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The FieldTripDirectory.com is a resource of field trips in Portland, Maine for elementary school students thru high school students, camp groups, homeschool groups and scout troops for day field trips, overnight field trips and youth retreats. Learn about Portland’s museums, zoos and aquariums, botanic gardens, nature centers, historic sites, amusement parks, recreation, performing arts and more, CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for further field trip information. For those unable to travel to these locations, check out our Virtual Field Trips section or Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.

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Portland Ovations

Portland Ovations Energizes and engages your students with the performing arts and artists through onstage school-time matinees and offstage children’s theater experiences.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-773-3150

Portland Stage, The Theater of Maine

The Portland Stage Student Matinee Program is to help students gain understanding of their own lives by connecting on a deeper level to productions that explore and mirror the world in which they live.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-774-0465

Portland Waterfront Historic District

The Portland Waterfront Historic District is one of the few intact east coast historic waterfronts and today looks substantially the same as it did in the period 1850 to 1875.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-874-8300

Southworth Planetarium

The Southworth Planetarium offers 30 shows to select from. With each show is a live night sky tour where visitors are guided through the night sky. Can taylor shows to emphasize the aspects in which your group is most interested.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Shows COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-780-4249

Tate House Museum

Visit the Tate House Museum, the elegant home of Maine’s last Mast Agent and see how New England forests fueled colonial industry, strengthened the British Royal Navy, and sparked rebellion.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-774-6177

The Coastal Children’s Museum

Bring your students, scouts and youth groups to the Coastal Children’s Museum for enrichment and learning with over 21 hands-on interactive exhibits including magnet boards, indoor slide, tounge drums and more.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-596-0300

Victoria Mansion

Victoria Mansion is a Portland landmark distinguished for its architecture and extraordinary, original interiors. It’s among the most important historic homes of the nineteenth century anywhere in the nation.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-772-4841

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FieldTripDirectory.com offers field trip ideas for class trips, scout group trips, camp group field trips, and homeschool group field trips in Portland—for early childhood through college. Search for class trips in Portland by group type, cost, activity/curriculum type, grade level, distance, and venue name or keyword.

Day class trips are divided by curriculum and subject area:

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Find Portland art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Find class trips to Portland children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
View Portland history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
LIFE SKILLS
Find Portland team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
SCIENCE & NATURE
Find Portland aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
RECREATION
Find Portland field trip ideas for adventure parks, ropes courses, ziplines, boat excursions, amusement parks, waterparks, kayaking, rafting, tubing, laser tag paintball, roller skating rinks, ice-skating rinks, mini-golf attractions, indoor amusement & recreation centers, and outdoor amusement & recreation centers.

Overnight field trips & retreats are available for environmental education, team building, and recreation.

We created field trip lesson plans to help teachers, scout leaders, camp counselors, and homeschool parents provide an enriching experience for their groups. We know funds for class trips are limited, so we’ve included grants for field trips that cover admission, transportation, and more.

It’s important that students and youth explore new environments, learn about other cultures, and develop an understanding of inclusivity as part of the educational process. People learn in different ways—through hearing, seeing, touching, talking, or doing. Class trips can provide a multi-dimensional learning experience. FieldTripDirectory.com can help you find the right trip for your group. A world of experiences is just a click away at FieldTripDirectory.com.

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