trip possible with this small size, and our vehicles, site & staff can only accommodate 30 or fewer students. 

Costs: Vida Verde trips are free to the students. There is no tuition charged per student. 

-Vida Verde requires a $100 deposit (refunded upon group arrival) due to hold  your trip date for teachers/schools coming to V.V. for the 1st time. 

-Food: the visiting group will need to bring groceries for 4 group meals.  Vida Verde will provide a shopping list.

-Transportation:  the group will need to provide its own transportation to v.v. on day one, and back to school on day 3.  If your school does not offer busing, using parent drivers is an inexpensive alternative.

Vida Verde programs are offered once per week during the school-year and are 3-days and 2-nights long.

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