Arboretum School Programs

Let Nature Be Your Classroom.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum offers hands-on, K - 6 science standards-based school programs that use plants and Nature as inspiration. Reserve a coveted spot in a seasonal, experiential and memorable school program with the Arboretum!

2023-2024 Scholarships will be available for qualifying schools, quantities are limited.


Students exploring the Bee Center gardens, photo by Richard Brine.

(Grades 1-5) Self-Guided Pollinator Activities Backpack for groups

Available daily May 8-June 2, 2023

$45/backpack rental, advance registration required.

students exploring the Arboretum, photo by Vienna Volante

Self-Guided Visits for student groups

Available Monday-Friday only
2023: April 24-Oct 31, between 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 


Buzz about Apples Plantmobile, photo by colorsandia/istock

(Grades K-2) Buzz About Apples Plantmobile

Available select dates: Sept. 18-Oct. 26, 2023

$330-$900

Fall in the Forest Field Trip at the Arboretum, photo by Vienna Volante

(Grades PreK-1) Fall in the Forest Field Trip at the Arb

Available select dates: Sept. 18-Oct. 5, 2023

Times: 9:30-10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., or 1-2:15 p.m.

$210/class

Student with an apple on an Arb Field Trip, photo IgorKisselev/shutterstock

(Grades 1-6) Apple Harvest Field Trip at the Arb

Available select dates: Sept. 18-Oct. 13, 2023

Times: 9:30-10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., or 1-2:15 p.m.

$210/class

Student with an apple on an Arb Field Trip, photo IgorKisselev/shutterstock

Homeschool Day: Apple Harvest (Grades 1-6)

Date: Friday, Sept. 29, 1-2:15 p.m.

$15 member/$18 non-member

Pumpkins field trip, photo by Vienna Volante, APS

(Grades 1-3) It’s a Pumpkin’s Life Field Trip at the Arb

Available select dates: Oct. 6-Nov. 12, 2023

Times: 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 12:15-2:15 p.m.

$210/class

Pumpkins field trip, photo by Vienna Volante, APS

Homeschool Day: It’s a Pumpkin’s Life (Grades 1 - 3)

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 12:15-2:15 p.m.

$15 member/$18 non-member

Student holding a bulb from a Field Trip in a Box

(Grades K-2) It’s a Bulb’s Life Field Trip in-a-Box

Select a 2023 ship date*:
Oct. 30 OR Nov. 27
*This kit must be completed within a month of receipt due to the perishable nature of the bulbs

$185/Box. Each box contains (30) sets of supplies, 1 for each student and teacher.

Maximum: 29 students per box.

Duration: We estimate approximately 1 to 2 hours total to complete the included activities, worksheets and videos with your class. Customize the duration by dividing the included items over several periods or days.


child with a hyacinth bulb, photo by irisha_s/Shutterstock

(Grades K-2) Bulbs and Blossoms Plantmobile

Available select dates: Nov. 2-Dec. 8, 2023

$330-$900

Green Grocery Field Trip, photo by Vianna Volante, APS

(Grades 1-3) Green Grocery Field Trip at the Arb: “Did You Eat a Plant Today?”

Available select dates: Nov. 8-Dec. 8, 2023

Times: 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 12:15-2:15 p.m.

$210/class

Green Grocery Field Trip, photo by Vianna Volante, APS

Homeschool Day: Green Grocery “Did You Eat a Plant Today?” (Grades 1-3)

Date: Friday, Dec. 8, 12:15-2:15 p.m.

$15 member/$18 non-member

Desert Plantmobile

(Grades K-2) Exploring the Desert Plantmobile

Available select dates: Jan. 22-March 20, 2024

$330-$900

Students using microscopes for Plantmobile

(Grades 1-2) Zoom in on Plants Plantmobile

Available select dates: Feb. 1-May 30, 2024

$330-$900

Plants and their Habitats Field Trip, photo by Vienna Volante, Arboretum Photographer's Society.

(Grades 2-6) Plants & Their Habitats Field Trip at the Arb

Available select dates: Feb. 1-29, 2024

Times: 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 12:15-2:15 p.m.

$210/class

Sprout Field Trip at the Arb, photo by Arb Staff

(Grades PreK-1) Sprout! Field Trip at the Arb

Available select dates: Feb 5-27, 2024

Times: 9:30-10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1-2:15 p.m.

$210/class

Plants and their Habitats Field Trip, photo by Vienna Volante, Arboretum Photographer's Society.

Homeschool Day: Plants and Their Habitats (Grades 2-6)

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 14, 12:15-2:15 p.m.

$15 member/$18 non-member

microgreens for Food Field Trip in-a-Box

(Grades 1-3) Grow it, Eat it: Roots to Shoots Field Trip in-a-Box

Select a 2024 ship date:
Monday, Feb. 26, OR Monday, March 25

$185/Box. Each box contains (30) sets of supplies, 1 for each student and teacher.

Maximum: 29 students per box.

Duration: We estimate approximately 1 to 2 hours total to complete the included activities, worksheets and videos with your class. Customize the duration by dividing the included items over several periods or days.


maple field trip at the Arb, photo by Megan Goeke

(Grades 1-6) Maple Syrup Trail: Exploration Station Field Trip at the Arb

Available select dates: March 5-22, 2024

2-hour program: 9:30-11:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. or noon-2 p.m.

$210/class

What is an exploration station field trip? Our maple exploration stations will consist of multiple structured learning stations where students actively engage in hands-on maple activities and investigations. Please note that it is possible for your group to overlap with another while working your way through the trail.


Pollinator Field Trip in a Box

(Grades K-3) Pollinators & their Habitats Field Trip in-a-Box

Select a ship date*: 
Ship April 8 OR May 6, 2024

$185/Box. Each box contains (30) sets of supplies, 1 for each student and teacher.

Maximum 29 students per box.

Duration: We estimate approximately 1 to 2 hours total to complete the included activities, worksheets and videos with your class. Customize the duration by dividing the included items over several periods or days.


Sunflower Supreme Plantmobile

(Grades K-2) Sunflower Supreme Plantmobile

Available select dates: April 9-May 31, 2024

$330-$900

Ready, Set, Grow Field Trip at the Arboretum, Photo by Ausf/Shutterstock

(Grades PreK-1) Ready, Set, Grow! Field Trip at the Arb

Available select dates April 16-May 31, 2024

Times: 9:30-10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., or 1-2:15 p.m.

$210/class.

Honey bee on purple flower

(Grades 2 - 6) Pollination Investigation Field Trip at the Arb

New Trip Offering for May 2024! (Grades 2-6)

Available select dates: MAY 2024 DATES COMING SOON!

CLICK HERE TO NOTIFY ME
when these Pollination Field Trips are open!

$210/class

Ready, Set, Grow Field Trip at the Arboretum, Photo by Ausf/Shutterstock

Homeschool Day: Ready, Set, Grow! (Grades PreK-1)

Tuesday, May 28, 1-2:15 p.m.

$15 member/$18 non-member

 

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