Field Trips

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Let's Go On a Field Trip!

Just say the words "We're going on a field trip"and something magical happens in your classroom! Students are buzzing about the upcoming experience, the energy in palpable, and classroom discussions deepen.

For more than ten years we have been providing hundreds of thousands of students from Title I schools access to live dance, music, theater, and museums in Phoenix and Tucson. Arts education can take students beyond the standard classroom environment through active and engaged learning practices and is an essential component of a well-rounded education.

We Bring the Magic

We want to make educational arts field trips a fun and easy process for teachers. Act One has been working to plan in-person field trip opportunities for students. The 2022-2023 season is in process. Check back soon for offerings.  Registration opens on Monday August 29, 2022.

To qualify for the Act One field trip program, a school must fit the following criteria:

✔️ Designated as Title I with at least 40% of students on free and reduced-price lunch

✔️ Located in Arizona within busing distance of the field trip location (75 miles or less)

✔️ Be a public/charter school that serves students in grades PreK-12

Please Note: Due to COVID-19 some of our trips have been sized down for the safety of our school and art partners. We will do our best to accommodate all interested classes.  If we are unable to give you an in-person field trip this school year, we will work with you to find other experiences for your class such as our Virtual Reality Arts Immersion program or a virtual offering!

For questions/concerns please email: fieldtrips@act1az.org  We will respond to your inquiry within two business days.  If you prefer a phone call, please let us know the best day and time to reach you.

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A Thousand and One Pirates

Chandler Gilbert Commuity College Amphitheatre 2626 East Pecos Rd, Chandler, AZ

A Thousand and One Pirates is a fun, interactive show of hijinks on the high seas and a swashbuckling spin on classic stories. Faced with walking the plank, a stowaway must speak quickly to prove worth. Will the pirates aboard…

Images in Motion

Scottsdale Community College Performing Arts Center 9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

The Images in Motion dance concert offers works by various choreographers that showcase the artistic excellence of Scottsdale Community College dancers. This all-ages concert will be an exciting day of entertainment. The event features two resident companies: Instinct Dancecorps and…

Wiesenthal

Berger Performing Arts Center 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Tucson, Az., Tucson, Arizona

Award winning off-Broadway play about Simon Wiesenthal, holocaust survivor, who became a Nazi hunter after WWII and was often called the "Jewish James Bond". Part memoir, part spy thriller, WIESENTHAL is a heartfelt, deeply moving and compelling play, resonating with…

Illuminate-Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art 7374 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, Arizona

Explore how contemporary artists use elements of color, light and shadow to convey stories, construct landscapes, empower viewers, and create spaces to dream. During this interactive school program, students will engage with painting and collage by artists of the African…

Taliesen West: Visit with Art of Blue Prints lab

Taliesen Wet 12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ

For students in 3rd-12th grades. Maximum group size is 50 (including adults) During this 1-hour tour, trained education staff will share the history of Taliesin West with students. Students will learn how Frank Lloyd Wright took inspiration from nature and…

All the World’s a Song: Shakespeare in Jazz

Fox Theatre 17 W Congress St, Tucson, Arizona

Experience excerpts from Shakespeare’s masterpieces brilliantly transformed into songs by “stunningly original” musician, Daniel Kelly, pairing America’s essential art form—jazz—with the words of the quintessential British playwright—Shakespeare. Throughout the concert, audience members will actively participate in this engaging celebration of…

An Introduction to the American West

Western Spirit: Scottsdale Museum of the West 3830 N Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona

Students will learn how the natural resources, wildlife and diverse civilizations of the American West came together to shape livelihoods such as ranching, influence art and culture, and create opportunity for a growing nation. This overview of the early events…

Phoenix Art Museum Tour

Phoenix Art Museum 1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ

School visits to Phoenix Art Museum introduce students of all ages to art from around the world and help them to develop critical- and creative-thinking skills through close looking and reflection. Our tours are aligned with Arizona Department of Education…

An Introduction to the American West

Western Spirit: Scottsdale Museum of the West 3830 N Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona

Students will learn how the natural resources, wildlife and diverse civilizations of the American West came together to shape livelihoods such as ranching, influence art and culture, and create opportunity for a growing nation. This overview of the early events…

Phoenix Art Museum Tour

Phoenix Art Museum 1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ

School visits to Phoenix Art Museum introduce students of all ages to art from around the world and help them to develop critical- and creative-thinking skills through close looking and reflection. Our tours are aligned with Arizona Department of Education…

Illuminate-Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art 7374 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, Arizona

Explore how contemporary artists use elements of color, light and shadow to convey stories, construct landscapes, empower viewers, and create spaces to dream. During this interactive school program, students will engage with painting and collage by artists of the African…

Taliesen West: Visit with Art of Blue Prints lab

Taliesen Wet 12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ

For students in 3rd-12th grades. Maximum group size is 50 (including adults) During this 1-hour tour, trained education staff will share the history of Taliesin West with students. Students will learn how Frank Lloyd Wright took inspiration from nature and…

Live Symphony Rehearsal for Music Students

Madison Cener for the Arts 5601 North 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ

Students and teachers are invited for a unique, behind-the-scenes opportunity to watch The Phoenix Symphony Musicians at work during a rehearsal. Observe how a professional orchestra works and prepares for a concert. Before the rehearsal, the students participate in a…

Syncopated Ladies, Live!

Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N Arizona Ave, Chandler, Arizona

Syncopated Ladies is a ground-breaking all-female tap show that propels beautiful, classy, and diverse women onto a re-invigorated stage, weaving their inspiring stories with intricate footwork and life renewing energy. Dancing to today’s cutting-edge music, Syncopated Ladies is electrifying, stirring,…

Music Memory-Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra

ASU Gammage 1200 S Forest Ave, Tempe, Arizona

Performance Description: Students will hear and see the most talented middle and high school students perform works in a full orchestra under the baton of Artistic Director Matthew Kasper. The orchestra will perform works from different genres within the orchestral…

An Introduction to the American West

Western Spirit: Scottsdale Museum of the West 3830 N Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona

Students will learn how the natural resources, wildlife and diverse civilizations of the American West came together to shape livelihoods such as ranching, influence art and culture, and create opportunity for a growing nation. This overview of the early events…

An Introduction to the American West

Western Spirit: Scottsdale Museum of the West 3830 N Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona

Students will learn how the natural resources, wildlife and diverse civilizations of the American West came together to shape livelihoods such as ranching, influence art and culture, and create opportunity for a growing nation. This overview of the early events…

Phoenix Art Museum Tour

Phoenix Art Museum 1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ

School visits to Phoenix Art Museum introduce students of all ages to art from around the world and help them to develop critical- and creative-thinking skills through close looking and reflection. Our tours are aligned with Arizona Department of Education…

Golden Bough

Community Performance and Art Center 1250 W Continental Road,, Green Valley, AZ

Performance Description: Rooted in the traditional music of the seven Celtic nations, Golden Bough has become a popular and in-demand group on both sides of the Atlantic. Blending their voices in pristine harmony, they back themselves on an array of…

Live Symphony Rehearsal, The Music of John Williams

Madison Cener for the Arts 5601 North 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ

Students and teachers are invited for a unique, behind-the-scenes opportunity to watch The Phoenix Symphony Musicians at work during a rehearsal. Observe how a professional orchestra works and prepares for a concert. Before the rehearsal, the students participate in a…

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