Coyote Point Museum is a popular field trip destination for school and organized groups. Interactive exhibits, beautiful gardens, amazing live animal habitats, and high-quality educational programs are just a few of the features that attracted over 300 school and organized groups last year. There are many ways to structure your trip and even a few options for having us come to you!

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Lesson Formats and Program Structure

Coyote Point Museum offers a variety of environmental art and science lessons conducted using our unique educational approach, supporting the California Science and Art Content Standards, and in three different lesson formats to meet your group’s timing needs.

*Exploration -- 30 minutes

This format uses small group sizes for greater interaction, more instructor-to-student attention, and a more enriching learning experience. This structure is best if you and your students prefer basic coverage of a topic and shorter, concentrated classes.

**Inquiry & Investigation -- 45-60 minutes

A Museum educator provides a group introduction and discussion about the topic, observation and/or experimentation, a wrap-up and a conclusion. The longer lesson time and small group size provide plenty of opportunities for investigation of your topic.

***Discovery Adventure -- 1.5-2 hours

These lessons are led by at least two Museum educators. Students work both inside and outside the museum to engage in a multi-faceted learning experience. The length of this class and the additional educators provide students with more opportunities to make connections and draw conclusions using the information they learn. This structure is ideal for older students and/or a class that wants to investigate a topic in depth.

School Days

Schools bringing multiple classes of the same grade and wanting to add educational lessons to their visit can set up a special day for the school group. Museum educators can work with school or group leaders to create an educational experience using any or all of the above lesson structures. We will also schedule opportunities to visit the wildlife habitats, exhibits, and gardens. Plan on at least a 4-hour visit to the Museum. School Days must be scheduled at least two months in advance to ensure availability.

We Can Come to You!

Many of our lessons are able to travel to your school or group site. After the lesson description, look for the label, “This program can travel to your site!” Coyote Point Museum educators will travel to locations within San Mateo County to bring our effective educational philosophy to you. All lessons at your site are done in the Inquiry & Investigation format. Some classes may have certain space requirements, and if you have more than 20 students for pre-school - 2nd grade or 30 students for 3rd grade and above, multiple class sessions may need to be scheduled.