Field Trips

General Information

Bring your K-12 students to the Aerospace Center for Excellence for an engaging experiential enrichment opportunity! A field trip to the Aerospace Center for Excellence includes 3 immersive educational programs designed for your students’ grade level. Field trips may begin as early as 9:30 am and last up to 2 ½ hours.  Free exploration of the Florida Air Museum is permitted afterwards until the museum closes at 4:00 pm.

Click here to see our K-12 Program Catalog for program descriptions and standards

	Students	Chaperones
Price	$15	$10
Minimum Number	15	2
Maximum Number	60	10

Additional Information

Registration & Payment

Four weeks’ notice is required to reserve a Field Trip.
Payment is due at the time your reservation is made through our online booking system.
Your reservation is not confirmed until you have made your payment.
You will receive a receipt with your confirmation number via email. Please be sure to check your spam folder if you don’t receive this email.

Student & Adult Count

The maximum number of students we can accommodate on any given day is 60. Students will be split into 3 squadrons of 15 – 20 students which are designated Alpha, Bravo, & Charlie squadrons.
One paid chaperone per 15 students is required.

Field Trip Times

Each field trip program lasts 45 minutes.
Schools may begin their experience as early as 9:30 am. However, 10:00 am is the typical start time.
All squadrons will rotate through each field trip program.
Program length may be reduced in the case of late arrival and/or early departure.

Lunch/Snack Options

Schools have the option to include time for a 30-minute lunch or a 15-minute snack break at the conclusion of the field trip programs. Due to the construction on the Aerospace Pavilion, we recommend you eat lunch when you return to your school.
Food is not available for purchase at our site, except for vending machines.
Groups may bring their own food and eat outdoors at Henderson Plaza.
Seating is based on a first come, first served basis. Henderson Plaza is a covered picnic table-style space that seats 48.
Coolers will be stored on the bus, which will be parked near Henderson Plaza.

Cancellations & Refunds

All cancellations made three weeks or more from the scheduled Field Trip date will receive a refund of collected monies.
Cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the Field Trip date will forfeit their refund or have the option to reschedule based upon availability of Field Trip dates.
The Aerospace Center for Excellence cannot be held responsible for missed field trips as a result of extenuating circumstances such as transportation, weather, nor any other reason outside of the control of Aerospace Center for Excellence, nor for expenses related to scheduled reservations.