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  Bricks 4 Kidz - Scharrington

  Schaumburg

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  Bricks 4 Kidz is offering after school programs, spring break and summer camps! Engineering & Robotics with LEGO Bricks. Kids ages 5 - 13 will have an extraordinary learning and playing experience using with Bricks 4 Kidz Lego pieces. They will learn about gears and motors, as well as learn various STEM-focused concepts while using Lego's Technic line of bricks. We can't wait for Summer to arrive! Fun, creative, and collaborative activities at our 1/2 day or full day LEGO camps!

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  George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

  Virtual and College Station

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  Onsite and Online Learning Resources Below you'll find a number of great field trip opportunities for your class, also be sure to check out our Storytelling programs and group tours. If you select a Premier Program, your class of more than 40 students may be divided between rotations of museum discovery tours and premier program activities.

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  GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST INDIANA

  Greater Chicagoland and NW Indiana

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  Join - Girl Scouts is For All Girls in K-12

     When you think of your girl a year from now, or even ten years from now, you likely picture a confident thinker and doer who does her best and makes the world a better place. Basically? You're picturing her as a Girl Scout. Not just this year, but next year and beyond. That's a good thing, because the longer she's in Girl Scouts, the brighter her future will be. Secure her spot for the upcoming Girl Scout year and watch her become her true authentic self, without the filter!

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  Keystone Science School

  Keystone

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  Since 1976, Keystone Science School (KSS) has been offering overnight outdoor education programs all year long. Schools can choose from dorm or camping based programs at locations throughout Colorado. All programs include environmental science, leadership development, and adventure activities such as hiking, cross country skiing, or rafting. For out-of-state schools, ask us about picking your group up at the airport. Learn more at www.KeystoneScienceSchool.org, call (970) 468-2098, or email Support@KeystoneScienceSchool.org.

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  Kohl Children's Museum

  Glenview

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  Self-Guided Field Trips

     Self-Guided Field Trips Children are encouraged to explore all 17 of our exhibits at their own pace. The exhibits are all carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of children from birth to age 8, and are aligned to Common Core State Standards and Illinois Early Learning & Development Standards.

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  LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago

  Schaumburg

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  LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago is the perfect destination for school and group field trips! Inspire your students' imaginations with educational play that harnesses the limitless creative possibilities of LEGO bricks! Discounted admission rates are reserved for organized groups and schools of 10 or more and must purchase tickets online: LEGOLAND School Field Trips | LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago.

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  Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament

  Chicago

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  Watch as your lesson plans come to life in our 11th-century style castle in Chicago!

     The history of life in the Middle Ages, knights, horsemanship, and chivalry are woven into a fun, interactive 90-minute show that your students will love! Our educational shows are closed to the public to ensure a safe and secure experience. The matinee includes an educational presentation followed by a live tournament where students can cheer for their knight as he competes to be named Champion of the Realm. Dine on a "hands-on" four-course lunch and witness authentic jousting, sword fighting, and medieval games of skill. Watch in awe as magnificent Andalusian stallions perform the beautiful art of dressage and a rare falcon takes flight above the Grand Arena. Homeschoolers welcome at every show with no group minimum! Can't make the matinee? All student groups are welcome to attend our public evening and weekend shows for a discounted rate. Digital study guides and lesson plans are provided or can be downloaded from medievaltimes.com to help support your curriculum. Good Student and Chivalry awards are available to reward students in the classroom. Medieval Times also offers exciting opportunities to host performance opportunities or award ceremonies at select castles. (less) ... Read more

  25% Off | Adults $49.46 & Kids $29.21 Kids at Medieval Times

  Set inside an 11th-century style castle, the two-hour action-packed tournament begins. Cheer for your knight as he competes to be named Champion of the Realm. Dine on a "hands-on" four-cours…

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  TEG Field Trips

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  The Escape Room Virtual Field Trips

     What are TEG Field Trips? TEG Field Trips are free online games designed to take students on engaging and educational journeys through famous museums, to historic landmarks and even back to major moments in time. Much like our escape rooms, players progress through our virtual field trips by uncovering clues and solving puzzles. To be successful, players must exercise their critical thinking and deductive reasoning!

Fun Things to Do

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  Bricks 4 Kidz - Scharrington

  Schaumburg

  Bricks 4 Kidz - Scharrington

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  Bricks 4 Kidz is offering after school programs, spring break and summer camps! Engineering & Robotics with LEGO Bricks. Kids ages 5 - 13 will have an extraordinary learning and playing experience using with Bricks 4 Kidz Lego pieces. They will learn about gears and motors, as well as learn various STEM-focused concepts while using Lego's Technic line of bricks. We can't wait for Summer to arrive! Fun, creative, and collaborative activities at our 1/2 day or full day LEGO camps!

