Author: Paul Fitzpatrick
Day Trip Extended Trip Miscellaneous
In Connecticut
Mark Twain House
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $5-$14/student
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Gilded Age America
Website:Mark Twain House
Noah Webster House
Grades: 5-12
Cost: $8-$17/student
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Early American History
Website:Noah Webster House
Mashatucket Pequot Museum
Grades:5-12
Cost: $8-$11/student
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Native American History
Website:Mashantucket Pequot Museum
Wadsworth Antheneum
Grades:9-12
Cost: $5/student
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Cultural themes in History
Website:Wadsworth Antheneum Special Exhibits
Amistad Cultural Center
Grades: 4-12
Cost:$5/student
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Slavery in American History
Website:Amistad Cultural Center
Harriett Beecher Stowe Center
Grades: 5-12
Cost: $6-$14/student
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Slavery and abolition
Website:Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and House
Nathan Hale Homestead
Grades:5-12
Cost: $8-$17
Guided Programs Available
Website:Nathan Hale Homestead
Outside of Connecticut
Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum
Grades: 5-12
Cost:$11-$13 /student
Guided Programs Available
Purpose:Revolutionary War
Website:Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum
FDR Homestead
Grades:9-12
Cost: Free for school groups
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Presidential History, WWII,Great Depression
Website:FDR Home and Presidential Museum
Springfield Armory
Grades: 5-12
Cost:Free for school groups
Guided Programs Available
Purpose: Early American History
Website:Springfield Armory and Museum
Tenement Museum
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $10-$15
Guided Tours Available
Purpose: Urban history
Website:NYC Tenement Museum
United Nations
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $11
Guided Tours Available
Purpose: World and cultural history
Website:UN Tours
Abroad/Out of State
International Travel
Grades:6-12
Cost: Varies with destination
Purpose: Cultural
Website:EF Tours
NYC Extended Visit
Grades:6-12
Cost:Varies by itinerary
Purpose: varies by interest
Website:Overnight Trips to NYC
Boston Extended Visit
Grades:6-12
Cost:Varies by itinerary
Purpose: varies by interest
Website:Overnight Trips to Boston
Philadelphia Area
Grades:6-12
Cost:Varies by itinerary
Purpose: varies by interest
Website:Philadelphia and Dutch Country
Nation's Capital
Grades:6-12
Cost:Varies by itinerary
Purpose: varies by interest
Website:Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Civil War
Grades: 6-12
Cost: Varies by itinerary and destination.
Purpose: Civil War History
Website:Civil War Themed Trips
Virtual/Guest Speaker
Visiting Judge Program
Grades:6-12
Cost:Free
Purpose: Legal education
Email:CT Trial Court
Presidency Virtual Field Trip
Grades:5-12
Cost:Free
Purpose: Political History
Website:Presidency
Virtual Revoltuionary War
Grades:5-12
Cost:Free
Purpose: American Revolution
Website: Revolutionary War
Competitions/Conferences
Model United Nations
Grades: 9-12
Cost:$60/student
Purpose: Role-playing, diplomacy
Website:World Affairs Council of CT
Mock Trial Competition
Grades:9-12
Cost: Free to student. School fee.
Purpose: Role-playing, legal education
Website:CT Mock Trial
Model Congress Competition
Grades:9-12
Cost:$75/student
Purpose: Role-playing, civics education
Website:Yale Model Congress
Boys and Girls State
Grade: 11
Cost: Free; must submit application
Purpose:Character/leadership education
Website:Boys and Girls State
Debate Competition
Grades:9-12
Cost:Free to student. School fee.
Purpose: Rhetoric
Website:CT Debate