Register Online for a Field Trip

Your Contact Info

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Your School or Group Info

(Your School or Group Name should be descriptive enough so that we can distinguish it from other groups visiting the Academy.)

Visiting Dates (mm/dd/yyyy)

(Basic + Butterflies! is required if you want to visit our live butterfly exhibit.)

(Please schedule by 15 minute increments(e.g., 10 am, 10:15 am, 10:30 am, etc.) When deciding on your activities, please allow 30 minutes for lunch and at least 60 minutes for free time to explore Dinosaur Hall, Science at the Academy, and the dioramas of North America, Asia, and Africa Halls.

Reservations for Lunchroom and Naturalist Shows

Lunchroom reservations are for 30 minutes.

Call 215-405-1544 if you wish to order lunch packages, but wait until after you've registered and recieved confirmation of the visit date and time for your lunch.

Naturalist Shows are presented in the Auditorium run for 20 minutes. Naturalist Shows are presented at 2:30 pm on weekdays, and 11:00 am and 2:30 pm on weekends, holidays, and during the summer. Topics for the Naturalist Shows vary.

Reservations for Hands-on Gallery Programs


($40 for 10-30 students or $75 for 31-60 students)


($30 for 10-30 students or $55 for 31-60 students)

Discovery Lessons Reservations

Please note that Discovery Lessons can be booked Tuesdays through Fridays.

Grades Pre-K–2

(grades K–2)

(35 minutes per session, 30 students maximum, $75 per lesson)

Grades 3–6

(35 minutes per session, 30 students maximum, $75 per lesson)

Grades 7–9

(90 minutes per session, 35 students maximum, $120 per lesson)

Grades 10–12

(90 minutes per session, 35 students maximum, $120 per lesson)

Once your reservation request is submitted, it will be scheduled by the registration staff and a confirmation will be mailed. We will email you only if there is a conflict with your request.

Thank you.