CALM’s mission is to teach a respect for all living things through education, recreation, conservation and research. We will gladly assist you in teaching the state science standards to your students. The California Living Museum (CALM) is now accepting reservations for school field trips and assemblies.
Bring your group to the Zoo
We offer discounted rates to the zoo for school groups: $4.00 per child and $6.00 per adult
One adult is required for each 10 students and 1 per 5 for Kindergarten and Pre-K.
The fee includes:
~ Admission to the zoo
~ Wildlife program with the CALM staff
~ Reserved pavilion area for lunch or snack
CALM is now offering grab bags for those schools that don’t have time or availability to let their students visit the CALM gift store.
In order to save time and provide a chance for the kids to take home a piece of CALM.
CALM offers the option to purchase either a $3 or $5 grab bag for each student.
The grab bag options would include the following:
$3 Grab Bag: 1 CALM animal card, 1 CALM pencil & 2 small plastic animals
$5 Grab Bag: 3 CALM animal cards, 1 CALM pencil, 2 small plastic animals & 1 plastic snake
If your school is interested in making arrangements to have the grab bags ready on the day of your field trip, please contact Jordan at 661-872-2256 x14 or email to joreed@kern.org.
Please allow one week’s notice in order for us to have the bags ready.
For basic zoo visit, prices are $3.00 for children and $5.00 for adults.
Bring the Zoo to you
If you are unable to come to the zoo, CALM also offers a traveling education program which includes ambassador animals for your school assembly. Topics and times vary for different grade levels, but all are designed to meet the state science content standards and include four to six ambassador animals. The fee for the first assembly is $225.00 and an additional $195.00 for a second assembly following the first. There will be a $.55 per mile charge for each mile to and from the school site.
For a more intimate program for your students, CALM will bring the ambassador animals to your classroom. The fee for a classroom visit is $95.00; include a second consecutive classroom visit for a reduced fee of $85.00. There will be a $.55 per mile charge for each mile to and from the school site.
Thank you for considering CALM to enrich life science for your students.
To schedule a field trip to the zoo, contact Jordan Reed at 661-872-2256 x14 or email at joreed@kern.org
For all school assemblies please contact Don Richardson at 661-872-2428 or dorichardson@kern.org
