Bring Learning to Life
Plan Your Field Trip
Extend learning beyond the classroom with interactive experiences that engage every student. Our exhibits encourage exploration, collaboration, and discovery in a fun, dynamic environment.
Booking a field trip is as easy as 1-2-3!
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Decide what kind of field trip is right for your group.
Field Trip + Enrichment
- 3.5 hour time limit | Tuesday - Sunday
Includes
- Self-guided Museum exploration
- An educator-led, hands-on STEAM activity
- Your choice of science, technology, engineering, art, or math topic
$15 per student | $11 per adult
One free chaperone per five paid students. A 15-child minimum and required supervision ratios apply.
Basic Field Trip
- 2.5 hour time limit | Tuesday - Sunday
Includes
- Self-guided Museum exploration
- Access to all exhibits
$11 per student | $11 per adult
One free chaperone per five paid students. A 15-child minimum and required supervision ratios apply.
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Review our field trip planning checklist below for information on scheduling, supervision, and arrival procedures.
Reservations & Scheduling
- Fill out the online Field Trip Inquiry Form. We will contact you within three days of receiving your request form.
- For questions not answered on the website, call (425) 258-1006, Ext. 1012. Reserve early; dates fill quickly.
- Field Trips must be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance. Sorry; no walk-in field trips. (Enrichment field trips must be scheduled at minimum two weeks in advance.)
- Field trips are scheduled based upon available space.
- A minimum of 15 children is required for a Field Trip or a Field Trip + Enrichment.
Field Trip Supervision
- Please divide your group into teams and assign one chaperone to each team. Each team should remain together at all times.
- Field trips are scheduled 30 minutes apart. It is important that groups arrive at their designated time. Late arrivals may result in delayed entrance into the Museum. If you are late your program may be shortened or canceled, you are still responsible for the balance due.
- Please advise chaperones arriving separately that the field trip will start on time; they must arrive by their scheduled time if not earlier. Chaperones arriving late will be required to pay regular admission.
- Imagine requires a 1:5 adult to child ratio. Groups may be denied or limited entry if they are lacking the appropriate number of chaperones. Failure to meet the 1:5 ratio may result in a loss of the free chaperone discount.
- Chaperones are responsible for the behavior of students and are required to accompany their assigned students at all times.
Arrival
The machines take credit cards and debit cards; $5.00 for 3 hours and $15.00 for up to 10 hours.
Please line up along one of the Museum’s outside walls and send someone in to let us know
you have arrived.
the bus while an adult lets the Museum know the group has arrived.
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Submit an inquiry. We will contact you within three days of receiving your form to finalize your booking.
Commonly Asked Questions
How far in advance should I request a field trip?
Field trip requests must be submitted at least three weeks before your preferred visit date. You are welcome to submit your request as far in advance as you would like.
When will I know whether my requested date is available?
You can expect an email response within two to three business days after submitting your field trip inquiry form.
How many chaperones are required?
Field trip groups must have at least one adult chaperone for every five children. One adult receives free admission for every five paid students. Additional chaperone admission will be calculated on the day of your visit.
Is there a place for our group to eat lunch?
Yes! Field trip groups may bring their own lunches and eat in our designated lunch area in the lower-level Commons. Lunch times are scheduled in advance during the booking process.
Where should buses drop off, and where can they park?
Buses may drop off and pick up students in the alley behind the Museum. Because the alley is city property, buses cannot remain parked there during the visit. Imagine Children’s Museum does not have designated bus parking.
Can Imagine memberships be used for field trip admission?
No. Imagine memberships and membership benefits do not apply to field trip admission.
What happens if our attendance changes or we need to cancel?
It is okay if your group’s attendance changes after booking. We will confirm your final headcount on the day of your field trip and adjust the remaining balance accordingly.
If you need to cancel, your visit may be rescheduled for another available date within the same calendar year. Field trip deposits are nonrefundable.
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