Group Visits

Enjoy a day of open-ended, free-choice, child-directed play and learning for preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders. Through a self-guided tour, your group will explore, discover, immerse, imagine and connect with the natural and cultural wonders of the Bay Area as they play in our unique exhibitions.

We invite you to take a tour of the Museum and learn about the Daily Programming and Drop-in Workshops available to you on the day of your visit!  

Please review our Group Visit Policy and FAQ’s before scheduling your group reservation.

NEW! Enriched Visits

“How refreshing to see my students fully immersed in a project without a specific end goal. I have a different perspective on how each one of my students learns.” – Kindergarten Teacher 

We are now offering Enriched Visits for a more in-depth group experience.  These three-hour Enriched Visits led by our Museum Education Specialists will contain an hour of unique and fun programming focused on developing creative thinking in children through concepts including: art, science, language & literacy, and math. After the program, groups will be set-free to explore the Museum on a self-guided tour for the time remaining.

Topics include: Building & Demolition, Fairytale Storytelling Workshop, Beach Exploration and Design Challenge

***All of the Enriched Visit programming contain Common Core Standards.

Details:

Availability

• October – August 
• Tuesdays – Fridays for preschool – second grade
• 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Price
Students $9; Additional Chaperones $9
Ratio of 1 adult (admitted FREE) for every 5 students is required.

Registration
Register by phone only at (415) 339-3963.

Questions 
Please call Vanessa Macias, Group Visits Coordinator at (415) 339-3963 or email: vmacias(at)badm.org  

Self-Guided Visits

Register

Availability 

• October – August 
• Tuesdays – Fridays for preschool – second grade.
• 9:15 – 11:15 a.m. or 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 

Please note: Group visits are not available on our Free First Wednesdays: October 3, 2012, November 7, 2012, December 5, 2012, January 2, 2013, Feb 6, 2013, March 6, 2013, April 3, 2013 and May 1, 2013.

Group size

Minimum 10 students, maximum 60 students
Ratio of 1 adult (admitted FREE) for every 5 students is required.

General Pricing

Scholarship Pricing
(Scholarship visits only available October – February)

Questions? Please review our list of FAQ’s.

If you have additional questions, please contact our Group Visits Coordinator  Vanessa Macias at (415) 339-3963 or by email vmacias(at)badm.org

Scholarships

Admission scholarships are available for group visits from October through February. Find out more.

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Thank You To Our Generous Supporters

The Bay Area Discovery Museum's educational programs and outreach activities are made possible through the generosity of hundreds of local families, as well as numerous corporations and foundations.  Ongoing leadership support has been provided by:

Anonymous                                    Baker Street Foundation                    Bernard Osher Foundation

Compton Foundation                       Cow Hollow Foundation                      Dean Witter Foundation

Gap Foundation                              The Good Night Foundation                Mimi and Peter Haas Fund

Lisa and Douglas Goldman              Richard and Rhoda Goldman              The Horace W. Goldsmith
Fund                                              Fund                                                Foundation

Irene S. Scully Family Foundation    Kreitzberg Family Foundation             Koret Foundation

Thomas J. Long                              Marin Community                              Henry Mayo Newhall
Foundation                                     Foundation                                        Foundation

The San Francisco Foundation         JP Morgan Chase & Co.                    Morgan Stanley

Wells Fargo Bank