Author: Erika Magdule
After searching for a localized place to compare field trips, and noticing a lack of such a place or tool, these field trips were condensed for the purpose of students in a high school English course, looking for day trips (which that occur fully within the school day), extended trips (which require additional pick-up, drop-off, or both) and miscellaneous trips (conferences, competitions, virtual trips, or guest speakers who are willing to travel to you) to enhance the literature and discussion of the classroom.
Day Trips
CT Theater
The Bushnell
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: varies per performance & group size
Guided Programs
Purpose: Tie-in to literature
Website: The Bushnell
Shubert Theater
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: varies per performance & group size
Guided Programs
Purpose: Tie-in to literature
Website: Shubert Theater
Yale Repertory Theater
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: $10+/student
Guided Programs
Purpose: Tie-in to literature
Website: Yale Repertory Theater
Hartford Stage
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: varies per performance & group size
Guided Programs
Purpose: Tie-in to literature
Website: Hartford Stage
Elm Shakespeare Company
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: varies per performance & group size
Guided Programs
Purpose: Tie-in to Shakespeare
Website: Elm Shakespeare Company
CT Museums
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: $6-$14/student for guided programs
Guided Programs available
Purpose: Tie-in to Uncle Tom's Cabin and slavery/abolishment literature/1811-1896
Website: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Mark Twain House & Museum
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: $5-$14/student for guided programs
Guided Programs available
Purpose: Tie-in to Mark Twain/Huckleberry Finn/1835-1910
Website: Mark Twain House & Museum
Noah Webster House
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: $8-$17/student for guided programs
Guided Programs available
Purpose: Tie-in to American Colonialism/American Revolution/American Language & Dictionary/1758-1843
Website: Mark Twain House & Museum
Nathan Hale Homestead
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: $5-$17/student for guided programs
Guided Programs available
Purpose: Tie-in to American Colonialism/American Revolution/1755-1776 & 1776-1820s
Website: Nathan Hale Homestead
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Grades: 9-12th
Cost: $8-$11/student for guided programs
Guided Programs available
Purpose: Tie-in to Native American Culture & Literature/18000 years of Native & natural historical displays
Extended Trips
Not Applicable or Varies by District
Miscellaneous Trips
Virtual Trip / Guest Speaker
Varies by District
CT Common Core Standards: CC.9-10.R.I.4/CT.9-12.2.4.f
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