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About School Tours
The UCR Botanic Gardens is a living museum, a classroom or laboratory without walls. School groups can learn much from organized tours of the Gardens. Here is the "who, what and where" of guided school tours.
| Who |
Any group from 10 to 60 persons (or two classes), 3rd grade to adult, may schedule a tour. Include one adult for every 10 students under 18 years of age. For groups of 2nd grade and below, and groups of less than 10 people, see our self-guided tour publications. All groups of more than ten people must schedule their visit in advance. For people with mobility limitations, ask about tours of the Wheelchair Pathway. |
| What |
Docent guided school tours center around the California State Teaching Curriculum -based UCRBG "Discovery Stop Summary" booklet with adjustments for age of the group and interest. Included is general information about the Gardens, desert adaptations of plants, uses of local plants by Native Americans, the state tree and flower, herbs, and more. |
| Where |
Tour groups are met at the Gardens entrance at the scheduled time. If you arrive early, use the opportunity to peruse information pamphlets, get a drink of water and use the restrooms (the next restrooms are 20 to 30 minutes along the tour!). Most buses can turn around and drop off students near the entrance and park in the Gardens' free lot where they don't block traffic; buses may also leave campus and return to pick up the students at an appointed time. |
| When |
Guided tours are best scheduled at least one month in advance. Docents are available 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Tours last about an hour, depending on interest and questions. There is a 15 minute leeway for arrival -- if your group is 15 minutes late, the guided tour is cancelled -- so allow plenty of time for loading and traffic. Some classes like to bring a sack lunch to eat on the lawn area after the tour. Tours are scheduled on a first come/first served basis. |
| How |
Schedule a School Tour |
| Cost |
Tours are free, though donations are always welcome. A donation box is located at the entrance Gatehouse. |
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