The Rumble Ponies provide a variety of Educational Programs to bring the excitement of education and the game of baseball to our local schools throughout the Southern Tier. While conveying the excitement of the game of baseball, these programs have been created to promote educational values such as literacy, scholastic excellence, citizenship, and leadership to name a few.
Our Educational Programs are designed primarily for students in grades K through 6. Whether it is Baseball In Education, Outstanding Students, Book Club, Teacher Appreciation & School Personnel, or a visit to your school the Rumble Ponies encourage all schools to get involved in our Educational Programming.
Baseball In Education is the perfect end of the year field trip for your class and/or school. Teachers can bring individual classes, or an entire school, to a Rumble Ponies game with a special 11:05 am game. Games will feature pre-game education programs before the Rumble Ponies take the field.
Dates for Baseball In Education 2025: Wednesday, May May 21, 2025 and Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
Book Club is our reading program that encourages students to read ten (10) books during their free time and receive (2) COMPLIMENTARY tickets to one of our Book Club Nights. This encourages students to keep reading year-round and also allows them to enjoy a night out at the ballpark.
Dates for Book Club in 2025: Friday, May 23, 2025.
Outstanding Students: The Rumble Ponies' Outstanding Students Program allows area teachers to nominate students for outstanding qualities in the classroom such as: scholastic excellence, citizenship, or leadership just to name a few.
Dates for Outstanding Students Nights in 2025: Friday, June 6, 2025.
Teacher and School Administrators Appreciation Days: The Rumble Ponies would like to recognize all school personnel who went above and beyond! All school personnel receive a complimentary Reserved Grandstand ticket when they show their ID badge at the Visions FCU Starting Gate Box Office Window!
Dates for Teacher Appreciation Days in 2025 : Saturday, May 10, 2025
Bus Driver Appreciation Day : NEW in 2025 the Rumble Ponies will be hosting our first-ever Bus Driver Appreciation Day. All school, city, and public bus drivers can present their ID badge at the Visions FCU Starting Gate Box Office Window to receive (2) complimentary reserved grandstand tickets for the select game.
Date for Bus Driver Appreciation Day in 2025 : Sunday, April 27, 2025
STEM Day : Head on down to the ballpark and learn all about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at the 2nd Annual STEM Day with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Does your school have a STEM or STEAM program and is interested in setting up a table? The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are currently seeking table vendors and school groups to come out to the ballpark.
Date for STEM Day in 2025 : Friday, May 9, 2025
Pre-K Graduation Day: Back by popular demand is the 2nd Annual Pre-K Graduation Ceremony. All local pre-k students receive a complimentary reserved grandstand ticket to the game on Saturday, June 7th. Pre-K students will have the chance to walk the field pregame in a graduation ceremony where they will receive their diploma from Rowdy and Ruby. All students will be gathered at the conclusion of the ceremony for a special picture to be taken by the Rumble Ponies photographer in front of the scoreboard.
Pre-K Graduation Ceremony in 2025 : Saturday, June 7, 2025