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Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into a fun educational experience for Amusement Parks, Baseball Games, Boat Excursions, Bowling, Gellyball, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Ice & Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Ninja Course, Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Ziplines and Waterparks. Please visit the Field Trip Lesson Plan section to help enrich your field trips. For field trips to Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Living History Sites and Museums ask if they have educational guided tours, hands-on activity or written materials to enrich the visit. For those unable to travel for a field trip, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs and the Virtual Field Trip sections. Have a Fun and Enriching Summer!

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KidsPlay Children's Museum

Designed for children between the ages of 2 and 8, Kidsplay Children’s museum features many interactive exhibits that encourage learning through play.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
TorringtonTEL - 860-618-7700

League of Women Voters of Connecticut

Teach your school, scout, homeschool, or camp group about active participation in government with a tour conducted by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut (LWVCT).

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
HartfordTEL - 203-288-7996

Leitner Family Observatory & Planetarium

See planetarium shows, learn about the history of astronomy research at Yale, and view astronomical instruments at the Leitner Family Observatory & Planetarium.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
New HavenTEL - 203-432-3000

Litchfield Historical Society

The Litchfield Historical Society collects and interprets the history of Litchfield from colonial times to the present at their museum, research library, and several historic sites.

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

Little Red Schoolhouse

The Little Red School House was built in 1826 and used as a school until 1871. It is located within the Mill Hill Historic Park and features interactive tours for its visitors.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
NorwalkTEL - 203-846-0525

Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum

Led by a docent, visitors can explore the history of The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a mid-19th century home and about life during the Victorian era and the Gilded Age.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Danbury - Metro
NorwalkTEL - 203-838-9799

Long Wharf Theatre

Long Wharf Theatre offers a Student Theatre Series that promotes self-exploration through the theater. Behind-the-scenes tours of the theater are also available.

GRADE LEVEL - Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
New HavenTEL - 203-787-4282.

Lutz Children's Museum

Lutz Children’s Museum invites groups to explore culture, history, and the sciences through fun exhibits, programs, and more. STEAM education activities also available.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
ManchesterTEL - 860-643-0949

Lyman Allyn Art Museum

Tour the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s collection of world objects, dating from antiquity to the present; create an art project to take home. Enjoy the museum’s virtual exhibitions.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Title I GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
New LondonTEL - 860-443-2545

Mark Twain House & Museum

The Mark Twain House & Museum offers  interactive presentations about Twain, his life, times, and work. The museum also offers in school programs and teacher training and workshops.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
HartfordTEL - 860-247-0998

Mattatuck Museum

The Mattatuck Museum integrates art and history. It hosts exhibits like the Connecticut-based Early American Painting Gallery, the Modern and Contemporary Art exhibit, and the Button Gallery, which offers a unique insight into the industry and history of Mattatuck.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Waterbury
VIRTUALTEL - 203-753-0381

Meigs Point Nature Center

Open year round for group visits, Meigs Point Nature Center seeks to enrich science learning with hands-on opportunities. The nature center features a touch tank, exhibits, and tours.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
MadisonTEL - 203-245-8743
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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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