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To help plan MAY & JUNE curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these monthly themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. May 18: Museum Day. May 19: Plant Something Day. May 20: Weights and Measures Day. World Bee Day. May 22: National Maritime Day. May 28: Amnesty International Day. May 29: Learn About Composting Day. May 31: National Smile Day. June 1- National Say Something Nice Day. June 4 - Seaweed Day. June 7 - Daniel Boone Day. June 8 - World Oceans. June 14 - Flag Day. June 16 - World Sea Turtle Day. June 19 - Juneteenth. June 20 - National American Eagle. June 22 - Summer Solstice. World Rainforest Day. June 26 - Forgiveness Day.  CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. For those unable to travel to these locations, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.  

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Leonis Adobe Museum

The Leonis Adobe Museum is a historical monument and living history museum dedicated to restoring, preserving, and sharing California ranch life in the late 1880s.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CALIFORNIA
Calabasas
Los Angeles
TEL - 818-222-6511

Living Coast Discovery Center

The Living Coast Discovery Center is an environmental education center with marine animal, animal and bird exhibits located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Chula Vista
San Diego
TEL - 619-476-7836

Los Angeles Audubon, Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program

Los Angeles Audubon Society, Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program offers STEM and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) based environmental education programs to local K-6 schools.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 323-876-0202

Los Angeles County Arboretum

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is a unique 127-acre botanical garden and historical site. Their mission is to cultivate the natural, horticultural and historic resources for learning, enjoyment and inspiration.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 626-821-3222

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a collection of more than 147,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
VIRTUAL
TEL - 323-857-6512

Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

Experience the fun and lore of railroading at Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum that educates the public in railroad history and show live steam, gas-mechanical and electric railroad technology in actual operation.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 323-661-8958

Los Angeles Zoo

The Los Angeles  Zoo has more than 2,200 mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles representing more than 270 different species. The Zoo’s botanical collection has over 800 different plant species.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
VIRTUAL
TEL - 323-644-4200

Lotusland

The garden at Lotusland is home to more than 3,000 plants from all over the world, representing the horticultural passion of one extraordinary woman. Madame Ganna Walska.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Santa Barbara
TEL - 805-969-9990

Maritime Museum of San Diego

The Maritime Museum of San Diego enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence in restoring, maintaining and operating historic vessels. The museum has one of the world’s finest collections of historic ships, including the world’s oldest active ship Star of India.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
San Diego
TEL - 619-234-9153

Mary Vagle Nature Center

Programs which include: wildlife education, exploratory sessions for local plants and animals, discovering the earth and soil with geology, and the creatures that crawl beneath our feet.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Fontana
San Bernardino
TEL - 909-349-6994

Mexican Museum

The Mexican Museum is to voice the complexity and richness of Latino art and culture throughout the Americas. The art reflects the Mexican, Mexican-American, and Latin American experiences. The Museum offers in-person, traveling and virtual programs.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Outreach, Virtual COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
TEL - 415-202-9700

Micke Grove Zoo

Micke Grove Zoo is a five-acre zoo with amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates. It is located within Micke Grove Regional Park, which includes a Japanese garden, the San Joaquin Historical Museum and an amusement park.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Lodi
TEL - 209-331-7400
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