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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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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

Museum of Connecticut History

At the Museum of Connecticut History explore the history of Connecticut government, industry, and military history with the museum’s historic collection.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
HartfordTEL - 860-757-6535

Mystic Aquarium

Come to the Mystic Aquarium and get close to thousands of local and exotic marine animals including fish, crabs, sharks, and sea lions.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnights, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Mystic
New LondonTEL - 860-572-5955

Mystic Museum of Art

The collection at the Mystic Museum features the long history of American modern art, notably Impressionism, Tonalism, and other styles.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
Mystic
New LondonTEL - 860-536-7601

Mystic Seaport Children’s Museum

Designed for children ages 7 and under, the Mystic Seaport Children’s Museum is an interactive place for visitors to experience the life of a sailor.

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
Mystic
New LondonTEL - 860-572-0711

Mystic Seaport Museum

The Mystic Seaport Museum, spans 19 acres on the Mystic River, is a living history maritime museum with a vast collection of historic watercraft, art, artifacts, and more.

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
Mystic
New LondonTEL - 860-572-0711

Nathan Hale Homestead

This site was home to state hero Nathan Hale, and his family. Learn about the everyday life of colonial families, about the Hale family’s ardent patriotism and the Revolutionary War.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
CoventryTEL - 860-742-6917

New Canaan Nature Center

The New Canaan Nature Center is a botanical garden, arboretum and nature preserve providing unique nature-based learning opportunities, with 40 acres of nature habitats along with a collection of Birds of Prey, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Mammals.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
Danbury - Metro
New CanaanTEL - 203-966-9577

New Haven Museum

Founded in 1862, the New Haven Museum uses its collection of artifacts, documents, and art objects as a way to educate visitors on the history of New Haven.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
New HavenTEL - 203-562-4183

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

The NHSO travels to Milford, Seymour, Shelton, and Woodstock to present Young People’s Concerts. It also works with students through programs designed to introduce them to instruments, genres, and composers.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School CONNECTICUT
New HavenTEL - 203-865-0831

Noah Webster House

Webster’s birthplace helps tell the story of one man’s vision and impact on American culture. Educational programs led by costumed interpreters are available on-site and as outreach.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Title I GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
West HartfordTEL - 860-521-5362
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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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