Newest Programs

FREE VFT | Los Maya - Tikal, Guatemala (5/09/2024) - by Learn Around The World

2016-17, 2017-18 Honorable Mention
(May 9th @ 11:00 AM EST) On this Virtual Field Trip, we are headed to Guatemala to explore the classic Maya city of Tikal. We’ll hike up and down some of the tallest pyramids in the Maya world. Along the way, we’ll see examples of Maya architecture, culture, a...
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Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

FREE VFT | Los Maya - Palenque, Mexico (5/1/2024) - by Learn Around The World

2016-17, 2017-18 Honorable Mention
(May 1st @ 1:00 PM EST) Join this virtual field trip and take your class to explore the classic Maya city of Palenque, Mexico. During your virtual tour, you’ll see tombs, pyramids, and learn how to read and write the Maya numbers 1-20.
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Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Parent, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

FREE VFT | Asian Elephants (4/24/2024) - by Learn Around The World

2016-17, 2017-18 Honorable Mention
(Apr. 25th @ 12:00 PM EST) During this virtual field trip, we’ll take you to the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. You’ll be introduced to the Asian Elephant and the tourism industry that thrives off of this magnificent animal. Is it good or bad for the Elepha...
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Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Parent, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Summer Singalong - by Caleb Smith - Musician
Join music teacher Caleb Smith in celebrating the Summer Season. We will sing songs and discuss our favourite parts of the season together!
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Learning Pod

Wolf 101 - FREE to schools - by International Wolf Center

2007-08 Honorable Mention,2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2012-13, 2017-18 Honorable Mention
In this program, we cover the basics of gray wolf biology and behavior. Join us as we address a variety of topics including where wolves live, what they eat, and how they have adapted to different environments. This interactive program is a great introducti...
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Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners

Meet and Greet with History 1776: Susan Livingston - by Liberty Hall Museum
Meet and greet with history! Take a tour a Liberty Hall in 1776, with Susan Livingston, Governor William Livingston's daughter. Discover her life in colonial America, how she managed Liberty Hall, and even learn how she defended the home from British invasio...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Informed Decisions - by McMillen Health

2015-16 Honorable Mention
Students become enlightened decision-makers regarding drugs. Through this program, the effect that drugs have on the body is demonstrated by observing plastinated human organs. While trying on our “drunk driving” goggles, students discover how difficult even s...
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Audience: 6, 7, 8

FREE! Animals and Nature in the Arts of Asia - by Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Why do people create works of art to express their relationship with nature? Through storytelling, movement, and close looking at flowers, plants, and creatures (both real and imagined!), students will discover ways in which artists express important ideas and...
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Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2

Japanese Dance Traditions: Old and New - by Born 2 Move Movement Adventures

2010-11 Honorable Mention,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15 Honorable Mention,2015-16 Honorable Mention, 2016-17, 2017-18
Get your students up and moving while they learn about Japanese culture! Japan has many strong traditions in its history, some of them old and some relatively new. This program will explore dance traditions that include Bon Odori, Nihon Buyo, Aikido, and Yosak...
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Audience: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent

Matter Mystery Squad - by Roper Mountain Science Center

2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2012-13 Honorable Mention,2014-15 Honorable Mention,2015-16
Roper Mountain’s Matter Mystery Squad has been tasked with solving the mystery of the unknown animal. Participants will begin with a sorting activity introduction with their own objects and then will apply the same principles to animals that call Roper Moun...
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Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2

General Health - Organ Tales (GR 2-3) - by Byrnes Health Education

2017-18
Key topics: healthy function of major organs, necessary healthy habits, proper use of medications, and identifying caffeiene, alcohol, and tobacco/vaping as harmful substances for youth
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: 2, 3, Homeschool/Family

Mindful Moments: Breathe, Stretch, Learn - by Children's Museum of Atlanta
Classrooms can be very active and busy places. This workshop reaches the whole child with physical activity and coordination. This interactive workshop teaches students how to slow down and be mindful.
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Crime Investigators STEM Class - Choose from 2 Themes - by Long Island Science Center
Choose either Crime Lab or Crime Scene Investigators. Crime Lab concentrates on methods forensic scientists use to identify suspects including fingerprint analysis, chromatography, and footprint identification. Crime Scene Investigators concentrates on colle...
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Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Puberty I – Understanding Changes – Online Interactive - by Candor Health Education
This SEL infused class is taught through storytelling and age-appropriate scenarios and is designed to help students understand puberty. It introduces the physiological changes that occur during adolescence, including a study of reproductive anatomy.In this fi...
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Audience: 4, 5

The News About Booze - by McMillen Health

2015-16 Honorable Mention
Students are provided information about the dangers of alcohol abuse in a “fact versus fiction” discussion. The effects of short and long term alcohol abuse are demonstrated using plastinated human organs and activities such as the drunk driving goggles.
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: 9, 10, 11, 12

A Trip to Eocene Fossil Lake: a Virtual Tour of Fossil Butte's Visitor Center - by National Park Service Fossils and Caves
Travel 52-million years into the past to discover the plants and animals that called Eocene Fossil Lake home. View fossilized remains of fishes, crocodilians, turtles, bats, dog-sized horses, birds, mammals, palms, insects, crayfish, and more.
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Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family

Engineering Lab STEM Class - by Long Island Science Center
Students have the opportunity to brainstorm to design, build, and test their own creation in our engineering lab programs. Imagination and experimentation come alive. Choose your engineering theme and all of the necessary materials will be mailed to you. All ...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8