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To help plan APRIL curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these April themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. MONTHLY: Keep America Beautiful. National Gardens. National Humor. National Poetry. Stress Awareness. DAILY: Apr. 2: International Children’s Book Day. Apr. 3: National Geologists Day. Apr. 4: School Librarians’ Day. Apr. 5: Read a Road May Day. Apr. 7: World Health Day. Apr. 8: Draw a Picture of a Bird Day. Zoo Lovers Day. Apr. 10: National Farm Animals Day. Apr. 18: National Scrabble Day. Apr. 15: World Art Day. Apr. 22: Earth Day. Apr. 25: World Penguin 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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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 Hartford
TEL - 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
Lebanon
TEL - 860-334-2858

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
Storrs
TEL - 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
Voluntown
TEL - 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
Hartford
TEL - 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
Wethersfield
TEL - 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
Wilton
TEL - 203-834-1896

What’s Out There

What’s Out There brings the Starlab Portable Planetarium to your location or virtually. View the nighttime sky and observe the stars, planets, the moon & other celestial objects. We adjust the program to your interest. In-person areas served: CT, NJ, NY, PA.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
OUTREACH
PENNSYLVANIA
VIRTUAL
TEL - 908-347-5185

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
Storrs
TEL - 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
Willimantic
TEL - 860-456-2178

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History opens a window of discovery into our world’s natural heritage—its animals, plants, geology and people, from a real Brontosaurus skeleton to a beautifully preserved 2500 year old Egyptian mummy. UNDER RENOVATIONS

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
New Haven
TEL - 203-432-3775
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About us

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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