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Group Visit FAQ to help you plan your day
How can I create the best experience for my students?
- Choose your program based on grade level, content and/or process skills
- Decide on the level of engagement from self-guided discovery to facilitated workshops
- Teachers with Educator IDs are welcome to preview (most) exhibits, galleries, and programs at no charge
How do I book a group visit?
To expedite your reservation, please have the following information ready when you call:
- The complete name and mailing address of your school, the school phone number, fax number, and your e-mail address
- Grade level of your students
- Student total, teacher total, and chaperone total
- The date and time you are interested in booking
- Specific exhibits you wish to see or any programs in which you wish to participate
- Lunch and/or Curiosity Shop reservations
How early should I make a reservation?
Make your reservation at least four (4) week s in advance.
- Reservations are recommended for groups of 10 or more and are required to receive the group rate
- You will receive your confirmation and pre-visit materials by mail, fax, or email
- If you need to cancel your visit, please call 716.896.5200 x338 to let us know as soon as possible
Anything I should know about my visit day-of?
- Take a head count of students, chaperones, and teachers as you will need that number when you check in *The balance of the payment is due on the day of your visit and can be paid by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard
- Payment for all students, teachers, and chaperones should be made by the contact person upon arrival in a single payment
- You will receive your confirmation and pre-visit materials by mail, fax, or email
- Coupons or guest passes cannot be accepted with group admissions
What about visits to Tifft Nature Preserve?
- Combination fees are available for more than one experience at either the Museum, Tifft Nature Preserve or both.
How many chaperones are needed?
- We require one adult (FREE) with every ten students
- You will receive your confirmation and pre-visit materials by mail, fax, or email
- All chaperones in excess of the 1 to 10 ratio will be required to pay the discounted adult admission of $6
What about lunch?
- Make a lunchroom reservation when you book your visit and bring your lunch
- If you are having lunch with us, make sure all students have written their names on their lunch bags and/or class lunches are stored together in a bag, bin, or box for easy location and identification
- In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint we are encouraging all of our visitors to bring reusable lunch bags and other items that do not find their way into a landfill
- Upon arrival bring your lunches into the museum where a bin will be available for storage
Make your reservation or ask a question (Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) by phone 716.896.5200 x338 or email museumreservations@sciencebuff.org
