Homeschool Group Booking

ADMISSION:

All homeschool field trips must be booked using our online booking system. Use the Book Online Now! button at the bottom of the page! There will be no school/youth group visit availability during the month of March. To ensure a seamless check-in process, we have implemented timed entry for school groups. Please select select the time slot that best suits your group’s arrival time. Be advised that only one group may book per time slot.

PIMA COUNTY HOMSCHOOLS

Free museum admission is given to homeschool groups located in Pima County. To receive free admission, homeschool groups must be a coalition or group with a minimum number of 10 students between the ages of 5-18 years old. Groups must also book a minimum of 7 days in advance to receive the discount. 

Students: Free
Chaperones within Ratio: Free
Extra Chaperones: $18.25 (Pima County Rate)

There will be no school/youth group visit availability during the month of March.

NON-PIMA COUNTY HOMESCHOOLS 

Discounted museum admission is given to homeschool groups located outside of Pima County. To receive discounted admission, homeschool groups must be a coalition or group with a minimum number of 10 students between the ages of 5-18 years old. Groups must also book a minimum of 7 days in advance to receive the discount. 

Students: $5.00
Chaperones within Ratio: $5.00
Extra Chaperones: $22.50 (Regular Admission Rates)

There will be no school/youth group visit availability during the month of March.

CHAPERONES RATIO:

• K – 3rd Grade: 1 Chaperone per 5 Students
• 4th – 12th Grade: 1 Chaperone per 10 Students

Groups will need to adhere to our minimum number of chaperones for their age group.

All chaperones responsible for a child/group of children, regardless of whether you are a parent of the child or not, must fill out and turn in a chaperone agreement form. These forms can be found at the bottom of the page. 

Any extra adult chaperones outside of the ratio set by the museum will be charged the regular admission rates.

All groups are allotted one adult outside the chaperone ratio to be the School/group organizer. This person is responsible for making sure their chaperones are successfully managing their groups and helping with behavior issues if needed. This person should also be the group contact for the museum on the day of the visit. They need to fill out a Teacher/organizer agreement found at the bottom of this page. 

Parents are considered chaperones and must be included in the chaperone ratio count.

LUNCH

Sack Lunches

• Pima Air and Space Museum does not allow outside food on museum premises, however, there is an outside picnic area in our parking lot that groups can use.
• We do not reserve this area; it is first come, first serve.
  School groups will be allowed to reenter the museum if they leave to go eat lunch in the picnic area.
• The schools are responsible for transporting their lunches to and from the picnic area.
• Pima Air and Space Museum cannot store lunches for schools.

Pre-ordered Lunch from the Flight Grill

• Groups must complete the lunch form a minimum of 5 business days prior to your visit and booking must be done via our online booking system.
• We offer a box lunch option for school groups for $7 per student lunch.
• To order boxed lunches, please email [email protected]. 

Lunch from the Flight Grill

• If your group is planning on visiting the Flight Grill but not pre-ordering meals. Please indicate that on the booking form, to help expedite your food orders.
• Please make sure you look over the Flight Grill Rules on your Teacher Agreement forms and that the chaperones understand all rules.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Due to an increase in incidents involving theft and damage to museum property, students may not bring backpacks onto museum grounds. 
• All student bags must be left on the bus; the museum will not store bags. Teachers and chaperones are allowed one bag each. Adults outside the chaperone ratio are not permitted to bring a bag and must leave them on the bus. 
• Groups need to have their booking completed a minimum of 7 days prior to their visit. If you are trying to book a visit with less than 7 days’ notice, you will not be able to book via the online booking system and the regular admission rate will apply to your group.
• Please note that we do check each school group booking and will contact you if we find any discrepancy with your booking and fees.
• Extra chaperones who are not included in the chaperone ratio do not need to pre-book. They will pay upon arrival at the museum. 
• There will be no school/youth group visit availability during the month of March.

CANCELLATION POLICY

• We have a strict 48-hour written cancellation policy. Groups who cancel a minimum of 48 hours in advance will be refunded their full admission cost. Groups that cancel less than 48 hours in advance will not be subject to a refund.
• All cancellations must be in writing via e-mail to S[email protected]. 

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING SCHOOL BOOKINGS, PLEASE E-MAIL [email protected] AND ALLOW UP TO 48 HOURS FOR RESPONSE TIME.