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  GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST INDIANA

  Greater Chicagoland and NW Indiana

  GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST INDIANA

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  Join - Girl Scouts is For All Girls in K-12

     When you think of your girl a year from now, or even ten years from now, you likely picture a confident thinker and doer who does her best and makes the world a better place. Basically? You're picturing her as a Girl Scout. Not just this year, but next year and beyond. That's a good thing, because the longer she's in Girl Scouts, the brighter her future will be. Secure her spot for the upcoming Girl Scout year and watch her become her true authentic self, without the filter!

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  iFLY Chicago

  Naperville

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  iFLY Indoor Skydiving is the perfect venue for birthday parties, corporate team building events, STEM Education Field Trips, as well as family and group outings. iFLY Indoor Skydiving is a vertical wind tunnel that creates a cushion of air allowing you to experience free fall skydiving without having to jump out of an airplane. No experience is necessary. Fun for the whole family, from ages 3 to 103 can fly! Create a memory and experience the thrill of flying. Also available Private Party Room, VIP Conference Room, and catering. For additional information and to book your event contact Margaret Westlove, 779-456-4359,ext1905 or mwestlove@iFLYworld.com (less) ... Read more

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  Keystone Science School

  Keystone

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  Since 1976, Keystone Science School (KSS) has been offering overnight outdoor education programs all year long. Schools can choose from dorm or camping based programs at locations throughout Colorado. All programs include environmental science, leadership development, and adventure activities such as hiking, cross country skiing, or rafting. For out-of-state schools, ask us about picking your group up at the airport. Learn more at www.KeystoneScienceSchool.org, call (970) 468-2098, or email Support@KeystoneScienceSchool.org.

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  Kohl Children's Museum

  Glenview

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  Self-Guided Field Trips

     Self-Guided Field Trips Children are encouraged to explore all 17 of our exhibits at their own pace. The exhibits are all carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of children from birth to age 8, and are aligned to Common Core State Standards and Illinois Early Learning & Development Standards.

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  LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago

  Schaumburg

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  LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago

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  LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago is the perfect destination for school and group field trips! Inspire your students' imaginations with educational play that harnesses the limitless creative possibilities of LEGO bricks! Discounted admission rates are reserved for organized groups and schools of 10 or more and must purchase tickets online: LEGOLAND School Field Trips | LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago.

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  Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament

  Chicago

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  Watch as your lesson plans come to life in our 11th-century style castle in Chicago!

     The history of life in the Middle Ages, knights, horsemanship, and chivalry are woven into a fun, interactive 90-minute show that your students will love! Our educational shows are closed to the public to ensure a safe and secure experience. The matinee includes an educational presentation followed by a live tournament where students can cheer for their knight as he competes to be named Champion of the Realm. Dine on a "hands-on" four-course lunch and witness authentic jousting, sword fighting, and medieval games of skill. Watch in awe as magnificent Andalusian stallions perform the beautiful art of dressage and a rare falcon takes flight above the Grand Arena. Homeschoolers welcome at every show with no group minimum! Can't make the matinee? All student groups are welcome to attend our public evening and weekend shows for a discounted rate. Digital study guides and lesson plans are provided or can be downloaded from medievaltimes.com to help support your curriculum. Good Student and Chivalry awards are available to reward students in the classroom. Medieval Times also offers exciting opportunities to host performance opportunities or award ceremonies at select castles. (less) ... Read more

  25% Off | Adults $49.46 & Kids $29.21 Kids at Medieval Times

  Set inside an 11th-century style castle, the two-hour action-packed tournament begins. Cheer for your knight as he competes to be named Champion of the Realm. Dine on a "hands-on" four-cours…

