9:30am–1:00pm • Randall Oaks Zoo

Children will have a chance to meet animals up close and spend the morning exploring the zoo with their classmates.

Please have your child wear their MANH T-shirt and dress for the weather. Lunch will be provided by MANH: sun butter and jelly sandwich, fruit, and bottled water.

CHAPERONES NEEDED! If you’d like to join us, please reach out to your child’s teacher to volunteer.

9:30am–11:30am • Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Kindergarten students will enjoy a live performance of The Tortoise and the Hare. This playful musical brings the classic fable to life on stage with colorful characters, humor, and plenty of action. This trip gives students a fun opportunity to experience theater together and see a familiar story in a whole new way.

TIME TBA • Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, Chicago

Erdkinder students will experience Jekyll & Hyde, a gothic musical based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story. The show follows Dr. Henry Jekyll’s dangerous experiment and the darker identity it unleashes, with a dramatic pop-rock score that drives the story forward.

8:30am–2:30pm • The Morton Arboretum

Surrounded by trees, trails, and the colors of fall, this visit gives children the chance to learn outdoors, make observations, and experience the natural world together beyond the classroom.

Students should bring a sack lunch for the day and dress for the weather.

10am–12:45pm • Downtown Elgin, Illinois

As part of their microeconomics work, students are taking their Maker’s Market research into downtown Elgin. Visits to MADE Art Retail and Shops on Spring will give them a closer look at how local artists and makers turn handmade work into viable products, present those products to customers, and build a business around what they create.

Students will meet the people behind both programs, ask questions, browse the shops, and walk through downtown Elgin to see how small creative businesses take shape in the real world.

6pm–10pm • Allstate Arena

Tickets are $23 each, and parking is $25. Doors open at 6pm, puck drops at 7pm.

Join Montessori Academy of North Hoffman families and friends for a night of fun at a Chicago Wolves hockey game. Everyone who attends will receive a FREE Chicago Wolves hat and be seated together in the same section. Order tickets using the link below. The deadline to order tickets is Friday, October 23 at Noon.

3:45pm–5pm • Freeman West Parking Lot

Join your child for an afternoon of Halloween fun! Visit decorated cars throughout the parking lot for treats, games, and plenty of festive surprises.

Erdkinder students will also be part of the festivities with their annual “Haunted” Bus, face painting, and Halloween treats for sale. All proceeds will help support educational trips for our students.

Want to decorate your vehicle and join the fun? A link will be added here soon and sent through REMIND to reserve your spot.