Group and School Programs

Onsite, Offsite and Virtual Workshops for Preschool – Grade 5

It’s full STEAM ahead as we step into a new school year with 22 S.T.E.A.M.-infused workshops. Stepping Stones Museum for Children is an engine of playful learning with a nationally-recognized track record of success. We provide outstanding exhibits, programs and services for children that contribute to healthy communities around the world. Bring your class or group to the museum to experience the hands-on fun, connect with us virtually, or we can bring our special brand of play-based learning to you!

Book your group experience today!
Call 203 899 0606 ext. 208 or email schoolsandgroups@steppingstonesmuseum.org

Book your group experience today!
Call 203 899 0606 ext. 208 or email schoolsandgroups
@steppingstonesmuseum.org

Museum Tour

Our museum staff will take you and your group on an exhibit tour, engage in discussions and help them uncover the many content layers of learning opportunities.
• Self-guided tour: $225 per class
• Guided tour: $300 per class
• 90-minute tours are available daily starting at 9:00 am
• Free admission for adults at a 1:5 ratio
BONUS: Each child will receive a FREE admission pass to Stepping Stones for one child and one adult

Add a Workshop

In addition to your tour, groups can enhance topics being explored with fun, interactive workshops led by a Program Educator.
• $100 additional per group
• One group per workshop
• Workshops add 45 minutes to the tour

Workshops at Your Location

No time? No bus? No worries! Our fun and engaging Program Educators will bring our multidisciplinary workshops to you and your group. 
• $250 per workshop, plus travel fee 
• 45 minute workshops 
BONUS: Each child will receive a FREE admission pass to Stepping Stones for one child and one adult

Virtual Workshops

Accessible to groups, anywhere. 
• $150 per virtual workshop 
• Capacity up to 30 children 
• 45 minute workshops

Customized Workshops

For an additional fee, Stepping Stones can develop a customized workshop to fit your curricular needs.

Homeschool Experiences

Homeschool groups of all ages and sizes have a unique opportunity to investigate our multidisciplinary, hands-on exhibits and activities. Link up with other homeschool families for our engaging workshops or a social gathering at the museum.

View our standards

All workshops integrate Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards (CT ELDS), Healthy and Balanced Living Standards, National Standards for K-12 Physical Education, New York State Prekindergarten Learning Standards (NYSPLS) and Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS)

Please have the following information ready:

  • Name of organization, contact name, phone number, address, and contact email
  • Grade and number of classes in your group, with number of children and adults per class
  • Name of program(s) you wish to reserve
  • Preferred dates and times
  • Special educational or physical needs of students

Bookings are made a minimum of two weeks out from the date of contact. When making a reservation, please carefully estimate the number of children and adults in your class(es) in order to minimize the difference between your planned and actual participants. We can only hold a reservation with a deposit or full payment.

NOTE: Submission of a registration does not guarantee a reservation. Stepping Stones will try to accommodate your first choice, but reservations are subject to availability and are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

Preschool

Dinosaurs: Teeth to Tails

What did dinosaurs look like and how did they move? What did they eat? Get close to the fascinating attributes of dinosaurs, including some that once called Connecticut home.

Eat the Rainbow

Explore the colors of the rainbow found in the many fruits and vegetables that we eat. Discover color on the plate and in the garden and have fun designing a “tasty” rainbow that we can eat!

Flying Contraptions 1.0

What flies the fastest? What flies the slowest? Make your own special flying contraption from a variety of flight materials that will travel the distance.

Ramps and Rollers

Explore cause-and-effect, forces and motion while designing mini golf,
bowling alley or race course obstacles that overcome unique engineering challenges.

(Sense)-ational Explorations

Explore and discover the awe-inspiring properties of light and sound. Using your senses of hearing, sight and touch, learn more about the world around us.

Smart Moves

Students engage with their teachers and peers through movement, exercise and sensory-integrated activities that promote coordination, motor skills and social-emotional learning.

Storybook Tales

Take the stage! Bring a tale and its characters to life using a variety of tools like props and puppets.

