ABOUT
Lindsay Wildlife Experience has a mission to connect people with wildlife to inspire responsibility and respect for the world we share.
We accomplish this by saving animals’ lives with the goal of returning hospital patients to the wild, and by providing guests with special, up-close encounters with our animal ambassadors.
Our community also has a vision statement:
Vibrant and healthy habitats for wildlife throughout California.
VISIT WITH A CLASS
Lindsay Wildlife Experience offers 5 on-site field trips for prek/preschool-5th grade that align with NGSS curriculum. We offer these on-site field trips during the school year from September through May. Field trips start at 10:00am or 11:40am and run for 80 minutes. See the fields trip programs listed below to find the best fit for you and your students!
NOTE:
Student groups are required to have a minimum of 1 adult chaperone to every 5 students. The maximum is 1 adult chaperone to every 3 students. Teachers count toward the chaperone limit. Any additional chaperones that exceed the 1:3 ratio maximum are welcome to join us, but they will be subject to the general admission fee of the museum. This payment will be due at the time of the program.
COST
There are 2 price and size options for our on-site field trips
Option 1- One class of 30 or less students for $250
Option 2- Two classes of 60 (combined) or less students during the same time slot for $450
Payment must be recieved at least 3 weeks prior to the date of the visit.
Please note that we are located in Larkey Park, which has many picnic tables and a play area. Lindsay Wildlife Experience does not have a space to accommodate student lunch breaks.
Visiting Larkey Park is great for your students' snack, lunch, or recess break. In the event of rain, we recommend returning to your school for lunch or snack.
We have 2 accessible bathrooms located within our museum. There is one bathroom upstairs, next to the Lindsay Wildlife Gift Shop and the other bathroom is located downstairs in the hallway that leads to/from Manzanita Room.
There are also accessible bathrooms located on the outside of the building by our Nature Cove exhibit, next to Larkey Park.
Cancellations by the school of a program with four or more weeks' notice have a $50 service fee. Cancellations with less than three weeks' notice from the program date are non-refundable.
All refunds are subject to a $20 service charge. Fees are non-refundable less than two weeks prior to the start of the program. Fees will not be prorated before a program begins. A full refund will be given for any program cancelled by Lindsay Wildlife Experience. No refunds will be issued once a program begins.
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See all tipsAvailable Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: 10:00am or 11:40am
Group size: 1 classroom or 2 classrooms
Price: $250 for one class (1-30 students from the same classroom), $450 for two classes ( 1-60 students combined from two classrooms, both classes must be on the same field trip)
Learn about some of the different kinds of animals that live all around us! Students will meet some wild animals, act out animal movements, and explore animal textures to discover what it takes to live in nature!
biology, ecosystems, animals, conservation
field trip
$450.00 per Group for Two Classes
$250.00 per Group for One Class
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: 10:00am or 11:40am
Group size: 1 classroom or 2 classrooms
Price: $250 for one class (1-30 students from the same classroom), $450 for two classes ( 1-60 students combined from two classrooms, both classes must be on the same field trip)
Discover the patterns in plant and animal survival through sight, sound, smell, and touch. As we act out animal movements and see what it takes to live in nature, we’ll seek out the ways humans can lend a helping hand to protect wildlife in our own backyards.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of K-LS-1 & K-ESS3.C
science, animals, adaptation, conservation
field trip
$450.00 per Group for Two Classes
$250.00 per Group for One Class
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: 10:00am or 11:40am
Group size: 1 classroom or 2 classrooms
Price: $250 for one class (1-30 students from the same classroom), $450 for two classes ( 1-60 students combined from two classrooms, both classes must be on the same field trip)
This program investigates ways in which animals’ inheritable physical structures or behaviors may improve their chance for survival and reproduction when environmental and habitat changes occur.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of 1-LS1-A, 1-LS1-B, 1-LS1-D, 2-LS4.D, 3-LS3.A, 3-LS3.B, 3-LS4.D
science, biology, animals, adaptation, conservation
field trip
$450.00 per Group for Two Classes
$250.00 per Group for One Class
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: 10:00am or 11:40am
Group size: 1 classroom or 2 classrooms
Price: $250 for one class (1-30 students from the same classroom), $450 for two classes ( 1-60 students combined from two classrooms, both classes must be on the same field trip)
Students explore the diversity of plants and animals within a habitat focusing on California habitats and how the conditions in a habitat affect the plants and animals that call it home.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of 2-LS4-1, 3-LS4.D, 3-LS4.C, 4-ESS3.A, & 4-ESS3.B.
