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Besides Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa there are other themed days to celebrate in December. DECEMBER: Dec. 4: Wildlife Conservation Day. Dec. 5: International Volunteer Day. World Soil Day. Dec. 7: Letter Writing Day. Dec. 8: National Crossword Solvers Day. Dec. 10: Human Rights Day. Nobel Prize Day. Dewey Decimal System Day. International Animal Rights Day. Dec. 14: National Energy Conservation Day. Dec. 15: Bill of Rights Day. Dec. 16: Boston Tea Party Day. Dec. 20: Crossword Puzzle Day. Dec. 21: Winter Solstice. Dec. 22: Mathematics Day. Dec. 23: Roots Day. JANUARY: Jan 4: World Braille Day. Jan 5: National Bird Day. Jan 10: Houseplant Appreciation Day. Jan 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Jan. 17: Kid Inventors Day. Jan 18: Thesaurus 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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University of Connecticut Department of Animal Science

The University of Connecticut’s Department of Animal Science invites groups to see and learn about farm animals. The site features animal barns, the Kellogg Dairy Center, and a Dairy Bar.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours. COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
StorrsTEL - 860-486-2413

Voluntown Peace Trust

Day and overnight Voluntown Peace Trust program options for groups can include recycling, sustainable living, social change, and nature hikes.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
VoluntownTEL - 860-376-9970

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art’s collection explores 5,000 yrs of art history with highlights from antiquity, American painting, Impressionism, modern art, and decorative arts.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp CONNECTICUT
HartfordTEL - 860-278-2670

Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum

For a colonial experience, visit the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and its historic houses. Explore colonial life and customs through exhibits and hands-on historical activities.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp CONNECTICUT
WethersfieldTEL - 860-529-0612

Weir Farm National Historic Site

Visit the historic house and studios that were home to three generations of American artists. Learn about Impressionist art through tours and hands-on activities.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Free, Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
WiltonTEL - 203-834-1896

William Benton Museum of Art

The William Benton Museum of Art hosts exhibitions of work from the 15th to the 21st centuries, drawing from a collection of over 6,500 works of art. Since its beginnings, it has added works by artists such as Mary Cassatt, Thomas Hart Benton, Gustav Klimt, and Maurice Prendergast.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp CONNECTICUT
StorrsTEL - 860-486-4520

Windham Textile & History Museum

This museum preserves and interprets the history of textiles, textile arts, and the textile industry. Tours are led by trained museum docents, and provide groups with a greater understanding of trends in textile technology and culture from colonial times to the present..

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
WillimanticTEL - 860-456-2178

Yale University Art Gallery

The Yale University Art Gallery showcase dynamic art ranging from Leonardo da Vinci’s early works to intricate wooden masks of West Africa.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
New HavenTEL - 203-432-0600
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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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