Free and Reduced Cost Field Trip Program
High Desert Museum is committed to providing high quality educational opportunities for students across Central Oregon and beyond. To support this effort, the Museum offers a limited number of free and reduced field trips to ensure the greatest amount of access to our self-guided and Discovery Class field trips.
The Free Field Trip Program covers up to the entire cost of admission for students, chaperones and teachers as well as the cost of transportation (based on the cost estimate provided in a school’s application). Bus and sub money is available through Nature Connect Central Oregon.
Learn more on our website about our regular field trip program here.
Who can apply for the Free and Reduced Cost Field Trip Program?
In order to apply for a Free Field Trip, you must meet all of the following criteria:
– Teachers interested in bringing their students to High Desert Museum between November-March
– Teachers at schools designated by Oregon Department of Education’s Community Eligibility Provision guidelines as 25% Community Eligibility Provisions or greater. Not sure? Check out this website here.
– Teachers at schools located in a more rural area where access to programs and services may be limited.
– Teachers at schools who have not had opportunities to work with external partners as frequently as other schools in the tri-county area.
– Teachers planning to incorporate content from the field trip visit into their classroom learning.
How will you select from the applicants?
– Our Education and Engagement Team will select from the applicants based on a rubric prioritizing schools that are most distant from resources and have demonstrated the most need through Oregon Department of Education measures.
– The rubric also includes calculations to ensure the highest number of students are served with the amount allocated to the fund.
Use the form below to apply!
Applications close late October. We will reopen the applications for a second round in December. Selected applicants will need their administrators to review and sign the Free and Reduced Field Trip Program agreement.
Questions? Contact classes@highdesertmuseum.org.