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  • Nature Field Trips

    Reservation Request Form - 2025-2026 School Year
  • This program has a capacity of 35 students per program, with a cost of $125 per program. Only 1 program can occur each day offered. Some approved CPS and CIS of Chicago schools may receive free programs through specific referrals.

  • Program Date and Theme

  • For more information about these programs (standards, grade ranges, etc.), please visit the School Field Trips Page.

  • Your Group Details

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  • If you have an accommodation request related to a disability and have any questions, please contact us at Learning@sheddaquarium.org or 312-692-3165. We look forward to assisting you.

  • Primary Contact

    Please provide the contact information of the person making this booking.
  • Day-of-Program Contact

    Please provide contact information for the day-of contact who will attend the program. This ensures the most up-to-date schedule information is sent to the teacher/contact, chaperones and students.
  • Inclement Weather Policy

    • Safety is the first priority for our program staff and participants. If weather creates hazardous conditions and our staff cannot reach the program location, the Shedd staff facilitating the program will reach out to cancel the program, at the latest the morning of the scheduled program. We will work with you to reschedule your program.
      • In place of the Nature Field Trip, we will provide an Environmental Science: Mussels Structures and Reproduction program in your classroom at your school. During the cancelation the day prior we will help arrange this program and day-of logistics. In lieu of being outside learning about freshwater ecosystems, we’ll be in your classroom doing the same. This should help maintain curriculum connection continuity.
    • If Chicago Public Schools are closed due to weather, all scheduled programs will be canceled - regardless of school district affiliation. To find if CPS has canceled classes, please check the CPS Press Release Page and/or Chicago Area School Emergency Closings Center. The Shedd staff facilitating the program will reach out to notify you of the cancellation. We will work with you to reschedule your program if inventory exists; if not, a refund will be given.
    • If your school district closes due to inclement weather, your program will be canceled. We would appreciate a phone call or email notifying us of the closure, however we will also be checking appropriate sites for closures - Chicago Area School Emergency Closings Center and your district’s website. We will work with you to reschedule your program if inventory exists; if not, a refund will be given.
    • For outdoor programs:
      • Programs can proceed in inclement conditions if participants are well-prepared with proper clothing, the school contact agrees the conditions are ok for programming, and conditions do not fall within cancellation guidelines.
      • Cancelation guidelines account for air quality concerns, low and high temperatures, excessive wind, and precipitation. If weather creates conditions that are unsafe or not favorable for facilitation, the Shedd staff facilitating the program will reach out to cancel the program, at the latest the morning of the scheduled program. We will work with you to reschedule your program.
        • In place of the Nature Field Trip, we will provide an Environmental Science: Mussels Structures and Reproduction program in your classroom at your school. During the cancelation the day prior we will help arrange this program and day-of logistics. In lieu of being outside learning about freshwater ecosystems, we’ll be in your classroom doing the same. This should help maintain curriculum connection continuity.
  • Bus Funding Reimbursement

  • Reservation Review and Submission

    Please review your reservation request using the button below. If it is correct, please click "Submit." If it is incorrect in any way, please use the "Back to Reservation Form" button to change your responses. Your request will not be processed until it is submitted.
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