Schools & Educators

Children at Chesapeake Bay Touch Pool.

Explore our education offerings for schools and educators! Our team has a sea of science and nature-based programs available for students from toddler age through grade 12.

Membership admission privileges may not be used in conjunction with field trips or group visits due to associated programming costs and other expenses. Field trip or group visit activities and programming are pre-reserved. Individuals not included in a paid field trips or group reservations risk being excluded from those activities due to space limits.

Two young guests explore and take photos at the Chesapeake Bay Touch Pool.

Elementary School Programs

For toddlers through grade 5.

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Middle school students look at a water beaker held by an Aquarium educator.

Middle School Programs

For grades 6-8.

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Aquarium educator shows collected sea life to students on boat.

High School Programs

For grades 9-12.

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Boat Tour Field Trips

The Atlantic Explorer at sea.

Book a Class Boat Tour

Bring your students on a boat tour with us! We offer dolphin watching tours from spring into fall, and whale watching tours during the winter. To reserve a tour, contact Guest Services at (757) 385-3474, extension 3.

About Our Boat Tours

Grant Funding

Children look inside bin of water and small aquatic wildlife.

Apply for Access Aquarium!

Access Aquarium offers grant funding to Title I schools which, if awarded, would cover 50% of your student cost for a visit to the Virginia Aquarium or outreach program at your school. Please do not book a field trip until you are approved for grant funding if your field trip is contingent on this funding. Applications for this grant must be submitted at least 3 weeks before the desired program date.

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Have Questions?

Contact our School & Youth Programs Coordinator at (757) 385-0278 or via email.

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