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School Groups Are Free!
We welcome California-accredited school groups when they are booked at least three weeks in advance. School groups are: pre K-12 from public schools, private schools, Head Start programs, and child development centers.
Book Your Trip Now!
We offer a variety of programs for school visitors of all ages!
Click here to see our list of new programs.
Click here to book.
Field Trips on the Metro!
Want to book a school visit to the Page, but don't have a bus? Metro's Transit Education Team is excited to offer the Student Field Trip Program, which provides access to 20 approved destinations - including the Page Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits!
Interested? Click here to learn more!
Bus Scholarships
Are you a Title One school that hasn't visited the Museum in over a year? Apply for a bus scholarship!
We are offering bus scholarships to a select number of Title One schools in Los Angeles County.
1. Fill out an application.
2. If you receive a scholarship, request a visit.
3. Schedule a bus using the information provided with your award.
To apply click here.
School Visits FAQs
Learn tips to help you book and plan your trip.
Click here.
Teacher Resources
Download Ice Age lesson plans, activities, and materials to help you explore our museum, tar pits, and excavation sites.
Click here.
Homeschool Day
If you are a homeschool group, visit us on October 24, 2012 and January 10, April 15, and July 10, 2013. Participate in special tours, activities, scavenger hunts, and visit with a museum educator during this day of programming just for you. No reservations required. Each day has a different theme and activities, so start the year with "Bugs and Botany" in October and click here for a full list of activities. Ready to visit? Click here for parking, directions and more.
We also offer Homeschool Day at our sister institution the Natural History Museum.
Are you a group but not a school?
Click here or e-mail groupsales@nhm.org.
Current Excavations
We excavate seven days a week at the tar pits, because of the extraordinary number of fossils still in the ground.