Kindergarten

Cauliflower, Superpower!

We are what we eat. Discover how each food group offers unique vitamins and nutrients to aid in our development. Gain a super power by eating like a superhero!

Dinosaurs: Teeth to Tails

Calling ALL young engineers! Bring your best flying contraption design and try out the greatest materials to complete a fabulous flight.

Eat the Rainbow

Explore the colors of the rainbow found in the many fruits and vegetables that we eat. Discover color on the plate and in the garden and have fun designing a “tasty” rainbow that we can eat!

Flying Contraptions 1.0

What flies the fastest? What flies the slowest? Make your own special flying contraption from a variety of flight materials that will travel the distance.

Flying Contraptions 2.0

Calling ALL young engineers! Bring your best flying contraption design and try out the greatest materials to complete a fabulous flight.

Kinetic Contraptions

Design a unique marble machine and customize special reactions with force, motion and gravity.

Let it Shine

Play with lots of light, shadows and color, and learn how light interacts with transparent, translucent, opaque, color and reflective materials.

Matter Matters

Get hands-on and discover the properties of matter in the forms of solids, liquids and gases.

Meet the Dinosaurs

Unearth the past and uncover new understanding about dinosaurs, their classifications, unique adaptions and how they relate to living animals today.

Ramps and Rollers

Explore cause-and-effect, forces and motion while designing mini golf,
bowling alley or race course obstacles that overcome unique engineering challenges.

Seeing Sound

How is sound made? Can you see, hear and touch it? Sound makes some crazy, vibrating connections!

(Sense)-ational Explorations

Explore and discover the awe-inspiring properties of light and sound. Using your senses of hearing, sight and touch, learn more about the world around us.

Smart Moves

Students engage with their teachers and peers through movement, exercise and sensory-integrated activities that promote coordination, motor skills and social-emotional learning.

Storybook Tales

Take the stage! Bring a tale and its characters to life using a variety of tools like props and puppets.

Wonder Wheels

Simple can truly be best! Create a wonderfully simple machine using super spectacular wheels.

Grade 1

Cauliflower, Superpower!

We are what we eat. Discover how each food group offers unique vitamins and nutrients to aid in our development. Gain a super power by eating like a superhero!

Flying Contraptions 2.0

Calling ALL young engineers! Bring your best flying contraption design and try out the greatest materials to complete a fabulous flight.

Kinetic Contraptions

Design a unique marble machine and customize special reactions with force, motion and gravity.

Let it Shine

Play with lots of light, shadows and color, and learn how light interacts with transparent, translucent, opaque, color and reflective materials.

Matter Matters

Get hands-on and discover the properties of matter in the forms of solids, liquids and gases.

Meet the Dinosaurs

Unearth the past and uncover new understanding about dinosaurs, their classifications, unique adaptions and how they relate to living animals today.

Seeing Sound

How is sound made? Can you see, hear and touch it? Sound makes some crazy, vibrating connections!

Smart Moves

Students engage with their teachers and peers through movement, exercise and sensory-integrated activities that promote coordination, motor skills and social-emotional learning.

Wonder Wheels

Simple can truly be best! Create a wonderfully simple machine using super spectacular wheels.

Grade 2

Cauliflower, Superpower!

We are what we eat. Discover how each food group offers unique vitamins and nutrients to aid in our development. Gain a super power by eating like a superhero!

Flying Contraptions 2.0

Calling ALL young engineers! Bring your best flying contraption design and try out the greatest materials to complete a fabulous flight.

Kinetic Contraptions

Design a unique marble machine and customize special reactions with force, motion and gravity.

Let it Shine

Play with lots of light, shadows and color, and learn how light interacts with transparent, translucent, opaque, color and reflective materials.

Matter Matters

Get hands-on and discover the properties of matter in the forms of solids, liquids and gases.

Meet the Dinosaurs

Unearth the past and uncover new understanding about dinosaurs, their classifications, unique adaptions and how they relate to living animals today.

