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“Explore Chautauqua” Field Trips

Students will enjoy a day-long experience that explores key elements of what Chautauqua Institution has to offer. Bring a sack lunch and plan for an exciting day filled with beauty, learning, and fun!

Select the tabs below to view a sample daily schedule and descriptions of field trip experiences available in each area. Then click the “Calendar” tab to view what experiences are available on each date.

When teachers register for a date, they are registering for all experiences scheduled for that date.

In 2023, this program will be funded in part by schools through the Erie 2 BOCES Arts in Education Co-Ser program. Contact Suzanne Fassett-Wright at [email protected] for fee structure details. Capacity is limited – submit your school’s application to participate by June 15, 2022.

2023 Registration

Contact Information

Suzanne Fassett-Wright
Director of Arts Education

Chautauqua Institution Performing and Visual Arts Office
1 Ames Ave.
Chautauqua, NY 14722
716-357-6421
fax: (716) 357-9014
[email protected]

Sample Daily Schedule

Performing and Visual Arts

Education

Recreation/Mindfulness

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Sample Daily Schedule

For every date except June 16, there will be 3 activity blocks during the day – an Arts Block, an Education Block, and a Recreation/Mindfulness Block. Three student groups will rotate through activities scheduled during 3 blocks of time: 

  • Student Group 1:  
    Block 1: Education
    Block 2: Arts
    Block 3: Recreation/Mindfulness 
  • Student Group 2:  
    Block 1: Recreation/Mindfulness
    Block 2: Education
    Block 3: Arts 
  • Student Group 3:  
    Block 1: Arts
    Block 2: Recreation/Mindfulness
    Block 3: Education 

Tentative Daily Schedule:

9:30–9:45 a.m. | Group Welcome 

9:55–10:55 a.m. | Block 1 

11:05 a.m.–12:05 p.m. | Block 2 

12:05–12:40 p.m. | Lunch 

  • Outdoors – Bestor Plaza, Miller Park – at teacher discretion 
  • Sheltered – Hall of Philosophy, Smith Wilkes Hall 

12:50–1:50 p.m. | Block 3 

2:00–2:15 p.m. | Closing activity and dismissal 


On June 16, which is the Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet Spring Gala Preview, self-guided activities rooted in Education and Recreation will be hosted throughout the grounds. 

Tentative June 16 Schedule:

9:30–9:45 a.m. | Group Welcome 

9:55–10:55 a.m. | Education and Recreation Activity Stations 

11:05 a.m.–12:05 p.m. | CRYB Spring Gala Preview performance in the Amphitheater 

12:10–12:50 p.m. | Lunch 

  • Outdoors – Bestor Plaza, Miller Park – at teacher discretion 
  • Sheltered – Hall of Philosophy, Smith Wilkes Hall 

12:50–1:50 p.m. | Education and Recreation Activity Stations 

2:00–2:15 p.m. | Closing activity and dismissal 

Performing and Visual Arts

Chautauqua Visual Arts Gallery Tours will be presented on June 14, 15, 20, 21, 22.
Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet Field Trip will be offered on June 16.

Kids on a tour of the art galleryChautauqua Visual Arts Gallery Tour

Grades 4-12 

Students are invited to tour the Chautauqua Visual Arts Galleries to learn about and actively explore the visual arts. Students and teachers take guided tours of exhibitions displayed in the galleries of the Strohl and Fowler-Kellogg Art Centers, as well as the Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden, culminating with a hands-on project related to the exhibitions. 

 

A young girl dancing with the Chautauqua Regional Youth BalletChautauqua Regional Youth Ballet Spring Gala Preview

Grades PreK-12 

Come visit and enjoy a preview of the Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet’s Spring Gala in the Chautauqua Amphitheater, featuring some of Chautauqua County’s best and brightest young talent.  

Education

Poetry Makerspace will be presented on June 14, 15.
Education Stations: Strawberry DNA Extractions will be offered on June 16.
Water Matters will be offered on June 20, 21, 22.

Teens gathering around an iPad in the Poetry MakerspacePoetry Makerspace

Grades PreK-12

The Chautauqua Poetry Makerspace offers a place for everyone to flex their creative muscles with the fun and accessible features of the Traveling Stanzas interactive exhibit to write and interact with poetry. Students will be provided with writing prompts and tools to write and print their poems. 

 

A view of Chautauqua Lake with the Miller Bell Tower and docksWater Matters

Grades PreK-12 

Chautauqua Lake is the perfect learning laboratory for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) activities that help students understand the importance of clean water to our communities and the wildlife that depend on the lake. Students will engage in arts and science activities designed to build their knowledge of freshwater ecology and the role each of us can play in protecting our precious water resources.  

 

A view of Chautauqua Lake with the Miller Bell Tower and docksEducation Stations: Strawberry DNA Extractions

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the instruction packet for life – it provides instructions for structure and function of life on our planet. In this activity, students will visit DNA Extraction Booths stationed around the grounds. Working with small groups, facilitators will guide the students through the process of DNA extraction and students will have an hands-on exploration of strawberry DNA, so they can see – and feel – it for themselves! 

Recreation/Mindfulness

Recreation and Mindfulness activities will be presented during each day of the Explore Chautauqua Field Trips.

Three children running and playing in Bestor PlazaKids Just Wanna Have Fun

Grades PreK-12

Recreation and leisure provide space for students to reflect, work together, and strengthen their peer connections. This time will include large and small group games and creative activities that will get students moving! The objective is to encourage students to collectively and actively develop skills in problem solving, communication, and compromise, and of course, to have fun! 

 

A group of students gathered in aweMindfulness Moment

Grades PreK-12 

Mindfulness means paying full attention to something – so simple in concept, so challenging to do! In a brief mindfulness activity, students will practice directing their focus using simple breathing techniques and considering the simple things in life for which they are thankful, with the objective of encouraging students to develop their own individual sense of focus and awareness. The inclusive design of this activity embraces the self-regulation needs of all – absolute silence and stillness not required!  

Calendar

Tuesday, June 14
CVA Gallery Tour – Poetry Makerspace – Kids Just Wanna Have Fun/Mindfulness Moment

Wednesday, June 15
CVA Gallery Tour – Poetry Makerspace – Kids Just Wanna Have Fun/Mindfulness Moment

Thursday, June 16
CRYB Spring Gala Preview/Mindfulness Moment – Education and Recreation Activity Stations

Monday, June 20
CVA Gallery Tour – Water Matters – Kids Just Wanna Have Fun/Mindfulness Moment

Tuesday, June 21
CVA Gallery Tour – Water Matters – Kids Just Wanna Have Fun/Mindfulness Moment

Wednesday, June 22
CVA Gallery Tour – Water Matters – Kids Just Wanna Have Fun/Mindfulness Moment

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