Day Trips with Kids 

06/28/2012

 
Day Trips with Kids at the Connecticut Supreme Court,State Capitol, Legislative Office Building, Museum of Connecticut History & Old State House

The Judicial Branch, for the third year in a row and in collaboration with the League of Women Voters, the Museum of Connecticut History and Connecticut’s Old State House, is sponsoring “Day Trips with Kids,” an opportunity for children to have fun while learning about state government at the same time.  The program is being offered on Tuesday, July 24th and Thursday, Aug. 9th.  > Details  
 

Homegrown "Sausage," A Tour of State Government

08/11/2011

 
From Public News Service

If watching the government work is like watching sausage being made, as pundits have said, today offers a real "culinary" treat. Children over age 8 and their families are invited to visit the three seats of state government - the Legislative Office Building, the Capitol and the Connecticut Supreme Court - to learn how it all works. 

In fact, 30,000 visitors a year take scheduled tours of the Legislative Office Building and the Capitol. Today, the state Supreme Court and the Museum of Connecticut History are open, too, allowing a clean sweep of state government. It's part of Day Trips with Kids, and a scavenger hunt is included...

Read or listen to the full Public News Service story here.