Options:
Guided: Engage students with Tennessee State Standards aligned activities led by Cheekwood Educators.
Self-Guided: Experience Cheekwood at your own pace using self-directed materials.
When:
Tuesday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
Group Size:
Minimum: 15
Maximum: 70
Scheduling:
Guided: Must schedule trips at least four weeks in advance.
Self-Guided: Must schedule trips at least two weeks in advance.
Cost:
| Students & Teachers | Required Chaperones | Additional Chaperones | Car Parking Fee | |
| All Schools | Free | Free + parking* | $18 + parking** | $5/car *Buses park for free |
*Members may reserve tickets using their benefits.
**These tickets must be paid for in advance with a single payment. Walk-up chaperones will pay daily admission price.
Chaperone student ratio:
Starting this year, Cheekwood will be following a policy of 1 required adult per 10 students. This required adult will enter for free but will still need to pay for parking.
Weather Policy:
Field trips are weather permitting. Education staff will be in touch at least 24 hours before a scheduled trip if a change is necessary. Field trips will be rescheduled as space permits. For weather concerns or cancellations, please email [email protected].
View the options below before submitting a School Tour Request.
Guided School Field Trips Options
Learn all about trees in Cheekwood’s Howe Garden and Carell Dogwood Trail. Explore the parts of trees, trees as
homes to animals and insects, and how trees change through the seasons.
Program Length: 45 minutes
Selected Standards: PK.ESS3.01a. ; PK.LS1.01 a.
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Students will learn all about plant parts and their function while exploring the garden.
Program Length: 45 minutes
Selected Standards: K.ETS2 ; 1.LS1
Learn about traditions, customs, and culture in the Blevins Japanese Garden. Students will learn about traditional Japanese Tea Ceremonies and make their own herbal teas. Students will also compare what they learn to their own cultural practices.
Program Length: 70 minutes
Selected Standards: Culture K.02 ; Culture 1.02 ; Culture 2.02
Discover the pollinators that call Cheekwood home and learn why they are crucial to the garden
ecosystem. Dive into learning about the parts of a plant and the roles they play, and why certain
pollinators prefer specific plants.
Program Length: 60 minutes
Selected Standards: 2.LS1, 2.LS2, 3.LS1, 3.LS4, 4.LS2
This field trip has a maximum number of 60 students since it takes place in the mansion.
Explore Cheekwood’s Arboretum collection while learning about the Emerald Ash Borer, a forest ecosystem and its food web, along with how trees communicate with one another.
Program Length: 70 minutes
Selected Standards: 4.LS2 ; 6.LS2 ; 6.ESS3
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This field trip explores economic and societal shifts that occurred during the 1920s – 1940s by encouraging students to visually analyze the art, architecture, and technology of the historic Cheekwood estate.
Program Length: 70 minutes
Selected Standards: US.31, US.34
Self-Guided School Field Trip Options
Explore the seasonal displays throughout the year! From Cheekwood in Bloom in the spring, to Harvest in the fall, this self-directed option encourages students and teachers to move through Cheekwood at their own pace.
Discover the pollinators that call Cheekwood home and learn why they are crucial to the garden
ecosystem. Dive into learning about the parts of a plant and the roles they play, and why certain
pollinators prefer specific plants.
Selected Standards: K.LS1; 1.LS1; 2.LS1 ; 3.LS1 ; 4.LS2
Have you ever wondered what animals call Cheekwood home? With this self-guided
adventure, students will explore the different animals and their ecosystems, discuss the
important equilibrium between humans and animals, and brainstorm how to maintain this
balance.
Selected Standards: 6.LS2 ; 7.LS1 ; 8.LS4
This self-guided field trip uses a mentor text to demonstrate potential uses of personification and sensory imagery in nature poetry. As students explore the gardens, they consider the real and imagined points of view of the natural objects and elements they observe on their visit before writing a nature poem of their own.
Selected Standards: 6-12.W.TTP.3
Explore the sculptures on the Ann and Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail. Students
will learn how art and nature complement one another and start to create their own
sculpture idea for the Carell Trail.
Selected Standards: HS1.VA.Cr1.A ; HS2.VA.R1.A ; HS3.VA.Cr1.A
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