Options:
Guided: Explore Cheekwood led by Educators and Docents.
Self-Guided: Experience Cheekwood at your own pace using a curated map as well as self-led
activities that are grade level appropriate for your group.
When:
Tuesday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM, March 11 – April 12, 2024 Only
Group Size:
Minimum: 15
Maximum: 70
Cost:
Title 1 Schools
Students and teachers: Free
Chaperones (non-school employees): Free
All Other Schools
Students and teachers: Free
Chaperones (non-school employees, paid before the day of field trip: $16
Chaperones (non-school employees, paid day of field trip at the front gate): $22
Scheduling:
Guided: Must schedule trips at least four weeks in advance.
Self-Guided: Must schedule at least two weeks in advance.
Weather Policy:
Field trips are weather permitting. This includes rain, snow, and extreme temperatures.
Education staff will be in touch with scheduled schools 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].
All Field Trip options listed below are connected to Tennessee State Standards. View the
options below before submitting a School Tour Request.
Guided School Field Trips Options
Learn all about trees in Cheekwood’s Childrens Garden. 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: 60 minutes
Selected Standards: K.ETS2 ; 1.LS1
Learn about traditions, customs, and culture in the Blevins Japanese Garden. Students will compare what they learn to their own lives. Students will also participate in a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony and make their own herbal tea.
Program Length: 60 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 ; 3.LS1 ; 4.LS2
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: 60 minutes
Selected Standards: 4.LS2 ; 6.LS2 ; 6.ESS3
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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-paced 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
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 Carrell Trail.
Selected Standards: HS1.VA.Cr1.A ; HS2.VA.R1.A ; HS3.VA.Cr1.A