What is a typical trip with DC ICO? 

DC ICO plans a variety of outings from hiking to canoeing to horseback riding. On rainy days and in the coldest months, trips move inside to places with an environmental bent. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, with its IMAX theater makes a popular indoor trip, and the National Botanical Gardens, the National Zoo, and an indoor ice-skating rink have been on our winter agenda.

• Volunteers and the youth meet on Saturday mornings at 10am in the children's neighborhood
• Group sizes vary depending on the number of volunteers and kids and the size of the community organization, but they can range from 10 to 25 children, with a volunteer-to-child ratio of 1-to-2.
• Once the carpools are set, we head out for destinations that many of the children have never visited or perhaps even heard of.
• At the destination, We make sandwiches such as peanut butter and jelly and cold cuts for lunch, and during the summer grill vegetables, hamburgers and hot dogs.
• Every year we plan an overnight trip with the children to explore nature, participate in activities and sing at the campfire.
• We try to be environmentally conscience in many aspects of our outings including composting what is not used after lunch.