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Field Trips

Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into a fun educational experience for Amusement Parks, Baseball Games, Boat Excursions, Bowling, Gellyball, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Ice & Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Ninja Course, Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Ziplines and Waterparks. Please visit the Field Trip Lesson Plan section to help enrich your field trips. For field trips to Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Living History Sites and Museums ask if they have educational guided tours, hands-on activity or written materials to enrich the visit. For those unable to travel for a field trip, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs and the Virtual Field Trip sections. Have a Fun and Enriching Summer!

Vermont Covered Bridge Museum

The Vermont Covered Bridge Museum explores the history and origins of covered bridges in Vermont. Learn about the bridges and their history with the help of models, photos, and a map of their locations in Vermont.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool VERMONT
Bennington
TEL - 802-442-7158

Vermont Folklife Center (VFC)

VFC conserves the cultural heritage of Vermonters. Programs incorporate media-making tools and storytelling. The archive contains over 4000 audio recordings made with Vermonters from all walks of life, with a special concentration on farm life and rural experience.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School VERMONT
Middlebury
TEL - 802-388-4964

Vermont Granite Museum

The Vermont Granite Museum exhibits a living tradition of heritage, craft, and culture. The Museum creates stimulating, interactive environments for learning about the geology, technology, history, and art of Vermont’s unique granite heritage.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Barre
TEL - 802-476-4605

Vermont History Museum

The Vermont History Museum has a 50-foot mural Salute to Vermont, exhibits on three-and-a-half centuries of Vermont history, from Samuel de Champlain’s arrival in the Champlain Valley in 1609 to the development of Vermont’s ski industry in the late 1950s.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Montpelier
TEL - 802-828-2291

Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS)

VINS is a 47-acre campus featuring a nature center, raptor enclosures, exhibits, interpretive nature trails, and more. See the institute’s virtual, at-home educational resources.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Quechee
VIRTUAL
TEL - 802-359-5000

Vermont International Film Festival

The Vermont International Film Festival Present a diverse and inclusive range of high quality films from the US and around the world. Film-related programming is presented year-round.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Films, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Burlington
TEL - 802-660-2600

Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Since 1988, the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum has been dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the rich history of skiing and riding in Vermont.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Stowe
TEL - 802-253-9911

Vermont State House

The Vermont State House is one of the oldest and best preserved state capitols in the United States. Visit the House and Senate chambers which are the oldest active legislative halls in the United States.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Montpelier
TEL - 802-828-2228

Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Vermont Symphony Orchestra serves year round with outreach programs, children’s concerts, and composer residencies, as well as choral and chamber music concerts.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Burlington
TEL - 802-864-5741

Vermont Teddy Bear Company

On a fun, educational tour of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company’s factory groups learn how Bears are put together and see the creative process in action.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Shelburne
TEL - 802-985-3001

Wellwood Orchards

The Wellwood Orchards offers wagon rides into the orchard to during apple season. They grow many varieties of apples, as well as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, plums, pumpkins and more. Don’t forget the petting zoo!

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool VERMONT
Springfield
TEL - 802-263-5200

Weston Playhouse

Weston Playhouse is Vermont’s longest-running professional theatre. Elementary school students have the opportunity to experience the joy of creating their own theatrical performance while working alongside professional teaching artists.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Performances, Outreach COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool VERMONT
Weston
TEL - 802-824-8167
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About us

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 Vermont—early childhood through college. Search for class trips in Vermont 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 Vermont art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    Find Vermont class trips to children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
  • HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
    View Vermont history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
  • LIFE SKILLS
    Find Vermont team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
  • SCIENCE & NATURE
    Find Vermont aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
  • RECREATION
    Find Vermont 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 Washington, DC, trips to Chicago, trips to Atlanta, 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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