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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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Lockport Caves

Located near Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Lockport Caves offers the public an exciting, guided 70-minute underground boat ride through America’s past.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Lockport
Western New York RegionTEL - 716-438-0174

Locust Grove Estate

The heart of the estate is an Italianate villa designed in 1851 for artist and inventor Samuel Morse by architect A. J. Davis. Today Locust Grove, with miles of carriage roads, landscaped grounds, historic gardens and Hudson River views, is open to the public.

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 NEW YORK
Hudson Valley Region
PoughkeepsieTEL - 845-454-4500

Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center

The Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center boasts many exciting, fun, and educational programs for students, campers, and scouts. Take a nature walk through the pine barrens, explore aquatic ecosystems, and even dress up as moths and butterflies and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Oakdale
Suffolk CountyTEL - 631-581-1072

Long Island Explorium

The Long Island Explorium features fun and interactive exhibits that foster an understanding of STEM concepts. Children visiting the Museum learn through play.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Port Jefferson
Suffolk CountyTEL - 631-331-3277

Long Island Maritime Museum

The Long Island Maritime Museum educates visitors on local maritime history with over 10,000 objects and five historic buildings.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Suffolk County
West SayvilleTEL - 631-854-4974

Long Island Museum (LIM)

A Smithsonian affiliate, the Long Island Museum has nationally-known collections that include horse-drawn vehicles, art, and historic artifacts. Explore virtual resources in At Home With LIM.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Title I, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Stony Brook
Suffolk CountyTEL - 631-751-0066

Longhouse Reserve

Longhouse Reserve displays art and sculpture featuring 16 acres of exhibits, including works by such artists as Sol LeWitt, Yoko Ono, and Willem de Kooning. Groups can come and tour the museum and grounds with a volunteer docent.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Free, Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
East Hampton
Long Island
Suffolk CountyTEL - 631-329-3568

Louis Armstrong House

Louis Armstrong House turned-museum has been restored to look the way it did with Louis Armstrong lived there from 1943 until his death in 1971.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Corona
New York City
QueensTEL - 718-478-8274

Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy

Get insight into Jewish American history at the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy. Through an interactive neighborhood tour, students will appreciate the importance of the Lower East Side in immigrant American history.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York CityTEL - 212-374-4100

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

The Tenement Museum preserves and interprets the history of immigration through the personal experiences of those who settled in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York CityTEL - 212-982-8420

McEnroe Organic Farm

McEnroe Organic Farm seeks to inspire people of all ages to understand the environmental, social, and economic relationship between food production and consumption.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Hudson Valley Region
MillertonTEL - 518-789-4191

Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts

The Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts was organized for the benefit of members of the community to provide education, entertainment, and exposure to cultural experiences.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Merrick
Nassau CountyTEL - 516-665-3127
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