  View Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Coupon

• Richardson Adventure Farm

  Spring Grove

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  TAKE A FIELD TRIP WHERE YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO GET LOST! Visit Richardson Adventure Farm for a fun and educational fall field trip. Our expectation is to educate through entertainment. September & October Field Trips Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm A FIELD TRIP THEY'LL NEVER FORGET! Your students and chaperones will be greeted at the buses upon arrival for their day of fun, hands-on education! Each field trip group will: Establish your family "basecamp" in our shaded picnic area, and from there, everyone can find the things they love to do. The little ones will love our play area, with slides, the corn bin cabin, pedal trikes, and the goat walk. The whole family will enjoy our new Live Pig Races show, watching to see if Squeller or Boss Hog brings home the bacon! How often can you say that when you went pumpkin picking, you also rode across a 700' Zip Line and got lost in the worlds largest corn maze? Twitter that to your friends! Richardson Adventure Farm is one of few locations in the United States that has ORBiting, where you'll put yourself inside a giant, 11' ball, and then roll and bounce down the slope - it is awesome! Plan to spend the whole day, and likely you'll be back several times throughout the year. Picnic area, campfires, great food and fun for the whole family. (less) ... Read more

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  TEG Field Trips

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  The Escape Room Virtual Field Trips

     What are TEG Field Trips? TEG Field Trips are free online games designed to take students on engaging and educational journeys through famous museums, to historic landmarks and even back to major moments in time. Much like our escape rooms, players progress through our virtual field trips by uncovering clues and solving puzzles. To be successful, players must exercise their critical thinking and deductive reasoning!

Museums/Zoos

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  Discovery Center Museum

  Rockford

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  The amazing Discovery Center Museum is full of over 250 exciting hands-on exhibits spread over a two-floor area. Out in the museum's backyard, visitors can explore Rock River Discovery Park, a giant, multi-level science park with a hands-on twist! The museum also hosts traveling exhibits, special events and programs throughout the year. (less) ... Read more

  Buy One General Admission Get One Free

  Buy a General Admission and Get One Free. Not valid with other offers. Offer valid up to 2 free general admissions with 2 paid general admissions. Due to evolving health and safety polic…

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  Kohl Children's Museum

  Glenview

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  Kohl Children's Museum

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  Self-Guided Field Trips

     Self-Guided Field Trips Children are encouraged to explore all 17 of our exhibits at their own pace. The exhibits are all carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of children from birth to age 8, and are aligned to Common Core State Standards and Illinois Early Learning & Development Standards.

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  The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn

  Oak Lawn

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  The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn has two floors of hands-on exhibits that will spark the imagination and play of every guest! Come check out all that the museum has to offer including Moo Cafe, Dream a Dream Theatre, Friendly Market, and so much more!

Theater/Arts

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  Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament

  Chicago

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  Watch as your lesson plans come to life in our 11th-century style castle in Chicago!

     The history of life in the Middle Ages, knights, horsemanship, and chivalry are woven into a fun, interactive 90-minute show that your students will love! Our educational shows are closed to the public to ensure a safe and secure experience. The matinee includes an educational presentation followed by a live tournament where students can cheer for their knight as he competes to be named Champion of the Realm. Dine on a "hands-on" four-course lunch and witness authentic jousting, sword fighting, and medieval games of skill. Watch in awe as magnificent Andalusian stallions perform the beautiful art of dressage and a rare falcon takes flight above the Grand Arena. Homeschoolers welcome at every show with no group minimum! Can't make the matinee? All student groups are welcome to attend our public evening and weekend shows for a discounted rate. Digital study guides and lesson plans are provided or can be downloaded from medievaltimes.com to help support your curriculum. Good Student and Chivalry awards are available to reward students in the classroom. Medieval Times also offers exciting opportunities to host performance opportunities or award ceremonies at select castles. (less) ... Read more

  25% Off | Adults $49.46 & Kids $29.21 Kids at Medieval Times

  Set inside an 11th-century style castle, the two-hour action-packed tournament begins. Cheer for your knight as he competes to be named Champion of the Realm. Dine on a "hands-on" four-cours…

  View Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Coupon
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  The Provision Theater Company

  Chicago

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  Provision Theater Company burst onto the Chicago theater scene in March 2004 with the opening of Harry Chapin's off-Broadway smash hit Cotton Patch Gospel, which played to packed houses and unanimous critical praise from numerous publications, including: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader and more. The production was also nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award. Provision Theater Company followed that with two more Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for their critically-acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol. Other highly praised and Joseph Jefferson nominated productions include: The Hiding Place, Shadowlands, Godspell, Sanders Family Christmas, C.S. Lewis On Stage, Smoke on the Mountain, A Christmas Memory & The Thanksgiving Visitor, The Time of Your Life, The Boys Next Door, The Spitfire Grill, The Gospel of John, and Beast on the Moon. (less) ... Read more

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  BROOKLYN ROBOT FOUNDRY

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     We are now bringing our awesome robot-building classes directly to your home! We have a variety of choices, with differing content, age requirements, and session length. Brooklyn Robot Foundry makes STEM learning fun with a wide variety of robot-building classes for 2-13yr olds. These classes are unique, the approach is innovative and the mood is pure joy!

