How do I schedule a field trip at CML?
How will I know when my tour has been scheduled?
How do I pay for our trip(s)?
How many children can I bring?
What if we have more children than you capacity allows?
How many chaperones do I need?
Where should the bus drop us off and pick us up?
Is there bus parking nearby?
Where can my students eat?
What should we know for the day of the trip?
What kinds of projects do the field trip programs offer?
Which State Learning Standards do your field trips support?
How do I schedule request a field trip at to CML? ^top
Submit a tour request to our field trip line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Please provide the following information when submitting your request:
- Contact name & email address
- Name of school, address, phone & fax numbers
- Total number of classrooms & students
- At least two (2) tentative dates for each classroom
How will I know when my tour has been scheduled? ^top
The Museum Administrator, Christine Kelly, will contact you by phone or email to verify the details of your request. Once the details are confirmed, you will receive an invoice and other relevant materials for your visit. Your reservation will be secured once we receive payment, two weeks in advance of your scheduled trip.
How do I pay for our trip(s)? ^top
CML requests payment 2 weeks in advance of your scheduled visit. Payment can be made via cash, check, Visa or MasterCard.
How many students can I bring? ^top
Groups: 15 child minimum/30 child maximum per session
Field Trips: 30 maximum for self-guided option/60 child maximum for packages with a instructor-led session.
What if we have more children than you capacity allows ? ^top
The Museum Administrator is happy to arrange multiple tour dates/times for larger groups.
How many chaperones do I need? ^top
CML requires one adult chaperone for every five students. Groups without the necessary number of chaperones will be required to reschedule their trip, or may be denied entrance into the Museum.
Where should the bus drop us off and pick us up? ^top
Buses may unload passengers on Ann Street, in front of the Children’s Museum entrance, or on the right-hand side of the Visitors Center Bus Shed via its John Street entrance.
Is there bus parking nearby? ^top
- # 1 Ann Street Parking Garage (directly across from the Children’s Museum) - $10 fee
From Ann Street, enter the Transit Mall street; immediately on the right-hand side is the bus entrance to the garage.
- # 2 Wragg Square
Continue on Ann Street east, across Meeting Street. Immediately on the right-hand side there are spaces reserved for bus parking. Parking is free; however there are only 4 -5 slots allocated to buses.
- # 3 Concorde Street – Near the Cruise Ship Terminals
Head south on Meeting Street, take a left on Calhoun, a right onto Washington Street (one past East Bay), continue down Washington, past Hasell Street (Washington turns into Pritchard and then Concorde), you will see large industrial buildings with signs for bus tour stops.
- If your driver would like a scenic view, we recommend that he head down to the southern tip of the island and he can enjoy a view of the water and White Point Gardens.
Where can my students eat? ^top
Due to space limitations, only field trip groups during the school year who have purchased Package C may eat lunch in the Museum. There are several areas close by (Marion Square Park and Wragg Square Park) that provide a large space for school groups to eat lunch.
CML does not provide lunches for children to eat. We do have a small snack area in the Lobby of the Museum. Snacks are $.80 +tax each and drinks are $1.00 +tax each. If you are going to allow your group to purchase snacks, we suggest an all or none policy; meaning that either every child has money to purchase snacks, or none will be able to purchase snacks.
What should we know for the day of the trip?^top
We ask the chaperones to help the children remember the following Museum rules:
- Use inside voices
- Use your walking feet at all times
- Do not climb on the exhibits
- Hang up your costumes, shrimper’s gear, smocks and aprons after using them
- In the Charleston Market only choose 6 items for your cart and return those items to shelves
- In the Art Room, please use our materials with respect
- Stay out of the Toddler Room
What kinds of projects do the firld trip programs? ^top
Our exhibits are filled with fun, hands-on games and learning activities for children and adults to experience. Depending on the theme of their tour, groups that choose trip option B or C might also do projects like
- Learning how to measure, weigh, sort and classify [a shrimp catch].
- Making a marble float and a paper fish swim.
- Creating a botany book with indigenous leaves.
- Drawing a personal coat of arms.
Which State Learning Standards do your field trips support? ^top
CML’s field trip choices support State Learning Standards in Visual & Performing Arts, Science, Health & Safety, &/or Social Studies and Mathematics. Each program can also be refined to address specific topics or indicators for each grade level.
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