Onsite Field Trips to the History Center
Themed Field Trips
We offer a variety of themed options for field trips to best fit your curriculum needs. Each field trip option allows for hands-on exploration of the museum, with additional activities and experiences.
Available field-trip themes:
- Highlights of the Museum (all grade levels) – A comprehensive overview of 14,000 years of Florida history, spanning a variety of content areas. Enjoy free supplemental activities.
- First Floridians (grades 2 and up) – A look at the lifeways of Florida’s indigenous people, with a focus on the Timucua and the Seminoles. Enjoy free supplemental activities.
- Breaking Barriers (grades 2 and up) – An exploration of Black history in Florida, through the stories of those who broke through barriers and inspired change. Enjoy free supplemental activities.
- Pioneer Hustle (grades 1 and up) – An overview of life as a pioneer, with a look at what it took to survive on the Florida frontier. Enjoy free supplemental activities.
- Citizens & Civics (adaptable for grades 6-12) – A look at how federalism, the Civil Rights amendments, and the three branches of government have shaped Central Florida’s history.
Onsite field trips include:
- 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. schedule, with five rotating stops
- Hands-on workshop based on selected tour theme
- Courtroom mock trial experience
- STEM challenge activities, hands-on replicas and primary sources*
- Standard-based lesson plans emailed to teacher
*Activities, exhibits, and pricing are subject to change
Cost for Field Trips:
$8 per student. One free chaperone per 10 students. $8 per additional chaperone. (Limit of four chaperones in addition to the teacher for each class.) Educators are free. Maximum: 150 students per day.
Grant funding is available for eligible Orange County public schools on a first-come, first-served basis.
Onsite Field Trips are available Monday-Friday, during the school year.
Self-Guided School Tours
Self-guided tours of the History Center allow educators and children to set the pace and guide their own experience through the museum. These tours include:
- Suggested exhibit-rotation schedules
- Teacher guides for each exhibit
- Standard-based scavenger hunt for students
Cost for Self-Guided Tours: $6 per student. One free chaperone per 10 students. $8 per additional chaperone. Educators are free. Costs are subject to change.
If you are a Home School Group interested in booking an onsite field trip, please visit Home School Field Trips.
How to Book Your Field Trip
Registration for field trips is available online. Click the link below to complete the registration form.
As a reminder, we must receive a $50 deposit one month prior to your trip date to guarantee guided tours. The balance of your field trip cost can be paid upon your arrival via cash, card, or check made payable to Historical Society of Central Florida. If you cancel less than 2 weeks before your trip, the deposit is non-refundable. The remaining balance of your field trip cost can be paid upon your arrival at the History Center.
We encourage you to respond to emailed requests for updated student and chaperone numbers so that we can provide you with an accurate balance due closer to your field trip date to prevent unnecessary overpayments. In the event of an overpayment, refunds will be issued upon written (or emailed) request. If a refund is not requested in writing, overpayments will be kept as a donation to the Historical Society of Central Florida. Please note that no refunds are issued on overpayments of $10 or less.
Grant funding is available for eligible Orange County public schools on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have questions about booking your field trip, please call the Education Department at 407-836-8533 or email Courtney Burns at Courtney.Burns2@ocfl.net.
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