Escape
to a beautiful 100-acre educational resource and enjoy the wonder of the garden
as students enrich their knowledge of nature while meeting Nebraska
and Iowa academic standards. Experience soaring palms in the Marjorie K.
Daugherty Conservatory, acres of native grasses and trees in the Arboretum and
Oberman Bird Sanctuary, colorful symmetrical plantings in the Hitchcock-Kountze
Victorian Garden and so much more through our various educational
programs for you and your class to enjoy!
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trip
Special
Highlights
Wonders
of the World
·
On display in the floral display hall, January 18
through May 11, 2025
Arbor
Day Festival
·
April 22, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Goldenrod
Festival
·
September 11, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Pricing and Tour
Information
Sponsored
K-12 School Group Tours
Thanks to our generous sponsors, field trips for homeschool groups and
accredited public and private school groups with students in Kindergarten
through 12th grade are provided with free admission. School staff (1 per 10
students) are also admitted at no charge. Additional parent chaperones are
welcome to use their Lauritzen Gardens membership to attend with their child or
pay regular admission.
Sponsorship applies to groups with at least 10 students.
Bus
Reimbursement for Sponsored Field Trips
Sponsored field trip groups who qualify for bus reimbursement must request and
receive confirmation of eligibility upon booking. Participating schools must be
located in the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area, as defined by Lauritzen
Gardens. Reimbursements cannot be granted for trips in conjunction with visits
to other locations and must be submitted within 60 days of the field trip.
Pricing
for Paid Field Trip Groups
Non-sponsored field trips for groups, such as preschools, daycares, after-school
organizations, etc. receive a reduced group admission rate of $5 per student.
One staff per 10 students will be admitted at no charge; groups serving Pre-K
students can include 1 adult per 5 students. Additional parent chaperones are
welcome to use their Lauritzen Gardens membership to attend with their child or
pay regular admission. Reduced group admission applies to groups with at least 10
students.
Booking
Information
Tour options are described below and typically last 90 minutes, unless
otherwise noted. Please book your tour at least two weeks in advance.
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Tour Options
|
Tour
|
Availability
|
Recommended Groups
|
Duration
|
Description
|
|
Garden
Guided Tour
|
April-October
|
Grades
K-12
Maximum:
4 classes/100
students
|
90
minutes
|
Highlights
various outdoor garden spaces based on
seasonality
|
|
Garden
Guided Tour w/Activity
|
April-October
|
Grades
K-8
Maximum:
4 classes/100
students
|
2
hours
|
Garden
guided tour with choice of activity from
provided list
|
|
Indoor
Guided Tour w/Activity
|
October-March
Due to conservatory construction, spring 2025
visits will be in the floral display hall.
|
Grades
K-8
Maximum:
3 classes/75
students
|
90
minutes
|
Includes
a guided tour of
indoor garden spaces, and a related classroom activity based on
provided themes
|
|
Conservatory
and Garden Guided Tour
|
April-October
Not available spring/summer 2025 due to
construction.
|
Grades
K-12
Maximum:
4 classes/100
students
|
90
minutes
|
Include
a conservatory tour as well as seasonal garden spaces
|
|
Discovery
Tour
|
Year-Round
|
K-12
|
90
minutes
|
Self-guided
experience in outdoor garden spaces only
|
|
Green
Studies Tour
|
Year-Round
|
High
School & College
|
90
minutes
|
This
option is for groups studying specialized topics. Contact us for additional
details.
|
|
Seeds
of Learning
Program
|
Year-Round
|
Pre-School
|
60
minutes
|
Includes
an exploratory
garden or conservatory walk and hands-on activity with choice of themes
|
|
Festivals
|
April
(Arbor Day)
September
(Goldenrod)
|
K-5
|
90
minutes
|
These
special events feature area organizations with hands-on activities related to
the festival theme.
|
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For
more information, please contact the Lauritzen Gardens Education Department at
(402) 346-4002, ext. 253 or e.heckeroth-brown@omahabotanicalgardens.org.
