Vermont Field Trips

TO HELP PLAN FEBRUARY & MARCH curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips & school assembly programs, these themed celebrations might be helpful. February 2026: MONTHLY: Black History Month, Library Lovers Month, National Bird Feeding Month. Day/Week Celebrations: Feb 8: Boy Scout Day. Kite Flying Day. Feb 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science. National Inventors Day. Feb 15: Susan B Anthony Day. Feb. 16: Presidents Day. Feb 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day. Presidents’ Day. Feb 19: World Anthropology Day. MARCH 2026 MONTHLY: National Reading Month, Music in Our Schools, Craft Month, National Nutrition, National Women’s History, and National Ethics Month. 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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Billings Farm & Museum

Regarded as one of the finest outdoor history museums in the country, Billings Farm & Museum is a dairy farm from the rural past. Visit Billings Farm at Home for virtual activities.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Woodstock
VIRTUALTEL - 802-457-2355

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center

The Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center has been providing southeastern Vermont with quality outdoor education programs for more than twenty-five years.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School VERMONT
West BattleboroTEL - 802-257-5785

Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center (BMAC)

BMAC presents art and ideas in ways that inspire, educate, and engage all ages. Programs reflect the cultural richness of the community. Take a virtual tour.

PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Family VERMONT
Brattleboro
VIRTUALTEL - 802-257-0124

Bread and Puppet Museum

The Bread and Puppet Museum has a massive accumulation of puppets, masks, paintings and graphics from the Bread and Puppet Theater, housed in a 150-year-old barn in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
GloverTEL - 802-525-3031

Champlain Orchards

Family owned and ecologically managed Champlain Orchards is one of the oldest continuously operating Orchards in Vermont with over 100 varieties of apples, as well as peaches, pears, plums, cherries, nectarines, and berries.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
ShorehamTEL - 802-897-2777

Chimney Point State Historic Site

At Chimney Point State Historic Site with exhibits and special events present the story of the three early cultures in the Chimney Point area–Native American, French Colonial and early American.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
AddisonTEL - 802-759-2412

Clearwater Sports

Clearwater Sports offers year round recreation. Enjoy canoeing and kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, hiking or tubing & rafting or skiing & snowshoeing.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
WaitsfieldTEL - 802-496-2708

Clyde River Recreation

Clyde River Recreation in northern Vermont provides high-quality equipment rental and all inclusive kayak trips. Paddling, fishing, birding, kayaking and canoeing experiences.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
West CharlestonTEL - 802-895-4333

Cold Hollow Cider Mill

Cold Hollow Cider Mill is a top New England producer of fresh apple cider. Visitors can see people working the cider press and watch cider being made the real, old-time way. See amazing honey bees in the observation hive.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Waterbury CenterTEL - 800-327-7537

ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

The ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain inspires and engages its visitors in the joy of scientific discovery, wonder of nature, and care of Lake Champlain.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
BurlingtonTEL - 802-864-1848

Essex Family Fun and Entertainment Center

Essex Family Fun & Entertainment Center in Vermont offers an 18-hole miniature golf course, a driving range, and batting cages.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
EssexTEL - 802-872-8858

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

Home to over 175,000 objects, the Fairbanks Museum aims to create lifelong naturalists with exhibits focused on the Great Northern Forest and the Lymann Spitzer Jr. planetarium for exploring the cosmos.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Saint Johnsbury
VIRTUALTEL - 802-748-2372

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