Middle School
We offer different types of field trips, including in-person Classroom Programs, Virtual Field Trips, Build Your Own Programs, Outreach and self-led Scavenger Hunts. Find the one that fits your needs!
Classroom Programs
Bring your students to the New York Aquarium and have one of our talented educators lead your class through a wild experience! Programs are designed to meet appropriate learning standards in a way everyone is sure to enjoy. You'll explore marine life up close, meet an ocean invertebrate, and engage in hands-on learning and fun.
Classroom Program | 6th - 8th
Discover why fish are among the most successful and diverse animals on earth! We’ll focus on physical adaptations of local species found right here in New York, from sharks to sea robins! Through exploring the Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit, students will create their own fish to be the perfect New York aquatic resident!
Peak Price March-August: $200/class; Off Peak Price Sept-Feb: $175/class
Classroom Program | 6th - 8th
Discover the connection between form and function through a guided, collaborative squid dissection. Students will get a hands-on anatomy experience learning about squids. Students will use the scientific process, scientific tools, and use their curiosity to guide their exploration.
Price: $350
Build Your Own Classroom Program
Don't see what you're looking for? Let us know what you're learning about and have one of our talented educators work with you to create a custom virtual experience for you and your students! All programs will include a virtual animal encounter and content that corresponds to your curriculum. This program must be booked one month prior to the requested date.
Classroom Program | Grades PreK-12
Don't see what you're looking for? Let us know what you're learning about and have one of our talented educators work with you to create a custom virtual experience for you and your students! All programs will include a virtual animal encounter and content that corresponds to your curriculum. This program must be booked one month prior to the requested date.
Price: $300/class
Virtual Program | Grades PreK-12
Don't see what you're looking for? Let us know what you're learning about and have one of our talented educators work with you to create a custom virtual experience for you and your students! All programs will include a virtual animal encounter and content that corresponds to your curriculum. This program must be booked one month prior to the requested date.
Price: $200/class
Virtual Programs
Join us virtually at the New York Aquarium and have one of our talented educators lead your class through a wild experience. Programs are designed to meet appropriate learning standards in a way everyone is sure to enjoy, exploring sea life up close, meeting an ocean invertebrate, and exploring nature from the comfort of your classroom!
Virtual Program | Grades 6th-8th
Your students will gain hands-on experience in the scientific method as a WCS educator guides them through a virtual visit to the NY Aquarium exhibits to study animal behavior. They will also review the characteristics of marine mammals, explore related biofacts and meet a live animal!
Price: $125/class
Outreach & Scavenger Hunts
Bring the New York Aquarium to you with our outreach programs or explore with class on a self- guided scavenger hunt! Click below to learn more.