| All Around | Environment | Legos | Performing Arts |
| Animals/Pets | Especially for Girls | Literacy | Retail |
| Computers | Health/Safety | Music | Science/Nature |
| Creative Arts |
The listings below are ideal outreach programs for school, camp, scout, home school organizations and community groups. In addition, group enrichment activities can be found under many other categories including Historic Sites, Museums, Music & Dance, Theatre, Outdoor Education Centers, Party/Special Event Entertainment and Enrichment Classes.
all around
4-H Enrichment Programs
• Essex County 4-H
621 Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland, 973-228-3785
• Hunterdon County 4-H
6 Gaunt Pl., Bldg. 2, Flemington, 908-788-1340
• Middlesex County 4-H
42 Riva Ave., New Brunswick, 732-398-5261
• Morris County 4-H
County Bldg. 550, West Hanover Ave., Morristown, 973-285-8300
• Somerset County 4-H
310 Milltown Rd., Bridgewater, 908-526-6644
Enrichment programs available to any school in Somerset County.
• Union County 4-H
300 North Ave. East, Westfield, 908-654-9854
4-H programs available to youth groups to learn about trees, plants, animals, food and nutrition, and other topics.
• Warren County 4-H
165 County Rd. 519S, Belvidere, 908-475-6502
Young Audiences of New Jersey
12 Roszel Rd., Suite B-102, Princeton, 609-243-9000. Not-for-profit arts-in-education organization links professional artists with schools, community centers, libraries and other youth service organizations. Performances, workshops and residencies are available in dance, theater, language arts, visual and media arts, and music.
animals/pets
St. Hubert’s Humane Education Program
575 Woodland Ave., Madison, 973-377-8877. Group presentations on a variety of pet topics are available on- or off-site for children pre-K to grade 12.
The Seeing Eye
Morristown area, 973-539-4425, ext. 762. North America's first dog guide school offers free 2-hour tours on selected Mon. and Thurs. mornings at 10:15am. Children should be 9 and older, groups of more than 40 people cannot be accommodated.
computers
Gecko Kids Traveling Creative Computer Studio
Julie@geckokids.com, 908-518-1998. A traveling program that is flexible enough to meet any school's needs! Creative, fun and unique classes encourage creative intelligence, fine motor control and technical expertise. Students create their own books or movies right in the comfort of their own school! All work is done on our laptops with Gecko Kids-trained teachers. Contact us and we'll contact your school.
creative arts
Roving Press Traveling Outreach
Printmaking Council of New Jersey, 440 River Rd., Branchburg, 908-725-2110. Printmaking programs include woodblock, silkscreen, papermaking and photography for all ages. One-hour, one-day or weeklong programs are instructed by professional artists. Limited scholarships available for schools.
environment
One Earth So Green & Round
Call Kathy 973-975-8559, or Lydia 845-534-4543. Email: lydia@lydiaadamsdavis.com. Singer-songwriters and children's entertainers Lydia Adams Davis and Kathy Byers present a highly interactive ecology concert for all ages with original songs, family favorites and entertaining wild animal puppets where children learn they can make a difference! Now booking for school assemblies, library programs, fairs/festivals, corporate events and birthday parties. Customized programs available.
Sustainability Education Clearinghouse
Green Education Foundation along with the Center for Green Schools launched this free online tool that provides K-12 teachers with the ability to upload, share and rate sustainability focused lessons.
especially for girls
The Girl Project
The Connection for Women and Families, 79 Maple St., Summit, 908-273-4242. Workshops addressing topics of interest to girls ages 8-teen are offered during the school year and available for school or girl scout groups.
health/safety
Kids on the Block
908-273-7349. The Junior League of Summit’s puppetry troupe presents educational programs with themes of disability awareness, medical/educational differences, and social concerns to elementary age children.
ProKids
Atlantic Health, 800-247-9580. Free health educational programs for grades 1-8 are offered off-site in the schools or on-site at the hospitals.
