Field Trip List

If you use this - post a note or drop me an email - so I'll know it's used & worth continuing. If you're organizing an event, I'll help get the word out. To see a subset of the entries, use labels (from the list on the side). You may also want to view: Theatre List, Museum Exhibits and Weekend events. For most, if not all, of these events you can also order individual tickets and go on your own. You may need to make up a "school name" even for 2 or 3 tickets

1. February 3 - Mixed Media - Montclair Art Museum Homeschool Days for 9 - 13 year olds, $6/student for noon - 2pm, Please RSVP to bbalsimelli@montclairartmuseum.org, 973-259-5136
   
   
2. Montclair Homeschool meetings at the public library moved to Thursdays. Next one is Feb. 3rd
   
   
3. S-weekend days starting 2/5, 2/12, etc., 10 am - 12:30pm, April thru ?, 2011, Alice in Wonderland Performance Workshop ((973) 263-7020 ), character development, scene breakdown and basic acting technique for children offered by The Women's Theater Co.Parsippany, NJ. $490
   
   
4. March 2 - Portrait Painting I - Montclair Art Museum Homeschool Days for 9 - 13 year olds, $6/student for noon - 2pm, Please RSVP to bbalsimelli@montclairartmuseum.org, 973-259-5136
   
   
5. February 26 - March 5Colonial Williamsburgh (VA) Home Educator Days / Homeschooler Experience. Fall focus is on government & politics & ... For more info, visit their site or read the flyer. Next dates: September 10 - 25, 2011.
   
   
6. Skellig. March 3,4,8,9,10,11 11am; March 2 (4:30pm). New Victory Theater • 2 hours with Intermission. Based on the multi-award winning young adult novel, David Almond’s stage adaptation is a moving tale about family, friendship and the connections between us all. Contains some serious themes. Live music. Grades 4-8.
   
   
7. April 6 – Portrait Painting I - Montclair Art Museum Homeschool Days for 9 - 13 year olds, $6/student for noon - 2pm, Please RSVP to bbalsimelli@montclairartmuseum.org, 973-259-5136
   
   
8. Apri l 11. Princeton free Lecture.Larry Gonick and Randall Munroe Larry Gonick, author of The Cartoon History of the Universe; Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd Topic to be announced.
   
9. April 6,7,8, 13,14,15, 11 am. Boom Town (Las Vegas) Circus at New Victory Theatre (NYC) • 90 minutes/No Intermission. Cirque Mechanics. A rollicking rodeo of colorful characters, crazy contraptions and astounding acrobatics. Rip-roaring cowgirls and dynamite prospectors defy gravity in this awesome aerial adventure, setting off a stampede of wild and zany events. Grades 2 - 12.
   
   
10. April 16-24 -National Park Week - free entrance at selected National Parks, plan your visit from here: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm )
    
    
11. The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy Apr. 27, 28, 29* (10:30am) Apr. 27 (4:30pm), May 3, 4, 5, 6 (10:30am). Recommended for Grades: 3 to 8 at The Duke on 42nd StreetTheater (Buy tickets from New Victory Theatre) • 60 minutes/No Intermission. Two performers invite audiences into their tent to hear the story of Cheeseboy’s quest to find his missing parents. Enter a world of inventive storytelling and charming illustrations to sail sea and sky with Cheeseboy as he discovers what to do when his planet turns to fondue.Told through projections, shadow puppetry, illustrations and intricate tabletop sets. Bench seating. Maximum audience of 140.
    
    
12. May 5 Flags Homeschool Day (pre-register)
    
    
13. May 5 – Landscape Watercolor - Montclair Art Museum Homeschool Days for 9 - 13 year olds, $6/student for noon - 2pm, Please RSVP to bbalsimelli@montclairartmuseum.org, 973-259-5136
    
    
14. Saturday, May 7 - History State Fair Historic Village at Allaire, Allaire State Park, Farmingdale, in Monmouth County. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    
    
15. June 9 – 3D Design- Montclair Art Museum Homeschool Days for 9 - 13 year olds, $6/student for noon - 2pm, Please RSVP to bbalsimelli@montclairartmuseum.org, 973-259-5136
    
    
16. June 21 -First day of summer - free entrance at selected National Parks, plan your visit from here: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm )
    
    
17. September 24 -Public Lands Day - free entrance at selected National Parks, plan your visit from here: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm )
    
    
18. November 11-13 -Veterans Day weekend - free entrance at selected National Parks, plan your visit from here: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm )
    

You may want to read ahead - since certain events require you to commit & buy tickets before they are sold out.



ANNUAL HS events include:

• SPLASH, late November at MIT
• late Feb - early March & again in September:Colonial Williamsburgh, the 1700s living history museum in Virginia, traditionally offers Home Education Days. Spring 2010 had rates as low as $5 per day! (Expect to register at least 10? days in advance or be a "walk-in").
• Spring Art Show at Historic Speedwell
• Trenton’s Patriots’ Week celebration of Trenton’s role in the American Revolution (about December 26 - 31), tours, lectures, exhibits, all week. some free & some $. INcludes events like: At the Barrack's Museum, Trenton: Old Barracks Museum. Special Events "Patriot's Week" Located in downtown Trenton, next to the New Jersey State House, and is easily accessible. Parking information is provided by Trenton Downtown Association.
  
  
• February 26 - March 5: Colonial Williamsburgh (VA) Home Educator Days / Homeschooler Experience. Fall focus is on government & politics & ... For more info, visit their site or read the flyer. Next dates: September 10 - 25, 2011.