Field Trips

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School bus ready to take students on a field trip

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Field trips to the park can be scheduled during the months of April through November.

Please contact us with the following information when requesting a field trip:
  • Name of School
  • Program contact
  • Type of program (field trip)
  • Date (please consider adding a 2nd and 3rd choice)
  • Grade level/number of students

Please be aware, we do not have an indoor classroom space. Field trips are weather and staff dependent. We do have a picnic area if you would like to enjoy your lunch at the park before returning to school.

Painting with Pollinators (Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade)
Part of the Pollinators to Pioneers program
Students become bees and butterflies, using paint to mimic the process of pollination in a hands-on creative art experience.
~60 minutes

Can You Survive the Winter? (Second Grade through Fifth Grade)
Almost half of the French who spent the winter of 1604-05 on Saint Croix Island passed away - because of their diet. Can you make better choices?
~30 minutes

Seeds on the Move (Third Grade through Fifth Grade)
Part of the Pollinators to Pioneers program
Students will sketch a variety of seeds, noting features that help them move or spread and then build and deploy models representing one of the dispersal strategies.
~60 minutes

If the Statues Could Talk (Third Grade through Fifth Grade)
The statues tell the story of the encounter between the Passamaquoddy and the French in 1604.
~30 minutes

CSI: Special Outdoor Unit (Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade)
Part of the Pollinators to Pioneers program
Students will observe and record detailed observations about plants and trees on the phenology walk, contributing their data to a national database to support scientific research.
~90 minutes


Last updated: March 16, 2026

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

84 Saint Croix Drive
Calais, ME 04619

Phone:

207 454-0418

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