Field Trips
Create Art and Learn About Science
GlassRoots provides unique, hands-on experiences students in grades 3 through 12. An immersive school visit ignites their imaginations and introduces them to glass art and the thrilling process of glassblowing!
Through glassmaking, students explore art, design, science, technology, history and culture. GlassRoots field trips promote critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork, and align with the New Jersey State Student Learning Standards in Visual and Performing Arts and Science.
Using a culturally-responsive curriculum, our Teaching Artists deliver programs with care and compassion and begin each workshop with a safety introduction and demonstration.
Program Details
A field trip ranges from 1 to 4 hours long. Educators may select a range of Arts Experiences and Science Labs from the options listed below. Accessible parking is available.
Cost: Starts at $25 / student; up to 40 students.
To Schedule? Contact Program Assistant, Lisandra Wieters
Arts Experiences
Build a unique, multi-dimensional learning experience for your students. Each option enables students to harness the power of fire and glass. Workshops provide a safe introduction to the use of glass tools, along with the basics of color and design theory.
Flame Shop Basics: Working with Glass Beads
Glass Mosaic Art: Patterns and Pictures
Etching: Making Your Mark
Stained Glass: Suncatchers
Glassblowing Demos
Science Labs
Students experience hands-on labs focused on the dynamic intersection of science and art that will spark their curiosity.
Glass Detectives: Forensics in the Glass Lab
Glass and the Physical World: New Perspectives in Chemistry and Physics
STEAM: Glass, Technology, and Engineering
Volcanoes, Glass and the Dynamic Earth
Field Trip Details
Open to grades 3-12
Capacity is up to 40 students
Programs are 1- 4 hours
All participants under the age of 18 must complete a consent form signed by a parent/guardian and have a teacher/guardian present
Easily accessible to buses and nearby parking for cars
Cost: $15/student (minimum).
To Schedule? Contact Program Assistant, Lisandra Wieters
Thanks to the generosity of our funders and individual donors, we are able to offer a substantial subsidy to Newark students and residents, and discounts to New Jersey Abbott schools located outside of Newark.