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Pennsylvania 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!
Port Discovery - Baltimore, MD
Ranked by Child Magazine as one of the top ten children's museums in the United States, Port Discovery in Baltimore, MD offers educational, hands-on exhibits and programs for children ages 2-10. Imagine! Play! Learn! Grow!
Address: 35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-727-8120
Fax: 410-727-3042
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Web: http://www.portdiscovery.org
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Homeschool Days at the Franklin Institute: Implementing quality science instruction into your child's curriculum can be challenging. Let The Franklin Institute help! During our workshops, children interact with real scientists, get a behind-the-scenes look at The Franklin Institute's exhibits and equipment, and explore science through hands-on experimentation. All homeschool workshops are based on the National Science Education Standards.
Address: 222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215)448-1200 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Please Touch Museum At Please Touch Museum, we encourage children to play and grow through the myriad of experiences we offer here. We know that play provides the foundation for basic life skills such as building relationships, cooperation, negotiation and compromise as well as providing opportunities for children to find out who they are and what they enjoy doing. Play offers an emotional outlet, develops the imagination and creativity, and cultivates problem solving skills.
With young children playing daily at Please Touch Museum, we see that is is a process-driven way of creating, exploring and investigating the surrounding environment with adults, other children or by themselves. Play is a fun and imaginative way to become familiar with the world we live in.
Address: 210 N. 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215)963-0667 Philadelphia Zoo Mission: Advance discovery, understanding and stewardship of the natural world through compelling exhibition and interpretation of living animals and plants.
Homeschool Program: The Philadelphia Zoo now offers special workshops - especially for homeschool students! Enriching, educational and fun, these workshops are a great way for children to learn about wildlife and how the Zoo runs. Workshops are available for individual families and are offered in series.
Address: 3400 West Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215)243-1100 Fax: (215)243-5385 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: http://phillyzoo.org/ Philadelphia Museum of Art Address: P.O. Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA 19101-7646
Phone: (215)763-8100 Phone #2: (215)684-7500 Fax: (215)236-4465 Dutch Wonderland
The mission of DUTCH WONDERLAND is to provide high quality family experiences, based in the Hershey Tradition, that exceed the expectations of its visitors and guests and which ultimately generate positive stories and create lifelong memories. DUTCH WONDERLAND strives toward this goal by providing safe, clean, friendly environments while maintaining a pricing structure that is fair to the consumer and the company.
Address: 2249 Lincoln Highway Park, Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: 1-866-FUNatDW Fax: (717) 291-1595 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: http://dutchwonderland.com/ Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is known for its dinosaur collection including a Tyrannosaurus Rex. There are also large exhibits on Ancient Egypt, geology, wildlife of Africa and North America and the Arctic.
Address: 440 Forbes Ave, Pittsburg, PA 15213-4007
Phone: (412) 622-3131 Web: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/ ExpERIEnce Children's Museum
ExpERIEnce Children's Museum is home to two floors of science and humanities exhibits. Hands-on experiences educate visitors about weather, recycling, fossils, light and paper making.
Address: 420 French Street, Erie, PA 16507
Phone: (814) 453-3743 Fax: (814) 459-9735 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: http://eriechildrensmuseum.org/ Erie Zoo
The Erie Zoo is home to over 400 animals featuring more than 200 species from around the world. The main building of the zoo has recreated natural habitats foe the animals. The Erie Zoo is also the Botanical Gardens of Northwest Pennsylvania highlighting 2500 specimens from 600 species of plants.
Address: 423 W. 38th St, P.O. Box 3268, Erie, PA 16508
Phone: (814) 864-4091 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: http://www.eriezoo.org/ Gettysburg National Military Park
The battlefield is now a National Park, traversed by more than 30 miles/48km of roads and tracks, with numerous monuments and memorial stones. Visitors can either find their own way to the main features on the battlefield or take part in a guided tour (2 hours). The course of the battle can be followed in detail on an electric map in the Visitor Center, which also displays a large collection of uniforms and weapons.
Address: 97 Taneytown Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: (717) 334-1124 ext. 431 Fax: (717) 334-1891 Web: http://www.nps.gov/gett Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium Founded in 1898, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium displays more than 4,000 animals and 400 birds representing diverse species including sea lions, kangaroos, goats, Siberian Tigers, elephants, giraffes. Kids Kingdom is geared to children where they can learn what it is like to be an animal. There is also a carousel ride and popular aquarium.
Address: One Wild Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: (412) 665-3640 Web: http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/ 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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