science, biology, animals, climate, conservation
field trip
$450.00 per Group for Two Classes
$250.00 per Group for One Class
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: 10:00am or 11:40am
Group size: 1 classroom or 2 classrooms
Price: $250 for one class (1-30 students from the same classroom), $450 for two classes ( 1-60 students combined from two classrooms, both classes must be on the same field trip)
Through inquiry and activities, we will understand how energy flows through an ecosystem and the important roles played by producers, primary and secondary consumers, and decomposers. From the sun and plants outside to our worm composting bins, the students will experience many levels of ecosystem energy transfer.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of 5-LS1.C, 5-LS2.B, 5-LS2.A, & 5-ESS3.C.
science, biology, animals, climate, conservation
field trip
$450.00 per Group for Two Classes
$250.00 per Group for One Class
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: As early as 10:00am, 2:00pm is our latest start time.
Maximum of two programs per day— if booking more than one program please note that we will only allow a 45-minute break in total between the programs. Both programs must be the same program type.
Group size: 1 classroom (1-30 students)
Price: $275 per class, one presentation (1-30 students from the same classroom), $250 per class, two same-day presentations ( 1-30 students from each classroom)
Let Lindsay Wildlife Educators transform your classroom into a special habitat where animal puppet friends introduce your students to ponds and how to best care for them.
animals, conservation
school based program
$275.00 per Group for One Class
$250.00 per Group for Two Classes
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: As early as 10:00am, 2:00pm is our latest start time.
Maximum of two programs per day— if booking more than one program please note that we will only allow a 45-minute break in total between the programs. Both programs must be the same program type.
Group size: 1 classroom (1-30 students)
Price: $275 per class, one presentation (1-30 students from the same classroom), $250 per class, two same-day presentations ( 1-30 students from each classroom)
Lindsay Wildlife Educators will visit your class with our Lindsay in the Classroom Program! We all need a healthy place to live and grow–wildlife are no exception. Play and problem-solve together to figure out how we can better share our world with wildlife.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of K-LS-1, K-ESS2-2, & K-ESS3.C
biology, ecosystems, animals, conservation
school based program
$275.00 per Group for One Class
$250.00 per Group for Two Classes
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: As early as 10:00am, 2:00pm is our latest start time.
Maximum of two programs per day— if booking more than one program please note that we will only allow a 45-minute break in total between the programs. Both programs must be the same program type.
Group size: 1 classroom (1-30 students)
Price: $275 per class, one presentation (1-30 students from the same classroom), $250 per class, two same-day presentations ( 1-30 students from each classroom)
Lindsay Wildlife Educators will visit your class with our Lindsay in the Classroom Program! Wildlife can teach us a lot about how to survive in the natural world. Let’s explore animal adaptations and how we can learn from them to meet our own human needs.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of 1-LS1 (A, B, D), 2-LS4 D, 3-LS3 (A, B, D)
biology, animals, adaptation, conservation
school based program
$275.00 per Group for One Class
$250.00 per Group for Two Classes
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: As early as 10:00am, 2:00pm is our latest start time.
Maximum of two programs per day— if booking more than one program please note that we will only allow a 45-minute break in total between the programs. Both programs must be the same program type.
Group size: 1 classroom (1-30 students)
Price: $275 per class, one presentation (1-30 students from the same classroom), $250 per class, two same-day presentations ( 1-30 students from each classroom)
Lindsay Wildlife Educators will visit your class with our Lindsay in the Classroom Program! How do adaptations help animals survive in certain habitats? This program investigates an animal’s physical adaptations to determine if they could survive in California’s diverse ecosystems.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of 2-LS4-1, 2-LS4.D, 3-LS4.C, 3-LS4.D, 4-LS1.D, 4-ESS3.A, & 4-ESS3.B.
biology, ecosystems, animals, conservation
school based program
$275.00 per Group for One Class
$250.00 per Group for Two Classes
Available Tuesday-Friday, during the months of September-May.
Start time: As early as 10:00am, 2:00pm is our latest start time.
Maximum of two programs per day— if booking more than one program please note that we will only allow a 45-minute break in total between the programs. Both programs must be the same program type.
Group size: 1 classroom (1-30 students)
Price: $275 per class, one presentation (1-30 students from the same classroom), $250 per class, two same-day presentations ( 1-30 students from each classroom)
Lindsay Wildlife Educators will visit your class with our Lindsay in the Classroom Program! Follow energy as it flows through an ecosystem and meet some of the producers, consumers, and decomposers that make the system work.
NGSS: Fulfills elements of 5-LS1.C, 5-LS2.B, 5-LS2.A, & 5-ESS3.C
ecosystems, animals, adaptation, conservation
school based program
$275.00 per Group for One Class
$250.00 per Group for Two Classes