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To help plan MAY curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these May themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. Monthly: National Inventors Month. May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week. May 3: World Press Freedom Day. May 5: Cinco de Mayo. Museum Lover’s Day. National Space Day. May 6: Herb Day. National Fitness Day. May 8: World Red Cross Day. May 12: National Limerick Day. May 13: International Migratory Bird Day. May 16: Love a Tree Day. Do Something Good for your Neighborhood. May 17: National Endangered Species Day. May 18: International Astronomy Day. May 22: National Maritime Day. May 28: Amnesty International Day. May 29: Learn About Composting Day. May 30: International Jazz Day. May 31: National Smile 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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Keeler Tavern Museum

Keeler Tavern is an 18th-century building that now serves as a living history museum. Tours are led by costumed docents, through richly-themed rooms that portray life in rural Connecticut across three centuries.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
RidgefieldTEL - 203-438-5485

Kidcity Children’s Museum

Kidcity is a children’s museum designed for children from ages 1 to 7. This museum features three floors of one-of-a-kind exhibits that encourage imaginative play.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
MiddletownTEL - 860-347-0495

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
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

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk view and touch live sea creatures of all shapes and sizes, from sea stars to jelly fish. Visitors gain a sense of wonder in the diversity of nature.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
NorwalkTEL - 203-852-0700
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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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