B.+Fairfield+County

﻿ Locations with * denote field trips the school went on last year.

**Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences** (Greenwich) American paintings, American Indian pottery and textiles, natural science and geologic exhibits. Closed Monday [|www.brucemuseum.org]

**Stamford Museum and Nature Center** (Stamford) The center is located on more than 118 acres and offers eclectic art, and American and natural history. There is an auditorium, planetarium, and observatory, as well as a small working farm with a unique playground, nature trails, hiking, picnic areas, and lake with geese. There are seasonal programs. [|www.stamfordmuseum.org]

***SoundWaters Schooner** (69 Dyke Lane Stamford)  SoundWaters, is the leading environmental education organization on Long Island Sound. The mission of SoundWaters is to educate children and adults about the wonders and beauty of Long Island Sound and its watershed. Through education, SoundWaters provides people with an understanding and awareness of the changes they can make in their lives and communities to restore, protect and preserve Long Island Sound and the Environment.

Aboard the //SoundWaters//, an 80’ three-masted schooner students particpate in an exciting 3-hour environmental education sail. Students haul in the “catch of the day” with our own trawl net, set sail, learn about salt marshes, plankton, water quality, and discover the wonders beneath the waters! Floating Classroom programs complements the standards and performances for CT and NY Core Science Curriculum Frameworks including standards for: //Matter and Energy in Ecosystems, The Changing Earth, and Science and Technology.// [|www.soundwaters.org]

***SoundWaters Center** (1281 Cove Road Stamford)  SoundWaters, is the leading environmental education organization on Long Island Sound. The mission of SoundWaters is to educate children and adults about the wonders and beauty of Long Island Sound and its watershed. Through education, SoundWaters provides people with an understanding and awareness of the changes they can make in their lives and communities to restore, protect and preserve Long Island Sound and the Environment.

SoundWaters Community Center offers hands on, inquiry based educational opportunities for students from pre-kindergarten to college designed to support and amplify CT + NY state mandated education standards. Students learn about the most significant natural resource in the region: Long Island Sound. Students will have the opportunity to see organisms found in Long Island Sound and visit multiple habitats in thecoastal environment. [|www.soundwaters.org]

**Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk** (Norwalk) [|www.maritimeaquarium.org]

**The G.W. Tyler** (Norwalk) An open ferry that goes to the 1868 lighthouse on Sheffield Island. Weekends only from Memorial Day to second week of June; then daily until Labor Day. Other vessels take longer trips around islands [|www.coastalct.com]

**The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum** (Norwalk) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">62-room residence built in the 1860s in French Second Empire style. Includes work by some of the finest cabinetmakers and craftsmen of the day. Saved by a bulldozer by local preservationists. It is a museum of Victorian life. Closed Monday and Tuesday. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.lockwoodmathews.org]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">** ﻿ Stepping Stones Museum for Children** (303 West Avenue Norwalk) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The museum offers multiple hands-on exhibits, including Waterscape, the Rainforest Adventure, and the new "Build It" exhibit where students can learn about architectural design and construction. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**New Canaan Nature Center** (New Canaan) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">40-acre preserve with woodlands, marshes, fields. Visitors center offers interactive, educational exhibits on animal behavior that will intrigue youngsters <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.newcanaannature.org]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**Keeler Tavern Museum** (Ridgefield) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The museum’s most famous feature is a cannonball lodged in the wall since the Battle of Ridgefield, April 27, 1777. Benedict Arnold was a hero that day. There also is a walled garden and reflecting pool. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, tours on other days available with appointment. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.keelertavernmuseum.org]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum** (Ridgefield … not far from the Tavern) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Education space, renovated in 2004, performance space

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**EarthPlace: The Nature Discovery Center** (Westport) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A 62-acre wildlife sanctuary for squirrels, deer and other animals native to region. Educational programs, natural history exhibits, rehab programs for injured animals; also an outdoor birds of prey exhibit <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.earthplace.org]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">***The Fairfield Public Library** (1080 Old Post Road) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">***Fairfield Fire Department** (Congress Street)

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">***The Quick Center for the Performing Arts** (Fairfield) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**Connecticut Audubon Society Center** (2325 Burr Street Fairfield) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">There are 14 various programs and all include an outdoor component. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 112%;">***Fairfield Museum and Historical Society** (370 Beach Road Fairfield) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 112%;">(includes the Burr Mansion at 611 Old Post Road) []

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">***Downtown Cabaret** (263 Golden Hill St. Bridgeport) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">***Geraldine Johnson School** (475 Lexington Avenue Bridgeport)

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 112%;">***Bridgeport Manor** (540 Bond Street Bridgeport)

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 112%;">***Klein Memorial** (910 Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 112%;">[|www.theklein.org]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">***The Beardsley Zoo** (1870 Noble Avenue Bridgeport) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Students will love the new Bald Eagle exhibit and the ever-popular Rainforest as they learn about natural wildlife and conservation at this local zoo that houses more than 300 animals! []

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**The Barnum Museum** (820 Main Street Bridgeport) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.barnum-museum-org]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**The** **Discovery Museum** (4450 Park Avenue Bridgeport) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.discoverymuseum.org]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">***New Pond Farm Education Center** (101 Marchant Road West Redding) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The 102-acre environmental education center also is a working farm where students can see and itneract with dairy herd, sheep and hens. The Learning Center also has dozenz of reptiles to meet, and there's even several colonies of honey bees on site! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">***Jones Farm** (606 Walnut Tree Hill Road Shelton) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">***The Garbage Museum and Recycling Center** (1410 Honeyspot Road Stratford) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]