Educational programs designed for homeschool families
Our next Homeschool Day will take place on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Workshops are offered throughout the day for different age groups. Each workshop includes a list of additional resources to encourage further at-home exploration of the workshop themes.
A lunch break will take place from 11:45 am-12:30 pm. Bring a bagged lunch and enjoy meeting other homeschool families! Please note, parents or guardians are expected to remain on Connecticut Museum premises for the duration of Homeschool Day. The auditorium lobby will be available for adults to use throughout the day.
Families can also register their children under the age of 5 for Little Learners. Available throughout the day, this loosely structured program features story times, crafts, and guided activities related to the day’s themes. Children enrolled in Little Learners must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
If you have any questions, please contact Katerina Mazzacane, Youth and Family Programs Manager, at 860-236-5621 x222 or email kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org.
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Pricing
- Little Learners (ages 0-1): Free of charge
- Little Learners (ages 2-4): $3 per child
- Workshops (members): $20 per child for full day
- Workshops (non-members): $25 per child for full day
- Family maximum: $100
Pre-Registration Required
- Registration will close Monday, March 3, 2025.
- Enrollment is limited and families must pre-register. Full, non-refundable payment via credit card must be made at the time of registration to reserve your child’s place.
- Click here to register
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Little Learners: Ages 0-4
These workshops are sold out
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Activities and Workshops: Ages 5-7
These workshops are sold out
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Activities and Workshops: Ages 8-10
Food for Thought
10:30 – 11:45am
How does our food grow? Why do we use ovens instead of hearths? Through a variety of hands-on activities, students will learn about some of the key innovations in foodways, from Native Peoples cultivating the corn that we still eat today, to technological inventions that continue to change the way we cook.
Help Wanted: Factory Workers Needed!
12:30 – 1:45pm
How did the Industrial Revolution impact everyday life for Connecticans? In this workshop, students will investigate the answers to this question through a variety of hands-on activities, including working on an assembly line, sketching a tenement space, and designing a rapidly growing city.
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Activities and Workshops: Ages 11-13
Want to Trade?
10:30 – 11:45am
How do global conflicts impact our access to food? Do they change the prices? Or the type of food available? Through exhibit exploration, close-looking at primary sources, and hands-on activities, students will explore how trade relationships and wartime rationing have impacted food access throughout Connecticut history.
Industrializing Connecticut
12:30 – 1:45pm
How did the Industrial Revolution impact the people of Connecticut? In this workshop, students will analyze primary sources, visit a behind-the-scenes storage space, and try out a variety of factory jobs to explore the many ways Connecticut industry impacted the daily lives of Connecticans, both at work and at home.
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