Uncle John’s Traveling Puppet Show
908-508-9292. Preschool Health and Safety Show presented in an interactive and engaging format by full-time professional puppeteer.
legos®
Bricks 4 Kidz
201-747-7070. Students will experience hands-on engineering fundamentals as they build motorized models using Lego® bricks. Bricks 4 Kidz provides curriculum that introduces children to engineering, architecture and scientific principles.
Build 'n Blocks
46 E. Northfield Rd., Livingston, 973-216-1066. Kids from preK to 8th grade will learn to love math and science while having fun in our interactive, hands-on workshops using manipulatives such as Legos® and K'nex. Programs available to schools, after school programs, daycares and home schoolers.
literacy
Playwrights Theatre’s NJ Writers Project
PO Box 1295, Madison, 973-514-1787 ext. 21. Short-term and long-term hands-on workshops bring professional writers into school classrooms and community centers to guide students in an exploration of the creative process through writing and/or performance. Partial and full grants may be available for qualified schools.
music
One Earth So Green & Round
Call Kathy 973-975-8559, or Lydia 845-534-4543. Email: lydia@lydiaadamsdavis.com. Singer-songwriters and children's entertainers Lydia Adams Davis and Kathy Byers present a highly interactive ecology concert for all ages with original songs, family favorites and entertaining wild animal puppets where children learn they can make a difference! Now booking for school assemblies, library programs, fairs/festivals, corporate events and birthday parties. Customized programs available.
Rockin' Tots
McMusic Academy, 525 E. Front St., Plainfield, 908-444-8588. An exciting new traveling program brings the joy of music and movement to preschools, child care centers, camps and other groups. Call for details.
performing arts
Arts Horizons
1 Grand Ave., Suite 7, Englewood, 88-522-ARTS. Arts-in-education organization serves schools in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area with live performances by professional artists, artist-in-residence programs and professional development for teachers.
ArtsPower
39 South Fullerton Ave., Montclair, 888-278-7769. National touring company presents professional theater to grades pre-K-10.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Arts Education Programs
973-642-8989. Arts education programs in-school residency programs and professional development for educators.
Pushcart Players
197 Bloomfield Ave., Verona, 973-857-1115. Professional theater performances, creative drama and teacher workshops.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
973-408-3980. Offers Shakespeare Live!, a professional touring program for schools presenting abridged productions for grades 3-12; summer institute for teachers; semester-long interdisciplinary Shakespeare program; and in-school interactive workshops.
retail
Field Trip Factory
866-212-0456. Handles bookings of free educational field trips at local stores including Petco, AC Moore, Michael's, Stop & Shop and Wild Oats.
Kings Supermarket
Short Hills, 973-258-4000; check with your local store. Preschoolers through 4th graders can learn about different food products, nutrition and safe food handling through an in-store guided tour.
science/nature
Buehler Challenger & Science Center
Bergen Community College campus, Paramus Rd., Paramus, 201-262-0984. Portable space shuttle for grades K-4; Starlab portable planetarium for grades K-8; EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) program available for grades 5-8.
Great Swamp Watershed Association
36 Main St., Madison, 973-966-1900. Watershed Association staffers and volunteers bring 3-dimensional tabletop watershed model to classrooms to illustrate how human actions affect the water quality of lakes, rivers and streams.
The Lizard Guys
P.O. Box 6, Raritan, 908-722-1519. An entertaining introduction to live lizards, snakes, turtles, frogs and bugs. Available for parties, day cares, camps, schools, scout meetings and special events. Children will look, laugh and learn with The Lizard Guys and their living fossils in a fun, interactive and safe presentation. Ask about our new Peas & Carrots music show.
New Jersey Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife
New Jersey Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife, 609-628-2436. Wildlife Conservation volunteers present slide programs focusing on the research, protection and management of endangered and threatened wildlife in New Jersey.
Rizzo’s Reptile Discovery LLC
973-586-0444, 201-230-2415, email: rizzo@rizzosreptiles.com. Specializing in reptile, snake and animal birthday parties and educational events that generate excitement about wildlife and nature.