Seeing Sound

How is sound made? Can you see, hear and touch it? Sound makes some crazy, vibrating connections!

Smart Moves

Students engage with their teachers and peers through movement, exercise and sensory-integrated activities that promote coordination, motor skills and social-emotional learning.

Wonder Wheels

Simple can truly be best! Create a wonderfully simple machine using super spectacular wheels.

Grade 3

Catch the Sound Wave

Have you ever caught a sound wave? Investigate a world that is bigger than what we hear with our ears. Learn how sound is made, how it travels and is used in communication.

Circuit Makers

How does it work? Amp up some energy with a circuit exploration of electricity!

Fossil Detectives

What are fossils and what clues do they hold about the past? Piece together the past while learning more about the present.

Kinetic Contraptions

Design a unique marble machine and customize special reactions with force, motion and gravity.

Mission Nutrition

Become a super sleuth as you decipher food labels and determine portion size. Find out the mystery behind some common ingredients and the best way to use them. Learn what your body craves for good health!

Power Play

The sun, wind and water are powerful energy sources. Explore the importance of these renewable resources and how they can be harnessed and transformed to meet our special needs.

Roller Coasters

You’re in for a great ride! Create a universal roller coaster and conduct special tests to explore the energy, gravity and momentum as well as the velocity capacity.

Smart Moves

Students engage with their teachers and peers through movement, exercise and sensory-integrated activities that promote coordination, motor skills and social-emotional learning.

Space Systems

Investigate what occurs beyond Earth’s atmosphere. With hands-on explorations, discover the possibilities of what lies beyond the stars.

Grade 4

Catch the Sound Wave

Have you ever caught a sound wave? Investigate a world that is bigger than what we hear with our ears. Learn how sound is made, how it travels and is used in communication.

Circuit Makers

How does it work? Amp up some energy with a circuit exploration of electricity!

Fossil Detectives

What are fossils and what clues do they hold about the past? Piece together the past while learning more about the present.

Kinetic Contraptions

Design a unique marble machine and customize special reactions with force, motion and gravity.

Mission Nutrition

Become a super sleuth as you decipher food labels and determine portion size. Find out the mystery behind some common ingredients and the best way to use them. Learn what your body craves for good health!

Power Play

The sun, wind and water are powerful energy sources. Explore the importance of these renewable resources and how they can be harnessed and transformed to meet our special needs.

Roller Coasters

You’re in for a great ride! Create a universal roller coaster and conduct special tests to explore the energy, gravity and momentum as well as the velocity capacity.

Smart Moves

Students engage with their teachers and peers through movement, exercise and sensory-integrated activities that promote coordination, motor skills and social-emotional learning.

Space Systems

Investigate what occurs beyond Earth’s atmosphere. With hands-on explorations, discover the possibilities of what lies beyond the stars.

Grade 5

Catch the Sound Wave

Have you ever caught a sound wave? Investigate a world that is bigger than what we hear with our ears. Learn how sound is made, how it travels and is used in communication.

Circuit Makers

How does it work? Amp up some energy with a circuit exploration of electricity!

Fossil Detectives

What are fossils and what clues do they hold about the past? Piece together the past while learning more about the present.

Kinetic Contraptions

Design a unique marble machine and customize special reactions with force, motion and gravity.

Mission Nutrition

Become a super sleuth as you decipher food labels and determine portion size. Find out the mystery behind some common ingredients and the best way to use them. Learn what your body craves for good health!

Power Play

The sun, wind and water are powerful energy sources. Explore the importance of these renewable resources and how they can be harnessed and transformed to meet our special needs.

Roller Coasters

You’re in for a great ride! Create a universal roller coaster and conduct special tests to explore the energy, gravity and momentum as well as the velocity capacity.

Smart Moves

Students engage with their teachers and peers through movement, exercise and sensory-integrated activities that promote coordination, motor skills and social-emotional learning.

Space Systems

Investigate what occurs beyond Earth’s atmosphere. With hands-on explorations, discover the possibilities of what lies beyond the stars.