Curriculum Enrichment (CE) Programs
One of the primary goals of the MPTO is to provide programming for the students of FM and HM to enhance their classroom learning. Every year students will participate in several educational and fun grade level programs and/or field trips, as well as multiple all school events.
Teachers determine programs that align with the curriculum and the MPTO CE leads help coordinate.
Below are details for programs and field trips that will be held this year - please refer to the calendar for date and grade level information.
Thanks to generous donations from the community - all CE programs & events are paid in full for ALL students!
Boston Trolley Tours
A Historical 3 hour tour through Boston covering over 100 points of interests with the cities major attractions, museums, and parks in Boston. The tour includes the historic water front, New England Aquarium, the North End, the U.S.S Constitution, Boston Tea Party ships, Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall, Government center, and the old and new State House.
Code & Circuit
Code & Circuit is a fun, hands-on, interactive approach to STEAM- inspired explorations. The programs are designed to inspire and encourage creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Kids will have a interactive session with Spot the Boston Dynamics robotic dog.
Discovery Museum
Discovery Museum educators work side-by-side with our teachers to inspire students with fun, hands-on STEM workshops delivered right to the classroom! From Physical Changes of Matter to Force & Motion to Earth Sciences, topics are designed to spark curiosity and strengthen the practices of science and engineering.
GEOGRAPHY GAMESHOW
This interactive educational event involves the creator and host, Neal Nichols, Jr., drawing geographical maps entirely from memory. The program challenges and enhances the comprehension and learning skills of students through the use of geographical knowledge. Specific lessons are incorporated into shows to make them unique for each grade level.
JOHNNY THE K
Johnny the K is a nationally acclaimed, award-winning musician and teacher. Along with a 12-string guitar and his unique collection of costume hats, masks and disguises, he humorously educates and inspires character education through song, dialogue, movement, and lots of excitement. In every show the message is clear: each student can make a difference in school, at home and in the community.
Len Cabral
Len Cabral is an internationally acclaimed storyteller who has been enchanting audiences with his storytelling performances at schools, libraries, museums and festivals since 1976. Len uses his workshops to focus on storytelling in art form. He facilitates exercises that engage students in the process of telling their own stories, as a precursor to writing their stories.
Mass Audubon society - Touch tanks
The Joppa Flats Education Center brings the classroom outside with their award-winning touch tank program. Students enjoy this fascinating hands-on exploration of the type of marine life they might encounter during the Tide Pools field trip.
Museum of science
Imagine…play…question…discover…there’s so much to experience at the Museum of Science! Through fun STEM-rich exhibits and exciting live presentations and activities, students develop a love for learning beyond the classroom walls during field trips to the MOS. Some trips will even include the Planetarium or Omni Theatre shows!
north shore music theatre
Students experience a live show at The North Shore Music Theatre! For many, this is their first opportunity to see a story come to life right in front of their eyes. Characters, setting, and elements of a story are all discussed and tied into this exciting field trip.
Tsongas Industrial History Center
Students travel to the mills on the Merrimack River in Historic Lowell to weave their own cloth on handlooms and inspect a cotton gin and power loom to identify how changes in technology affected work on plantations and in factories. They also explore the boardinghouse to find out how Lowell’s “mill girls” spent their leisure time and what their “home” life was like. This wonderful hands-on field trip helps the students to fully understand the Industrial Revolution.
Seacoast science center
An incredible experience is always had at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH - the tide pools of Odiorne are home to an array of fascinating plants and animals. Students experience a magnificent day of tide pooling and exploration, bringing enrichment excitement to our science curriculum.
STONE ZOO
Stone Zoo, formerly known as the Middlesex Fells Zoo, is located on a 26-acre site near the sparkling Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. Charles Price, Superintendent of the Metropolitan District Commission’s Middlesex Fells Reservation, founded the Zoo in 1905, and in 1969, the site was renamed in honor of Walter D. Stone, a former Zoo Director. In 1991, the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation (CZC) was created to maintain care, custody, and control of both Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo. The Stone Zoo is open all year!
TOP SECRET SCIENCE
Top Secret Science & Math offers over 600 exciting yet simple experiments. We exceed state and national standards and have over 30 different STEM curriculums that will fit any need for your PreK-8 students. Having fun with matter, balance & motion, light & sound, magnets, electricity, air & water properties, earth science, weather, crystals or astronomy are just some of the many areas for your students to investigate, discover and explore right there in your classrooms.
Wenham museum
