Field Trips

Tidewater Teacher Magazine is an excellent source for educators looking for school field trips in Hampton Roads and beyond. Contact Tidewater Teacher to have your museum or attraction listed.
 

Colonial Williamsburg [Teacher webpage]
101A Visitor Center Drive (Hwy 132Y)
Williamsburg, VA
800.761.8331
Our tools for educators bring the excitement of history alive for students. Uncommon classroom resources combine historical content with modern media and teaching methods.

Mad Science of Hampton Roads [website]
2005 Old Greenbrier Road, Suite 100
Chesapeake
757.502.8124
Bring the excitement of Mad Science to your classroom! Our in-class workshops are 60 minutes of SOL correlated, hands-on activities. Workshops are specifically tailored to match grade-level curriculum while getting kids excited about science!

Nauticus [website]
One Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510
757.664.1000
Educational opportunities abound at Nauticus—a unique maritime science museum, located on the downtown Norfolk waterfront. Nauticus features hands-on exhibits, aquaria, interactive theaters, and educational films as well as Navy exhibits and the historic battleship Wisconsin.

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts [website]
110 W. Finney Ave
Suffolk, VA 23434
757.923.0003
Feel the heartbeat of history throughout the beautifully restored Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, where students can truly experience the arts. Interactive student matinees, historical and contemporary art exhibits, classes, tours, crafts, exhibitions and performances offer unique educational opportunities at little or no cost. Find it all at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts.

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center [website]
717 General Booth Blvd.
Virginia Beach
757.385.0300
The Virginia Aquarium is where students can explore 700,000 gallons of aquariums, live animal habitats, hundreds of hands-on exhibits, an outdoor aviary and a nature trail. Seasonal boat trips and 3D IMAX® movies are available as well. [more]

Virginia Arts Festival [website]
220 Boush Street
Norfolk VA 23510
757-282-2817
The Virginia Arts Festival?s WorldClass? Education programs offer students electrifying experiences that directly connect to the Virginia State Standards of Learning. Through student matinees, in-school performances, master classes and workshops all over the Hampton Roads area the Festival offers students a glimpse of worlds of learning far beyond the classroom door. Our current season includes the 2009 Virginia International Tattoo, The 5 Browns, the Marc Morris Dance Group and so many more World Class? artists.

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum [website]
206 High Street
Portsmouth
757.393.8031
The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is a unique, interactive, student-friendly learning environment. SOL aligned core curriculum programs encompass character development, nutrition, physical fitness, math, science, and history. [more]






 
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