**We are currently accepting field trip reservations for the 2024-25 school year.**
The Garden is happy to be part of your teaching curriculum! You can book any of the programs below by filling out the interest form at the bottom of the page.
For questions about K-12 field trips, please contact fieldtrips@ucla.edu.
Registration for our summer Nature Day Camps is now open! Click here to explore these programs for 1st-4th graders.
Self-Guided Tour
Offered Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Bring your students to explore the unique collections of the Botanical Garden with your own self-guided experience. Self-guided tours take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays anytime from 9 am to 3 pm. Please note that you MUST make a reservation to guarantee no conflicts with other schools or events happening in the Garden. Failure to make a reservation can result in being asked to leave.
Guided Garden Tour – 45 min
Suggested for grades 6th – 12th
Offered Wednesday and Fridays at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m.
Explore the wonderful world of plants on a 45-minute guided tour through the UCLA Botanical Garden. During their visit, students will hear fascinating stories about the plants and animals that call our living museum their home. You can book your guided tour Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m.
Guided Activities – 2 hours
Suggested for grades K – 5th
Offered Wednesday & Fridays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Students receive an age-appropriate garden tour and participate in two activities selected by their teachers. These field trips can only be booked for Wednesdays and Fridays (field trips start at 10 a.m. and end at noon).
The Garden can accommodate a maximum of 45 students per visit. Please note that your group must have one teacher/chaperone for every 5-10 students.
The following is a list of activities we currently offer:
Early California History: Weaving– For thousands of years, Indigenous people have been crafting baskets using traditional methods taught from generation to generation. This activity will help students better appreciate the functional importance of baskets and basket-making through a hands-on weaving activity.
Drawing from Nature: Botanical Illustration– Students create their botanical illustrations using the Garden as inspiration. At the end of this activity, students will be better able to appreciate how art plays a role in scientific discovery.
Botanical Specimens: Framing Nature– Students interact with pressed plant material collected from the Garden. Students then mount their chosen pressed plant, resembling an herbarium specimen. At the end of this activity, students will be better able to understand what a botanist is and why they study plants.
Plant Biology: Flower Dissection– Students get familiar with the anatomy of a flower through dissection. This activity allows students to be better able to identify the different anatomical parts of a plant and their functions.
Wild Adventures: Carnivorous Plant Encounter– Students get up close and personal with our carnivorous plants! By the end of this encounter, students will be better able to understand how adaptations help organisms survive.
Schedule Your Visit
**We cannot accommodate summer 2024 field trips due to our K-12 Nature Day Camps. However, we welcome self-guided tour requests, which you can submit using the form below. We will accept reservations for the 2024-25 school year starting in August.**
The Garden can accommodate a maximum of 45 students per visit. Please note that your group must have one teacher/chaperone for every 5-10 students.
For questions about K-12 field trips, please contact fieldtrips@ucla.edu.
