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School Field Trips

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Field Trip Extras

A field trip with STEM content customized to your learners’ ages and curriculum! Add a Learning Safari Guided Tour or a popular STEM Investigations Classroom Program to your field trip registration and let our trained Zoo educators take your students on an educational journey they won’t soon forget!

Are you a preschool teacher? Check out our Wild Wonders program for preschool groups. Add this program on to your scheduled field trip to create an incredible learning experience for your young ones!

 

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School Lunch Picnic Area Inside The Zoo

If you are planning to bring lunches with you, you will need to register for a time to use our designated outdoor picnic area. Lunches will be collected from your group on entry and delivered to the school lunch area for use during your registered time.

Lunch reservations go quickly, so be sure to sign up for your field trip and add a lunch reservation early!

Sponsored Field Trip Admissions

If your school is in Indiana and classified as Title 1, you may be able to participate in the Sponsored Field Trip Admissions program. Each school year, the Indianapolis Zoo distributes a limited number of free student field trip admission tickets thanks to generous individual and corporate sponsorships.

Who is eligible?

    • Any Title 1 School in the State of Indiana.
    • Must be a field trip group of 15 or more Pre-K – 12th grade students. (can be multiple grade levels and classes)

How many tickets can be redeemed?

    • Each field trip can receive up to 50 free student tickets for their class.
    • Multiple teachers from the same school can apply. Tickets are distributed on a first come, first served basis.

When can the tickets be used?

• Tickets can be redeemed for any field trip in the Fall semester (Aug. 3 – Nov. 20). and between Jan. 4 and March 26 of the Spring semester (Monday – Friday only).

If your school qualifies for sponsored admissions, you may apply for them using the link below. Upon acceptance, you will be notified via email and given a code to use when registering for your field trip. You will receive a survey after your field trip that must be completed to maintain eligibility for sponsored tickets in the future.

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