Santa Barbara Natural History Museum Exploration- Heartland Charter School

Registration window March 24, 10:00 a.m. -April 6, 7:00 p.m.

There is something for all ages in this self-guided exploration of the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum.

The Mission Creek Campus has plenty to explore! See the egg collections that started it all in Bird Hall, learn about what impacts our local ecosystem in the Santa Barbara Gallery, and check out the basket-weaving work of the Chumash Tribe in Chumash Hall. 

If you need a place to get your wiggles out, head to the Museum Backyard to play in the creek and visit our live raptors, or outrun the dinosaurs in the Prehistoric Forest! Our campus has offerings for all age groups and interests.

*The Astronomy Show at the Gladwin Planetarium at 1:30 is not included in our group booking.

Ticket cost:

• Children/students ages 2-17 $13.00
• Children age 0-1 FREE
• Anyone who is age 18+ $15.00

Heartland events are designed for families to attend together. Students need to be accompanied by an adult chaperone. If your student will be attending with another family, please email the field trip host to let them know once you complete your registration. Chaperones must be the legal parent or 25 years and older. All chaperones must be healthy, ethical people with the skills to be responsible adult chaperones.

**To ensure the health and safety of all attendees, please do not attend a field trip or event if you, your student(s), or anyone in your household is ill or showing possible signs of illness.**

Please read our refund policy!

Refunds will not be given for any reason. Help us offer field trips and events to as many students as possible by only placing orders for field trips and events you are committed to attending. As a courtesy, if you are sick or unable to attend a field trip, please get in touch with the teacher who planned the event and let them know so they do not have to wait at the venue for you. * Families who are no-shows may lose access to future field trips.*

May I pay using my student's planning amount? Yes! You can pay for your student's ticket and one chaperone ticket with your student's planning amount. Reminder, only one chaperone ticket per family may be purchased using planning amounts. There are two steps to purchase tickets for field trips with your student's planning amount.

Step 1. Reserve your ticket on Ticketbud. Please select the "Student ticket paid with planning amounts through Procurify" and or "Chaperone ticket paid with planning amounts through Procurify" ticket options on Ticketbud. Complete the checkout process on Ticketbud. You will receive an email confirmation from Ticketbud once your order is complete. (If you do not receive an email please check your Spam folder.) This is the first step in reserving your tickets. Immediately after you receive confirmation from Ticketbud, you will move to step 2.

Step 2. Place an order for your tickets in Procurify. Search the name of this field trip in the Procurify catalog and complete your order just like you would for any other order. Your spot on this field trip will not be confirmed until you have placed your order in Procurify. Failure to place an order in Procurify within three days will result in removal from the attendee list and manual deduction of your funds.

What are the check-in procedures? At 11:40 am, meet under the whale skeleton near the entrance to receive your ticket. It is a self-guided field trip once you enter. Lead Teacher Jenna will be wearing a green Heartland t-shirt and photo ID lanyard.

Does this trip have any grade or age restrictions? All ages are welcome. Only one chaperone per family.

Is there on-site parking available? Free parking on-site.

Can we pack snacks or lunch for this event or field trip? Yes. Light snacks are available for sale in the Museum Store. Food and drink aren't allowed inside our indoor exhibit halls; however, you are welcome to bring food to enjoy in the open outdoor spaces here. We have tables scattered around (mostly across the creek beyond Prehistoric Forest) for picnics.

How do I contact the event organizer?

Name: Jenna Hayden

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 805.423.6274

You must have a student enrolled in Heartland Charter School in order to attend this event. We verify enrollment for all attendees.