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Illinois Educational ExcursionsAfford your child the best chance to learn by taking field trips to different locations that encourage learning and curiosity. The locations listed below are wonderful tools in reinforcing the ideas taught in the classroom while having fun! Town of Normal Children's Discovery Museum
The Children's Discovery Museum is a different kind of museum -- where touching the exhibits is actually encouraged. The exhibits are designed for kids of any age to touch, climb on, climb into, and even take apart and put back together. It's a liberty kids are seldom afforded in a museum -- or anywhere else!
The Children's Discovery Museum also offer hands-on classes especially for home school students. Advance registration is required; contact the museum for more info:
Town of Normal Children's Discovery Museum
Address: 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal, IL 61761
Phone: (309) 433-3444
Miller Park Zoo
The Miller Park Zoo offers monthly science classes covering topics such as animal groups, habitats, and endangered species. These classes are for ages 6-12 and registration is required. Contact us to learn more:
Miller Park Zoological Society
Address: 1020 South Morris Avenue, Bloomington, IL, 61701
Phone: (309) 434-2250
Web: www.cityblm.org/zoo
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago Children's Museum's mission is to create a community where play and learning connect. The museum's primary audience is children up through the fifth grade including their families, along with the school and community groups that support and influence children's growth and development. The museum also offers a variety of volunteer opportunities and college internships.
Address: 700 E. Grand Ave, #127, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-527-1000 Web: http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/ The Children's Museum
Our mission is to stimulate curiosity and motivate learning in children by providing interactive exhibits and programs.
Address: 722 Holyoake Road, Edwardswille, IL 62025
Phone: 618-692-2094 Web: http://www.childrens-museum.net/index.php The Children's Museum of Illinois
The Children's Museum of Illinois is a hands-on, interactive museum for children ages three to twelve! Its exhibits and activities complement and enhance children's educational opportunities, particularly in the arts and sciences. The museum contributes to the community's quality of life as an educational facility, visitor attraction, family activity, and a site for volunteerism.
Address: 55 South Country Club Rd, Decatur, IL 62521 Phone: 217-423-KIDS Web: http://www.cmofil.com/index.html Round Lake Area Park District Children's Neighborhood Museum
Imagine a tot-sized replica of a town built especially for kids or a place where they can drive a car to the grocery store, gas up at the local gas station, be a star on stage or a pizza stand owner! Our Neighborhood is a place where children ages 1-6 can practice various roles in a community, challenging themselves to explore, imagine and create, exercising both mind and body. They may even enter the Neighborhood's "backyard" where they can climb, crawl, slide and be busy bodies in a safe environment! We have designed our Children's Neighborhood Museum specifically for children 1-6 years old. We even meet a variety of "Illinois State Learning Standards" that have been developed for Early Childhood Developmental Education.
Address: 814 Hart Road, Round Lake, IL 60073
Phone: 847-546-8558 Web: http://www.roundlakeareaparkdistrict.org/parenttot.html The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn
The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn provides exhibits, programs and activities designed to follow the Illinois Early Learning Standards developed by the Illinois State Board of Education: Division of Early Childhood Education. Participation in the activities and exhibits provides children with the Social / Emotional Development component of the State Standards. Illinois State Goals for the exhibits are available on request.
Address: 9600 East Shore Drive, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone: 708-423-6709 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Discovery Center Museum
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.
Address: 711 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103
Phone: 815-963-6769 Web: http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org/index.php Discovery Depot Children's Museum
Address: 128 S. Chambers, Galesburg, IL 61401
Phone: 309-344-8876 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it DuPage Children's Museum
The DuPage Children's Museum mission is to stimulate curiosity, creativity, thinking and problem solving in young children through: self directed, open-ended experiences; integration of the arts, science and math; the child-adult learning partnership.
Address: 301 North Washington St, Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: 630-637-8000 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/index.html Exploration Station...A Children's Museum
Exploration Station...a chidren's museum is a hands-on exploration and discovery museum for children and their families, teachers and other caregivers.
At Exploration Station children can climb inside the tower of a medieval castle, drive a fire truck, fly an airplane, meet exotic animals and much more!
Children of all ages are welcome at the museum; however, the majority of the exhibits are designed for children between the ages of 3-10 years old.
Address: 459 Kennedy Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Phone: 815-933-9905 Web: http://www.exploration-station.org/ Are we missing something? Calvert is always excited to hear of groups and establishments that may benefit the educational experience of our homeschool families. Calvert is also open to suggestions on added topics to provide our families with the most useful information possible. Please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have information or ideas to add to the content of this site, or if you have a criticism or concern regarding the information featured above. |
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