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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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Oregon Ridge Nature Center

Oregon Ridge Nature Center is a certified Maryland Green Center focused on promoting environmental stewardship and offering quality environmental education programs.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
CockeysvilleTEL - 410-887-1815

Oxon Cove Park

The diverse history of Maryland and its national heritage can be experienced at Oxon Cove Park. Explore how the park evolved from a plantation home during the War of 1812, to a hospital farm, to the park you can visit today.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Self-Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Oxon HillTEL - 301-839-1176

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum mission is to preserve the accomplishments of naval aircraft. The collection ranges from ejection seats and weapons to unmanned aerial vehicles and full size aircraft.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Lexington ParkTEL - 301-863-1900

Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park

The Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park features exhibits on the construction and operation of the lighthouse, lighthouse keepers, the role of the United States Coast Guard.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Piney PointTEL - 301-994-1471

Piney Run Park

Opened in 1974, Piney Run Park features a 300 acre lake as its centerpiece surrounded by 550 acres of fields, forest, and open spaces with over 5 miles of hiking trails.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MARYLAND
SykesvilleTEL - 410-795-5165, 410-795-6043

Pocomoke River State Park

Located within the Pocomoke State Forest, the Pocomoke River State Park offers a base for a vast array of outdoor activities including camping, fishing, biking, birding, boating, hiking, swimming and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Snow HillTEL - 410-632-2566​

Port Discovery Children's Museum

Port Discovery Children’s Museum offers three floors of interactive, educational exhibits and ever-changing programs for children ages birth through ten years.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
BaltimoreTEL - 410-727-8120

Pride of Baltimore

Pride of Baltimore II was commissioned in 1988 as a sailing memorial to her immediate predecessor. Both ships were reproductions of 1812-era topsail schooners, the type of vessels, that helped America win the War of 1812.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
BaltimoreTEL - 410-539-1151

Rackliffe House: Assateague's New Coastal Heritage Center

Learn about colonial life along Maryland’s coast when they visit historic Rackliffe House. Rackliffe, overlooking Sinepuxent Bay, is a beautifully restored 18th-century coastal plantation house.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Homeschool MARYLAND
Berlin
Ocean City MarylandTEL - 865-300-5609

Rawlings Conservatory

The historical Rawlings Conservatory features five distinct greenhouse rooms, one 1/2-acre garden with many flower beds and a kaleidoscope of colors all year round.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
BaltimoreTEL - 410-396-0180

Red Wiggler Community Farm

Red Wiggler Community Farm is a sustainable farm where visitors with and without developmental disabilities come together to work, learn and grow healthy food.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Germantown
WASHINGTON DC-METROTEL - 301-916-2216

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

The 82,000-square-foot Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture is dedicated to preserving history and retelling the stories of Maryland’s African American community.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
BaltimoreTEL - 443-263-1800
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