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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. American Wetlands Month. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week. May 8: World Red Cross Day. May 12: National Limerick Day. Odometer Day. National Plant Health. May 13: International Migratory Bird Day. May 16: Love a Tree Day. Do Something Good for your Neighborhood. Biographer’s Day. May 17: National Endangered Species Day. May 18: International Astronomy Day. International Museum Day. May 19: Plant Something Day. May 20: Weights and Measures Day. World Bee 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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A Sky Valley Zip Tour

A Sky Valley Zip Tours Canopy Zipline Adventure is voted #1 Best Zip Line in Boone NC. It also has a Kids Zipline Course.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Group Rates GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family NORTH CAROLINA
Blowing RockTEL - 828-264-0002 Read More

Atomz Lab

No transportation required! Let us bring science programs to your location. Atomz Lab offers fun, hands-on outreach science programs and special events. Choose from our exciting science topics and we’ll provide an unforgettable experience!

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
OUTREACHTEL - 704-651-8989 Read More

Carolina Ocean Studies

Discover the wonders of the Carolina coast through a field trip to uninhabited barrier islands! For 30 years, Carolina Ocean Studies has been taking K-12 students out on field trips to North Carolina barrier islands.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family NORTH CAROLINA
Beaufort
Carolina Beach
WilmingtonTEL - 910-458-7302 Read More

Crowders Camps

Crowders Camps offers day and overnight field trips with high ropes, ziplines, water activities, team building, paintball and laser tag & more. Its multiple lodging options, fantastic food service, and meeting spaces makes for a great field trip!

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
GastoniaTEL - 704-915-1096 Read More

High Gravity Adventures

High Gravity Adventures is an award-winning and accredited zipline adventure park between Boone and Blowing Rock. Discover more when you zip, climb, swing, and explore on our zip line course.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family NORTH CAROLINA
Blowing RockTEL - 828-471-9856 Read More

Miracle Heights Adventures

Miracle Heights Adventures offers experiential activities to engage & embody the spirit of adventure, build resilience, & empower success. MHA is a Crossnore Communities for Children program.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, School NORTH CAROLINA
Greensboro & Winston-Salem
Winston-SalemTEL - 336-721-7600 Read More

Ninja Nation

Ninja Nation is an American Ninja Warrior style obstacle course gym, that teaches kids/adults many valuable athletic necessities.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
HuntersvilleTEL - 704-327-2929 Read More

North Carolina State Capitol

Tours of the North Carolina State Capitol where groups will see plaques, portraits and busts that honor important people and events in North Carolina’s history, visit the House of Representatives chamber and the Senate chamber.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
Chapel Hill-Durham-Raleigh Metro
RaleighTEL - 919-807-7950 Read More

North Carolina Zoo

The North Carolina Zoo protects wildlife and wild places and inspires people to join us in conserving the natural world. The Zoo is the world’s largest natural habitat zoo, sitting on 2,600 total acres.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family NORTH CAROLINA
Asheboro
Greensboro & Winston-SalemTEL - 800-488-0444 Read More

Oak Island Lighthouse

Located in Caswell Beach near the Cape Fear River, Oak Island Lighthouse is an operating lighthouse offering guided tours to the top.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
Oak IslandTEL - 910-278-5471 Read More

Old Baldy

 The Bald Head Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. Groups can tour the lighthouse and the Smith Island Museum, which is housed in Keeper’s Cottage.

GRADE LEVEL - Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
Bald Head IslandTEL - 910-457-7481 Read More

ORBIT EARTH EXPO

Orbit Earth Expo is a SparkPoint Innovations in-school astronomy experience that students will never forget! Taught in the dark with a light to represent the sun, students manipulate huge teaching models to discover secrets of the solar system!

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - In-house Science Class COST - Fee, Title I, Group Rates GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool GEORGIA
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
OUTREACH
SOUTH CAROLINA
TEXASTEL - 678-896-3206 Read More
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FieldTripdirectory.com offers enriching experiences for North Carolina school groups, scout groups, homeschool groups, camp groups and families at North Carolina Museums.

North Carolina Museums offer field trips that offer hands-on exhibits, guided tours and guided activities for early childhood through high school grades. North Carolina 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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FieldTripDirectory.com (formerly ClassTrips.com and CampDirectorsResources.com) offers field trip ideas for class trips, scout group trips, camp group field trips, and homeschool group field trips in North Carolina—early childhood through college. Search for class trips in North Carolina by 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 North Carolina art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    Find North Carolina class trips to children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
  • HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
    View North Carolina history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
  • LIFE SKILLS
    Find North Carolina team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
  • SCIENCE & NATURE
    Find North Carolina aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
  • RECREATION
    Find North Carolina 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 include trips to NYC, trips to Boston, trips to Philadelphia, trips to Washington, DC, trips to Chicago, trips to Atlanta, trips to Austin, and other historic cities throughout the US. 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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