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Education & Programs

School Programs

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Bring Your Class to the Museum

Our Docent-Guided Museum Programs are fun and engaging educational tours led by trained docents. The programs include museum artifacts, games, stories and activities.

Self-Guided Museum Programs enable you to lead your own class explorations through the Museum.  We provide you with classroom activities and suggestions for your visit.

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Bring the Museum to Your Classroom

Our Education Kits for loan bring real artifacts to touch, and teaching resources such as posters, charts, books and materials for photocopy to use in the classroom.  Mounted specimens and slide shows add exciting dimensions to classroom learning.

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Explore the Outdoors

The Museum offers 3 field-based programs that include a pre-trip classroom presentation:

-Neary Lagoon Wetland Walk for 3rd grade

-Neary Lagoon Watershed Walk for 5th grade

-Santa Cruz Sandhills program for 7th grade

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MUSEUM EVENTS

What's happening at the Museum? Check out our Events Calendar!

 

SELF-GUIDED TOURS

Schedule a self-guided tour of the Museum by calling us at (831) 420-6115 Tuesday through Friday, 10am - 5pm. Due to the size of the Museum all groups must have a reservation.