FIELD TRIPS

Field trips are $10 for students and $8 for chaperones. You receive one free chaperone with every six students. Teachers and aides for students with special needs are always free. Chaperones must be at least 18. High School students assisting in your class are considered children according to CMON policy, are charged the student rate, and do not count as part of your student to chaperone ratio.

Teachers from Collier, Lee, Glades, Hendry, and Charlotte counties may preview the Museum at no charge anytime during regular Museum hours. In fact, teachers from these counties may visit the Museum with their families free of charge all year long! Please email education@cmon.org to set up a tour.

Here at CMON we learn through play! Every exhibit is a hands-on immersive experience where your students will learn STEAM-based concepts while enhancing their interpersonal skills. During your Museum visit, you will follow a schedule where you have plenty of time for exploration. Teachers may choose to explore the exhibits, including the Traveling Exhibit, participate in projects in the Art Studio, or play outside in the backyard (weather permitting). The highlight of our field trips is the new make space  exhibit, the Inventioneer’s Lab. Your visit to the Inventioneer’s Lab includes facilitation by one of our Makers.

Want to enhance your visit and your student’s learning? Add on a STEAM based workshop to your field trip for an additional fee.

Each 30 minute STEAM Workshop takes your CMON field trip to the next level (up to 25 students per workshop)*

A Museum Educator will lead your STEAM workshop, modifying the content to fit the grade level of your students.

We ask groups to arrive at 9:45 a.m. to have time to complete group check-in and orientation.  Groups will enter the Museum at 10 a.m. .  Groups arriving late will NOT have their assigned schedule altered.  They will begin the schedule at whatever time they arrive and may miss their first or second sessions.

Our Traveling Exhibit for September 2021 through mid-January 2022 is Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit. The traveling exhibit from mid-January 2022 through mid-May 2022 is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Field Trips are available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Add-on STEAM workshops are only available to field trips booked on Mondays or Tuesdays.  STEAM Workshops extend your visit to 1:30 pm.  

CMON’s daily field trip maximum is 80 students.  If you have more than 80 students, you will need to book two dates.

Field trip reservations are available for public and private school groups, daycares, and homeschool groups teaching students in PK-3  through Grade 3.  Homeschool groups are eligible to reserve field trips with a minimum of 10 children in the same age range.

Gather the information listed below and place a field trip request online. This is not a guaranteed reservation.  CMON staff will follow up with you to complete your booking. 

• Name of Main Contact
• School
• Phone number
• Email address
• Three date options for your field trip 
• Grade
• Number of students
• Number of classes for this grade level
• Would you like to enhance your visit with a STEAM workshop? 

After booking your field trip, you will receive a confirmation and Teacher’s Schedule by email.  Please make sure all teachers and chaperones participating in the field trip receive their schedule prior to the field trip.

Field trips are available for a minimum of 10 students.

CMON’s daily field trip maximum is 80 students.  If you have more than 80 students, you will need to book two dates.

Payment may be made by credit card, check, or cash on the day of your field trip.  Free admission passes, half off admission passes, discount coupons, library access passes, CMON memberships, or any other form of discounted admission may NOT be applied to students for field trip payment.  Chaperones who are members of the Museum may enter for free if they check in at the front desk with their ID.

CMON does not provide refunds for overestimating the number of participants attending the field trip. You may contact CMON up to the day prior to your trip to request a headcount change and a new invoice.

The Museum is in high demand for visiting groups and we must limit the number of groups scheduled on any given day.  Therefore, if your plans change, we ask that you cancel, reschedule, or change the number of students in your group well in advance of your visit.

CMON is a fully accessible museum.  Please let us know at the time of booking if your group requires special accommodations.

CMON requires one chaperone over the age of 18 per six students.    

Chaperones are responsible for the behavior of the group and are required to supervise and stay with students at all times during their visit to CMON. 

Chaperones MAY NOT bring younger or older children with them on the field trip.  If they do bring younger or older siblings, they will not count toward your required student to chaperone ratio and will be required to check in as a general Museum visitor at the general admission rates. 

For visitor safety, the outdoor areas of CMON will be closed when lightning is in the immediate vicinity.  CMON does not refund payment for inclement weather during your visit.

Schools must bring their own lunches if planning to eat while at the Museum.  Please make sure your lunches are sorted by teacher into coolers or baskets clearly labeled with the name of your school and teachers’ names. All lunches are eaten outdoors on the terrace of the Inventioneer’s Lab. 

Schools may shop in the Museum Store at any time during their visit, however, CMON has a policy of no more than six students in the store at any given time.  Students MUST be accompanied by a chaperone.