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To help plan March & April curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these monthly themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. MARCH. Monthly: National Reading Month, Music in Our Schools, Craft Month, National Nutrition, National Women’s History, and National Ethics Month. APRIL: Monthly: Keep America Beautiful. National Gardens. National Poetry. Jazz Appreciation. Global Astronomy. National Humor. Arab Heritage. Weekly/Daily:  Apr. 2: International Children’s Book Day. Apr. 5: National Geologists Day. Read a Road Map Day. April 5-9: National Wildlife Week. Apr. 8: Draw a Picture of a Bird Day. Zoo Lovers Day. Apr. 10: National Farm Animals Day. Apr. 12: International Day of Human Space Flight. April 13: International Plant Appreciation Day. Scrabble Day. Apr. 19-25: National Library Week. National Volunteer Week. 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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Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Activities at Stamford Museum & Nature Center include museum gallery scavenger hunts, watching planetarium shows, farm, nature trail walks, and more.

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 CONNECTICUT
StamfordTEL - 203-977-6521

Stanley-Whitman House

Stanley-Whitman House preserves the colonial history of Farmington, Connecticut. With costumed re-enactors, tour the 18th-century house and gardens.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
ThomastonTEL - 860-677-9222

Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

Tour the habitats of Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, dip nets to catch organisms from the water, see bird presentations, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
WestbrookTEL - 860-399-2513

Submarine Force Library and Museum

The Submarine Force Library and Museum features a large collection of historical artifacts and information about America’s submarine heritage.

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 CONNECTICUT
GrotonTEL - 800-343-0079

Sweet Wind Farm

Student, scouts, and homeschoolers can visit Sweet Wind Farm during maple sugaring season to learn all about the process of tapping maple trees for sap.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
East HartlandTEL - 860-653-2038

Talcott Mountain Science Center

Situated atop Talcott Mountain, the Talcott Mountain Science Center teaches groups STEM topics through planetarium shows, Makerspace programs, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
AvonTEL - 860-677-8571

Tapping Reeve House & Law School

The Tapping Reeve House and Law School takes groups on a journey through the life of a real student from the early 19th century through role-playing and interpretive exhibits.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
LitchfieldTEL - 860-567-4501

The Children's Museum

The Children’s Museum offers creative and engaging exhibits on art, history, and science as well as planetarium shows, and a variety of hands-on science and animal assembly programs.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Performances, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp CONNECTICUT
Hartford
West HartfordTEL - 860-231-2824

The Danbury Museum and Historical Society

The Danbury Museum and Historical Society whose purpose is to acquire, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the heritage of the Greater Danbury area. It includes 4 historic buildings, an exhibit hall with a research library/archive that represent more than 300 years of history.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Danbury - MetroTEL - 203-743-5200

The Governor's Residence

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Governor’s Residence was built in 1909 for George C.F. Williams, and has been the residence of Connecticut Governors since 1945.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
HartfordTEL - 860-524-7324

Travelers Science Dome

Travelers Science Dome at the Gengras Planetarium allows groups to explore space through live interactive tours of the night sky, shows, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
West HartfordTEL - 860-231-2824

Trumbull War Office

The Trumbull War Office is the location where Governor Trumbull convened during the American Revolution. It was his headquarters for planning the defense of Connecticut.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
LebanonTEL - 860-334-2858
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FieldTripdirectory.com offers enriching experiences for Connecticut school groups, scout groups, homeschool groups, camp groups and families at Connecticut Museums.

Connecticut Museums offer field trips that offer hands-on exhibits, guided tours and guided activities for early childhood through high school grades. Connecticut Art Museums, Science Museums, History Museums, Multicultural Museums and Children’s Museums offers educational experiences that support classroom curriculum and scout badge achievement. Beside museums, you can search for other learning experiences at Botanical Gardens, Planetariums, Living History Programs, STEM & STEAM, Planetariums, Farms, Zoos and Aquariums, Theaters and Concerts, Service Learning and more.

Can’t go on a field trip to a museum, your students, scouts, and families can still experience these fun enriching experience by scheduling a Museum Virtual Field Trip anywhere and at anytime.

Want the fun to come to you- book a School Assembly Programs, Outreach Field Trips or Residency at your school, homeschool association or scout council. They support and enhance a school’s curriculum, offers opportunities for scout badge achievement and enriches a camp program. There are mobile museum exhibits, traveling planetariums and classroom and grade level workshops and residencies.

To help fund field trips, virtual programs and school assembly programs visit our section on Grants and Fundraising Programs.

 

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