The PTA funds in-school enrichment programs & as much as we can with field trips

This year's 2024-2025 scheduled programs include the following:

kindergarten

• Force and Motion Workshop (Acton Discovery Museum): Jan. 28, 2025

1st grade

• Lights and Lasers Workshop (Acton Discovery Museum): Feb. 28, 2025

2nd grade

• Physical Changes of Matter (Acton Discovery Museum): Dec. 3, 2024

3rd grade

• Weather and Climate Workshop (Acton Discovery Museum): Nov. 25, 2024

Here is a sampling of possible field trip and enrichment programs at the butler during the school year:

kindergarten

• field trip to carlson orchards

• field trip to habitat, mass audubon education center and wildlife sanctuary

1st grade

• meteorologist visit (in-school program)

• field trip to discovery museum

• bugology (in-school program)

• field trip to the butterfly place

2nd grade

• sled dog visit with john kenney (in-school program)

• jambo africa presentation (in-school program)

• field trip to broadmoor, mass audubon wildlife sanctuary

3rd grade

• field trips to mit for lego car rally workshops 

• new england aquarium traveling program, tidepool adaptations (in-school)

• field trip to the freedom trail (paul revere house; old south meeting house)

• wampanoag visit: people of the east, plimoth plantation (in-school program) 

• weather: wind, water & temperature, mos (in-school program)