Homeschool Days
Homeschool Days with the St. Louis Aquarium Foundation are back for Fall & Winter 2025!
All Homeschool Day registrations include a 1-hr educational program and an Aquarium admission ticket. We will offer a guided tour to all registered attendees immediately following the educational portion. You are welcome to use your admission ticket at another time if you do not wish to join us immediately after the educational portion. For offsite programs, we will meet at a local green space for our education programming and encourage attendees to follow us back to the Aquarium for a guided tour.
Admission tickets are usable once up to 90 days post-program.
Registration is $20 a participant, adult or child. Aquarium Members will receive a 15% discount. The Member discount code will appear in the next newsletter.
If you have any questions, please email us at education@stlaquariumfoundation.org
Upcoming dates and locations:
- Dec 16th at North Riverfront Park-Community Science: Winter Bird Count
December 16, 2025
Community Science: Winter Bird Count
Location: North Riverfront Park
FLY into the end of the year with us at North Riverfront Park! Become a citizen scientist and learn about bird counts and even participate in one of your own. Discover why it’s important to gather this information, how it ties into our environment, and maybe even identify a bird! We will have a special guest joining us, Matt Barton from the St. Louis Audubon Society. Binoculars will be available, but you are encouraged to bring a pair if you have one.
FAQ’S
Offsite Days
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Educational programming will be 1:00 – 2:00 PM offsite. Attendees are encouraged to follow us back to the Aquarium to use their admission ticket for the guided tour, running around 2:30 – 4:00 PM. Specific location details will be sent to attendees in advance. Please note we will be outside for the duration of the educational program portion and to dress appropriately. We do our best to make all programs as accessible as possible but may be in places with grass, gravel, or other ground cover.
New for 2025: In our effort to empower learners of all ages to become champions for change through education and STEM, we will spend one week a month outdoors to support Community Science efforts not only in St. Louis but across the globe! What is Community Science?
We encourage all households attending our offsite programs to download the (free!) iNaturalist App, as we will be contributing data to their STL flora and fauna maps.
If you can’t make it out to one of our Community Science Homeschool Days, we encourage you to use one of the resources below to contribute to Environmental Data Collection. Whether on your own or with one of our respected partner organizations, remember you are a scientist and your knowledge, observations, and care for our planet isn't only wanted, but needed!
How much does it cost?
The $20 registration fee includes the 1-hr of educational programming and an Aquarium Admission ticket to be used either immediately after the program for the guided tour or at another time up to 90 days post-program.
What is the age limit?
Our programs are designed with multiple ages in mind and we welcome children and adults in homeschooled households.
In-house: Children under 5 are not permitted in the classroom unless in a stroller the entire program. We are happy to escort registered adults and any children under 5 up to the KidZone during the in-house class portions, and ask all household members rejoin in the lobby at 2:00pm to join us on the guided tour or retrieve your other child/ren from the classroom.
Offsite: Programs are open to all ages.
Can adults attend?
In-house: We have a limited capacity in the classroom and want to prioritize children attending the program. We ask that only 1 adult per household register, unless communicated and approved in advance by Education Manager Mel Hooper (education@stlaquariumfoundation.org).
Offsite: Adults are required and encouraged to attend – bring friends!
Do you offer drop-off options?
In-house: Yes! You are welcome to drop off your child/ren at 1:00 PM and pick them up after class at 2:00 PM, or after the tour at 3:30 PM in the Entryway Lobby. Please be aware if you are not registered you cannot enter the classroom portion or guided tour.
Offsite: We must have 1 adult per household stay with us for offsite programs.
What are the Aquarium Membership benefits for Homeschool Days?
We offer 15% discount to Homeschool Day registrations. Please be aware that if you plan to be in the classroom, you must register and will receive an admission ticket regardless of membership status (give it to a friend!). Members may take advantage of dropping their registered child/ren off for their in-house class and joining us on the tour at 2:00 PM without need of registering as an adult attendee.
What is your cancelation policy?
If you are unable to attend for any reason, you must email Education@stlaquariumfoundation.org to notify us 24 hours before the start of the program to receive a refund. If you do not email us before that time, you will be considered a no-show and are not subject to any refund.
The St. Louis Aquarium and St. Louis Aquarium Foundation reserves the right to cancel a program at our discretion. If we have to cancel, registered households may choose between selecting a new date to attend or a full refund.
If a registered attendee fails to adhere to the safety policies of the Aquarium, Union Station, or elsewhere, we reserve the right to remove them from the program without refund.
