School Trips
Engage children and encourage budding environmentalism with a field trip to the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Thanks to our manicured gardens, specially curated attractions, and tailored programs, you can bring lessons from their textbook to life, and inspire endless curiosity. We offer in-person and virtual visits, programs and self-guided tours, and have appropriate topics for elementary through high school students.
Featured Trips
All School Trips to Cleveland Botanical Garden
Grades PK-1
Is it Alive?
$10 per student
How do we know that orchids, butterflies, and tortoises are alive? We’ll discuss the traits and needs of living things
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Grades PK-2
Plants and Me
$10 per student
Plants are all around us – we see them in parks and gardens, dotted along walkways and parking lots, and even on our plates! Over the course of this program,…
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All Ages
Leaf Trail Self-Guided Tour
$8 per student
Turn a walk through the Garden into a fall adventure as students discover, compare, and collect clues from leaves of all shapes and sizes.
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Grades PK-3
Butterflies in the Garden
$10 per student
Guided discussions about metamorphosis help learners discover how plants play an important role in the lives of these interesting insects
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PK – 6
Power of Plants at Cleveland Botanical Garden
$13 per student
Power of Plants or “POP” is an interactive program geared towards children aged 3-12 (grades PK-6) and their adult chaperones. What do people get from plants? Show your smarts or…
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Grades PK – 8
Garden Variety Tour
$10 per student
Come experience a little bit of everything on a Garden Variety Tour!
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Grades PK-8
Sensory Tour
$10 per student
Learners will experience the gardens using their senses!
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Grades PK – 12
Self Guided Tour
$8 per student
Offered Year-round $8 per student. One adult chaperone required per 10 students (free). One adult per five students admitted free; additional adults are $8.00 per person.
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High School
Berry Biology
$10 per student
Uncover the secrets of plant genetics in Berry Biology, where students extract real DNA from strawberries and explore how genetics links cell structure, biodiversity, and exciting science careers.
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High School
Biodiversity in Your Backyard
$10 per student
Explore invasive plants’ impact on biodiversity through interactive simulations before conducting field surveys in the gardens’ collection.
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High School
Canopies Create Healthy Communities
$10 per student
Discover how trees create healthier cities and inspire careers in this hands-on, science- driven exploration of urban ecology!
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College
College Self Guided Tour
$10 per student
Offered Year-round Bring the whole class! $10 per student. Please note – if you have a special request that does not fit within the available options, please reach out.
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