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  George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

  Virtual and College Station

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  Onsite and Online Learning Resources Below you'll find a number of great field trip opportunities for your class, also be sure to check out our Storytelling programs and group tours. If you select a Premier Program, your class of more than 40 students may be divided between rotations of museum discovery tours and premier program activities.

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  Look Up to the Stars

  Virtual

  Look Up to the Stars

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  Astronomy for Everyone classes, camps and programs These fun and exciting STEM hands-on astronomy activities take anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes to complete for people of all ages. Each activity below has its own page with PDF printouts, video, step-by-step instructions, materials required, and printable templates when needed for the activity.

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  National CSI Camp - VIRTUAL Classes

  Virtual

  National CSI Camp - VIRTUAL Classes

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  STEM concepts relating to Forensics and solving Crime Scenes are explored. The lecture, labs and exercises will cover many "CSI" topics including: collecting, analyzing and classifying fingerprints, creating & examining blood spatter patterns, casting footprints, and so much more.... This is a very hands-on and interactive enrichment class for students. Current or former Detectives teach this class. Pls register at least 10 days before the class start as we mail each participant their own CSI Lab Kit to conduct the STEM experiments as the class unfolds. This is a 'live class' in that the instructors, all Detectives, deliver the lecture in real time. On-Line classes (eastern standard time): May 9-13 @ 5pm-630pm; July 11-15 @ 5pm-630pm; Aug 15-19 @ 10am-1130am ; Aug 15-19 1pm-230pm; Oct 17-21 @ 5pm-630pm; Nov 14-18 @ 5pm-630pm; December 26-30 @ 12pm-130pm https://nationalcsicamp.org/virtual-class/ (less) ... Read more

  $10 discount on National CSI Camp - On-Line Classes

  $10 discount on National CSI Camp - On-Line Classes . USE PROMO CODE: USfamily

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  Newport Landing Whale Watching

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  Enjoy our NEW Educational Video Series

     Newport Landing offers free educational videos, curriculum packets, activity sheets, whale and dolphin information plus fun and educational activities. LIVE FIELD TRIP INFORMATION: All students enjoy our $11 field trip whale watching cruise rate per person (retails for $37.50) Good for public schools, private schools, home schools, & all types of kids groups. Newport Landing provides multiple whale watching and dolphin cruises daily year round aboard our specifically built-for-whale-watching ships, the Ocean Explorer and the Legacy. Our cruises depart from Newport Harbor in Newport Beach. Newport Harbor is s surrounded by the famous coastlines of Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. On one of our whale watching cruises you can expect to see dolphins, sea lions, marine birds and, of course, whales. The winter and spring months bring the annual grey whale migration with over 10,000 gray whales participating and the summer and fall months, giant blue whales which migrate into the coastal waters in the hundreds to feed. Along with gray whales and blue whales, see humpback whales, minke whales, finback whales, and many species of dolphin year round. Over 2300 whales were viewed in 2019! Why are there some many whales just outside of Newport Harbor? The answer is the unique marine ecosystem which brings nutrient rich waters very close to shore. The unique ecosystem is so special that a 15 mile state marine protected park was created in 2012 to ensure this rich environment remains for generations to come. Reserve your $11 student cruises online at http://www.newportwhales.com/whalewatchingprices.html#reserve and on the last page of checkout enter Promo "11whale" in voucher code box and click apply voucher or just give us a call at 949-675-0551. (less) For more information and learning materials go to https://www.newportwhales.com/school.html (less) ... Read more

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  SaveNature.Org

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  Virtual adventure to explore the fantastic lives of beetles, millipedes, walking sticks, whip scorpions and more! Presenters introduce your group to the extraordinary world of insects.

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  Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  New York

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  Visit the Guggenheim From Home Since its founding, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has maintained a belief in the transformative powers of art. In uncertain times such as these, art can provide both solace and inspiration. Although our catalytic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building is temporarily closed, we remain a virtual community committed to igniting ideas, discussion and creativity.

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  Thorne Nature Experience

  Boulder

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  This highly searchable database contains almost 100 outdoor and environmental activities from over 20 national and Colorado-based organizations. The database and the activities are intended to provide teachers and families with access to high-quality environmental education lessons and activities that students can do from wherever they are. Use the filters on the left to search by grade level, subject, topic, location (indoor, outdoor, or both!) and more to find the one that is right for you and your students or children! Enjoy!