NOTE: All member and nonmember tickets must be reserved in advance, and masks are now optional but recommended. Learn more about how you can join us!

We are offering an exciting lineup of in-person field trips for school, homeschool, scout and other education groups. While meeting Pennsylvania standards, these programs use botany and ecology to inspire learning. Field trips can be modified to meet the needs of individual groups, and each generally consists of a 45 minute learning session follow by a self guided tour. Science education Field Trip programs are offered in the Outdoor Garden tent for youth groups less than 120 students and include a self-guided tour.

In-person field trip admission rates and regulations are as follows:

  • Winter and spring field trip programming is offered between Jan. 5 – June 2
  • ​$7 per student
  • Includes a 45-minute field trip and self-guided tour
  • 1 adult admitted free for every 8 youth; $15 for each additional adult
  • Outdoor lunch spaces available for groups less than 120 youth
  • Phipps memberships are not transferable to youth field trip programming.

Contact 412-441-4442 ext. 3925 or edu@phipps.conservatory.org to book a field trip or for more information about programs in the new school year. 

In-Person Field Trips

Bees and Pollination

Grades 2 – 5

Dive into the hive to learn about the anatomy of bees! Did you know that bees help us grow food and help our native ecosystems to thrive? Play a game to discover the different jobs they have and explore how they pollinate plants.

In-Person Field Trips

Butterflies

Grades Pre-K – 2, 3 – 5

Moving through the lifecycle of these beautiful insects, this class will explore butterfly anatomy, metamorphosis and the fascinating ways they protect themselves in nature.

In-Person Field Trips

Habitats Game Show

Grades 3 – 5

Learn how animals and plants depend on their habitat through an interactive game!

In-Person Field Trips

Carnivorous Plants

Grades 3 – 6

This program immerses participants in the world of meat-eating plants as they observe various species, and learn how and why these carnivores eat insects, tadpoles and small fish.

Tour-Only Options

As alternatives to our more formal field trip options, we also offer docent-led and self-guided tours.

Free membership admission is not applicable and non-transferrable for group tours, field trips and certain other special events due to additional programming and expenses related to these visits. We ask that you contact our membership hotline at 412-315-0656 for more information on membership.

Field trip admission rates are available on weekdays only. Availability varies throughout the year.