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Field Trips |
Explore-A-Tours |
Educator's Guide |
Teacher Resources-Field Trips |
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Choose 3 dates, download and fax to 336 574-2898 Are you searching for a field trip destination that’s educational and lots of fun? The Greensboro Children's Museum is the perfect place to bring your school or church group! We have two options for field trips here at GCM: a Discovery Visit or an Explore-A-Tour. We call our standard field trips, Discovery Visits, because our exhibits and special programs stimulate the imagination and educate the minds of children by focusing on art, science, math, geography, culture and most of all creativity and imagination. Here, children can learn through play in a fun, educational and safe environment. Teachers: check out our SPECIAL OFFERS listed below! FIELD TRIP OPTIONS AT GCM: 1. Discovery Visit: An entertaining and educational, self-guided experience where children learn through play as they have fun in our 20+ hands-on exhibits. Groups are able to go through the Museum at their own pace. While some exhibits, like Creation Station, may offer special programming, this field trip option does not contain a pre-planned educational program component like Option #2.
2. Explore-A-Tour: Includes the full experience of a Discovery Visit, plus additional time for specialized programming. Programs compliment classroom curriculum and NC Standard Courses of Study and include playful instruction led by a GCM educator. There are six educational programs to choose from including ones on wellness (Step-by-Step), science (Ready, Set, Grow!), history (Happy Birthday Greensboro & A Trip to Nonie's!) and money-management (Build-A-Bank).For more details check out the tab for this program on the top left of this page
Other Important Information Field Trips may be scheduled Tuesday-Friday. Field Trips last approximately 1.5 hours. You must have 10 or more children to qualify for a group rate. We require one adult chaperone for every five children. Educators and bus drivers are all FREE! Other chaperones pay the $3.00 group rate. We accept the following forms of payment: cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or a PO number. Museum members who visit with a group must also pay the group rate of $3.00 each. Coupons and discounts do not apply. Group visitors get full access to the Museum. On-site parking is free and can accommodate buses. Groups can bring lunches to eat in one of our large activity rooms (when available) or reserve a spot outside in our backyard on picnic tables. We can also suggest nearby restaurants that can provide lunch for pick up. Reservations and a contract are required in advance of your visit. To schedule a group visit, please call Carolyn Tart, Group Sales Director at 336-510-5750, during regular office hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Or email her at ctart@gcmuseum.com.
SPECIAL BONUS OFFERS FOR TEACHERS!1. Teachers get in free at GCM! We support all aspects of education here at GCM and and want to show our appreciation to educators by offering FREE ADMISSION to all teachers! In return, we hope you show your support for the Museum in the community and in your schools! If you are a teacher and want to visit GCM, all you have to do is show your school ID to receive this special offer. Standard admission rates apply to accompanying family members, children and guests. Paid programs at GCM not included with regular admission fees, are not included in this offer.
2. When you book a field trip with the Greensboro Children's Museum, we'll give you a FREE Family pass, so you can have the benefit of visiting the museum in advance of your trip!
AN EDUCATOR'S GUIDE TO FIELD TRIP VISITS Please review our comprehensive Museum's Educator's Guide for our exhibits and programs. Each guide, specific to different grades, contains all the information you need to plan a lesson around a Discovery Visit at GCM.
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