| Teacher | School | Grade | Field Trip Detail |
| Barbara Klivak | SRCS | Suitable for Grades K-2 | Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop
New Haven, CT
Webpage: http://www.eliwhitney.org
Contact Name: Sally Hill
Phone Number: 203.777.1833
Comments: Great hands on activities. Children learn to build a little wooden train consisting of 2-3 cars. They construct it themselves and are provided with all the materials to use in an organized manner. Three chaperones to a classroom are recommended to help with the construction |
| Melissa Rudy | Thompson | Suitable for PreK-Gr 1 | Children’s Museum
New Haven, CT
Webpage: http://www.childrensbuilding.org
Contact: Sandra Malmquist
Phone: 203.562.5437
Comments: Students learn in a multiple intelligence environment by experiencing hands on activities in small groups.
Native Lands
Webpage: http://www.visitgreenmeadowsfarm.com
Phone: 800.336.6233
Cost: $7.00 per person
Comments: This is an outdoor program where students can enjoy many cultures through games, music, dancing, etc. Students can watch Native Americans participate in tribal games as well. |
Mark Consorte
Debbie Costello | WHHS
Washington | Suitable for Grades 3-12 | Ward-Heitman House - 203.937.9823
West Haven, CT
Contact: Helen Dorsi – 203.934.3319
Comments: Oldest surviving structure in West Haven. A great trip for students and teachers. Ward-Heitmann House Museum Foundation, Inc. gives an excellent, interesting and informative guided tour that can be adjusted for any grade level. |
| Helene Koenig | Haley | Suitable for Grades 4-8 | Mark Twain House and Museum
Hartford, CT
Webpage: http://www.marktwainhouse.org
Contact: Jeffrey Nichols
Phone: 860.247.0998
Cost: $5.00 per student
$9.00 per adult/ teachers - free |
| Kate Casner | Molloy | Suitable for Grades 3-8 | CPTV Science Expo
Hartford, CT
Webpage: http://www.cptv.org
Contact: Jan Marino
Phone: 860.278.5310
Cost: $3.00/child plus bus
Comments: Hands On Science and Show
Old State House
800 State House
Hartford, CT
Phone: 860.522.6766
Cost: $2.00/child plus bus
Comments: Tour of the State House
One of three programs |
| Donald Funaro | Pagels | Suitable for Grades 4-8 (many 5th grade classes go) | Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, MA
Webpage: http://www.osv.org
Phone: 508.347.3362
Cost: $7.00 per student
Comments: Sturbridge Village is a recreation of an 1830 New England Village. It is a self guided tour that requires some walking. Fun trip! |
| Susan Chiarelli | Bailey | Suitable for Grades 6-8 | Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
Lyndhurst, NJ
Webpage: http://www.medievaltimes.com
Contact: Maria Tano – Group Sales
Phone: 800.828.2945
Cost: $30.00
Comments: An entertaining show of knights competing in jousting games of skill. The banquet is served during the tournament. Free parking for buses |
| Kristen Pedersen | Carrigan | Suitable for Grades 3-8 | Arts Power – SCSU
Cost: $20.00 per person
webpage: http://www.artspower.org
Contact:
Phone: 888.278.7769
Comments: We view 3 plays each year. Nutcracker, Abraham Lincoln and a play coinciding with a novel for Reading class were the plays for this year. |
| Laura Langello | Molloy, Washington, Thompson | Suitable for Grades 6-12 | South Street Seaport & A Broadway Play
Webpage: http://www.southstseaport.org/
http://www.playbill.com/index.php
Cost: $80.00 per person
Comments: Students arrive at South Street Seaport where they may board the ships. Lunch is at South Street Seaport Mall. After lunch we board buses to the theatre district. Students meet with musicians prior to the show. This year we saw “Beauty and the Beast” |
Rich Weber
Doreen Conlan | WHHA | Suitable for Grades 9-12 | Christmas in the Mansions
Newport, RI
Webpage: http://www.christmasinnewport.org/
Contact: Roger Wierbicki
Phone: 880.229.4878Comments: The students will visit the mansions as a culminating activity to coincide with the study of the Great Gatsby |
| Chris Pelatowski | WHHS | Suitable for Grades 5-12 | State Capitol
Webpage: http://www.ctbar.org
Contact: Supreme Court Clerk’s Office
Phone: 860.566.8160 Capitol: 860.240.0222
Cost: Free
Comments: Guided Tour of the State Supreme Court. Break for lunch at the State Capitol Cafeteria, only a walk across the street. After lunch a State Representative meets the group and gives a talk. The students then tour the State House and Senate floor. |
