SCHOOL YEAR 2025/26
It’s our mission to provide quality, engaging, maritime-themed learning opportunities that will excite and inspire our visiting students.
All programs are student-focused and activity-based.
Learning Lab fee: $100 per 30 youth
Fee includes admission to the Museum and Lightship Columbia for 30 students and adult chaperones (ratio 1:5)
plus program supplies and Museum educator.
Shark dissections incur an additional $150 specimen fee.
Onsite Lunch
At the time of registration, groups can request a space on-site to enjoy their lunch.
The Museum does not provide lunches for groups.
This is a request with fulfillment based on space and staff availability.
No Charge - onsite, indoors or outdoors on BMC lawn or Museum plaza
$25 (non-refundable) - outdoors at the Model Boat Pond
Lunch outside at the Warnock Model Boat Pond includes bathroom access, trash cans, stools, Museum staff person
and RC boat usage. This is a $25 non-refundable fee (including for inclement weather).
Chaperone Policy
A chaperone is defined as any adult coming with the group, including the classroom teacher.
Adult/student ratio of 1:5 applies for all 5th grade and under groups. (i.e., 30 youth require 6 adults)
Adult/Student ratio of 1:8 for all 6th - 12th grade groups. (i.e. 30 youth require 4 adults)
If you have more adults than required ratio, up to 4 additional adults may receive a discounted admission of $8 per person.
If a youth in the group requires a 1:1 aide, the aide is admitted for free and does not count toward the required ratio.
Any extra adults beyond that will be charged standard adult admission at the front gate.
Aides for students requiring one-to-one accommodation visit for free regardless of ratio.
Chaperones are expected to remain with their group for the duration of the visit to the Museum, including
the Museum Store. Chaperones are expected to guide youth through exhibits and on the grounds while also
enforcing all behavioral requirements (walking feet, inside voices, no climbing on exhibits, treat Museum staff and other patrons with respect).
Bus transportation scholarships (Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook Counties) are provided with support from
the Northwest STEM Hub and are available by application.
NOTE: When scheduling your Learning Lab for School Year 2023-2024, payment is required at time of registration by either online credit card payment or purchase order request.
Payment must be completed 7 days prior to the scheduled arrival date, or the Lab is subject to cancellation. Groups that cancel up to 5 days before their scheduled arrival date
may receive a refund; groups that cancel within 5 days of their scheduled arrival date are not guaranteed a refund.
All programs are student-focused and activity-based.
Learning Lab fee: $100 per 30 youth
Fee includes admission to the Museum and Lightship Columbia for 30 students and adult chaperones (ratio 1:5)
plus program supplies and Museum educator.
Shark dissections incur an additional $150 specimen fee.
Onsite Lunch
At the time of registration, groups can request a space on-site to enjoy their lunch.
The Museum does not provide lunches for groups.
This is a request with fulfillment based on space and staff availability.
No Charge - onsite, indoors or outdoors on BMC lawn or Museum plaza
$25 (non-refundable) - outdoors at the Model Boat Pond
Lunch outside at the Warnock Model Boat Pond includes bathroom access, trash cans, stools, Museum staff person
and RC boat usage. This is a $25 non-refundable fee (including for inclement weather).
Chaperone Policy
A chaperone is defined as any adult coming with the group, including the classroom teacher.
Adult/student ratio of 1:5 applies for all 5th grade and under groups. (i.e., 30 youth require 6 adults)
Adult/Student ratio of 1:8 for all 6th - 12th grade groups. (i.e. 30 youth require 4 adults)
If you have more adults than required ratio, up to 4 additional adults may receive a discounted admission of $8 per person.
If a youth in the group requires a 1:1 aide, the aide is admitted for free and does not count toward the required ratio.
Any extra adults beyond that will be charged standard adult admission at the front gate.
Aides for students requiring one-to-one accommodation visit for free regardless of ratio.
Chaperones are expected to remain with their group for the duration of the visit to the Museum, including
the Museum Store. Chaperones are expected to guide youth through exhibits and on the grounds while also
enforcing all behavioral requirements (walking feet, inside voices, no climbing on exhibits, treat Museum staff and other patrons with respect).
Bus transportation scholarships (Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook Counties) are provided with support from
the Northwest STEM Hub and are available by application.
NOTE: When scheduling your Learning Lab for School Year 2023-2024, payment is required at time of registration by either online credit card payment or purchase order request.
Payment must be completed 7 days prior to the scheduled arrival date, or the Lab is subject to cancellation. Groups that cancel up to 5 days before their scheduled arrival date
may receive a refund; groups that cancel within 5 days of their scheduled arrival date are not guaranteed a refund.
Your donation will support schools visiting the museum for free! This scholarship fund will cover Learning Lab fees so schools simply have to get to the museum and the rest will be free of charge. Funds will be fulfilled on a first come first serve basis from the date of request. We appreciate your assistance to remove barriers for youth across NW Oregon and SW Washington. We define a school as any gathering of students: public, private, charter, Montessori, or homeschool. If it is an organized group requesting a Learning Lab, they are eligible for these funds. (Note: Clatsop County schools receive free Learning Labs)
Shark DissectionGrade Level: 6th-12th
Duration: 60-minute session Available: October - June Gallery Connection: Brix Maritime Hall Career Connection: Shark Biologist, Marine Science +$150 specimen fee per group of 30 students Shark specimens are bycatch. Due to current challenges getting the specimens for this program, the Shark Dissection Learning Labs are CAPPED at 10 classrooms for SY 2025-26. |
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