Build a Field Trip that
is an Adventure

Grades: PK-1
Days: Tuesday-Friday
Times: Programs must begin between 9 am - 11 am
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $8 per child
Number of Students: Minimum 20 students, Maximum 75 students, Maximum Chaperones: 1 to every 5 students

Bring your students to Hammock Hollow Children’s Garden where our educators will engage them in a variety of fun activities as they learn, explore, and create. Discovery and Nature Play adventures include one hour of free nature play with extra-staffed activities in Hammock Hollow and a one hour round trip through the Gardens to the Singing Tower to feed the koi.

CHOOSE THE FOCUS OF YOUR DISCOVERY AND NATURE PLAY ADVENTURE:

• Bok Tower Gardens Explorer
  • Standards: HE.K.R.1.2, HE.K.R.1.3, HE.K.R.1.4, HE.K.R.2.2, HE.K.R.2.4, HE.K.R.2.5, HE.K.R.3.2, HE.K.R.4.2, HE.K.R.4.3, HE.1.R.1.2, HE.1.R.1.3, HE.1.R.1.4, HE.1.R.1.5, HE.1.R.2.1, HE.1.R.2.3, HE.1.R.2.5, HE.1.R.2.6, HE.1.R.3.2, HE.1.R.4.1, HE.1.R.4.2
• Insects Up Close
  • Standards: SC.K.L.14.3, SC.K.N.1.1, SC.K.N.1.2, SC.K.N.1.5, SC.1.E.5.3, SC.1.E.6.1, SC.1.L.14.1, SC.1.L.17.1, 
• Splash! Grant Freshwater Education
  • Standards: SC.K.L.14.3, SC.K.N.1.1, SC.K.N.1.2, SC.K.N.1.3, SC.K.N.1.5, SC.1.E.6.1, SC.1.E.6.2, SC.1.L.17.1, SC.1.N.1.3, SC.1.N.1.1, SC.1.N.1.2
• Building Character
  • Standards: HE.K.B.4.1, HE.K.B.4.2,  HE.K.B.5, HE.K.P.7.1, SC.K.L.14.1, HE.1.C.1.2, HE.1.C.2.2, HE.1.B.4.1, HE.1.B.4.2

Hammock Hollow has fountains and a water pump, so your students will get wet if you let them!

Grades: 2-5
Days: Tuesday-Friday
Times: Programs must begin between 9 am and 11 am
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $8 per child
Number of Students: Minimum 20 students, Maximum 75 students, Maximum Chaperones: 1 to every 5 students

Bok Tower Gardens is home to a myriad of insect species; beautiful butterflies, busy bees, and lovely ladybugs, just to name a few. Students will have fun on this adventure, digging through compost, hunting for insects in their habitat, and learning about insect life cycles. They will explore the relationship between insect pollinators and plants, and begin to understand our dependence on insect pollinators for our food.

 See the Discovery and Nature Play field trip option for kindergarten and 1^st grade students. 

Standards:
: SC.2.L.16.1, SC.2.L.17.1, SC.2.L.17.2, SC.2.E.6.2, SC.2.N.1.1, SC.2.N.1.2, SC.2.N.1.5, SC.3.L.14.1, SC.3.N.1.1, SC.3.N.1.2, SC.3.N.1.3, SC.3.N.3.1, SC.4.L.16.1, SC.4.L.16.4, SC.4.L.17.2, SC.4.L.17.3, SC.4.L.17.4, SC.4.E.6.5, SC.4.N.1.1, SC.4.N.1.2, SC.4.N.1.6, SC.4.N.3.1, SC.5.L.14.2, SC.5.L.17.1

Grades: 2-12
Days: Tuesday-Friday
Times: Programs must begin between 9 am and 11 am
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $8 per child
Number of Students: Minimum 20 students, Maximum 75 students, Maximum Chaperones: 1 to every 5 students

Students will learn teamwork, communication, and courtesy as they work together to solve challenges during this nature-based teambuilding program. Activities and cooperative games encourage everyone to work to get to know each other, appreciate the differences in people, create positive relationships, practice leadership skills, understand group dynamics, and laugh together. And, your students will learn how teamwork was crucial in building the Tower as they feed the koi.

See the Discovery and Nature Play field trip option for kindergarten and 1^st grade students.  

Standards: HE.2.C.1.2, HE.2.B.4.1, HE.2.PHC.1.5, HE.3.B.4.1, HE.3.B.4.3, HE.3.B.4.4, HE.3.P.7.1, HE.3.P.8.1, HE.4.C.1.2, HE.4.B.4.1, HE.4.B.4.3, HE.5.C.1.2, HE.5.B.4.1, HE.5.B.4.3, HE.6.C.1.2, HE.6.C.2.9, HE.6.B.4.1, HE.6.B.4.3, HE.6.B.5.4, HE.7.C.1.2, HE.7.C.2.9, HE.7.B.4.1, HE.7.B.5.4, HE.8.C.1.2, HE.8.B.4.1, HE.8.B.5.4, HE.912.C.1.2, HE.912.C.2.9, HE.912.B.4.1, HE.912.B.4.3, HE.912.B.4.4, HE.912.B.5.1, HE.912.B.5.4

Grades: 6-12 & Transition Programs
Days: Tuesday-Friday
Times: Programs must begin between 9 am and 11 am
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $8 per child
Number of Students: Minimum 20 students, Maximum 75 students, Maximum Chaperones: 1 to every 5 students

Bring your students to beautiful Bok Tower Gardens for their next community-based instruction field trip. Community-based learning demonstrates to middle school, high school and transition students with learning or developmental disabilities, the valuable skills for employment.

Your students will learn firsthand from Bok Tower employees what it takes to keep the Gardens running smoothly, from the Café to the Gift Shop to the Visitor Center. Walking to the Singing Tower to feed the koi, viewing our short video about Bok Tower Gardens’ history, and visiting our museum is included in this adventure.  We would love to be a part of your students’ community experiences!

Grades: 2-5
Days: Tuesday-Friday
Times: Programs must begin betweeen 9 am and 11 am
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $8 per child
Number of Students: Minimum 20 students, Maximum 75 students, Chaperones: 1 to every 5 students

Bok Tower Gardens is an approved freshwater education field trip site for the Splash! Grant program administered by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Your students will explore sources of freshwater in the Garden during a water walk, learn about freshwater animals, and dip net in El Retiro Pond to learn about a pond ecosystem.

See the Discovery and Nature Play field trip option for kindergarten and 1^st grade students. 

Standards:
SC.2.L.17.1, SC.2.L.17.2, SC.2.P.8.4, SC.2.E.7.3, SC.2.N.1.1, SC.2.N.1.2, SC.3.P.9.1, SC.3.N.1.1, SC.3.N.1.2, SC.3.N.1.3, SC.3.N.3.2, SC.3.N.3.3, SC.4.E.6.3, SC.4.E.6.6, SC.4.N.1.1, SC.4.N.1.2, SC.4.N.1.6, SC.4.N.3.1, SC.5.E.7.1, SC.5.E.7.2

Bok Tower Gardens Explorer

Grades: 2-5

Days: Tuesday-Friday

Times: Programs must begin between 9am and 11am

Duration: 2 hours

Cost: $8 per student

Number of Students: minimum 20, maximum 75

Number of Chaperones: maximum 1 to every 5 students

The Bok Tower Gardens Explorer field trip, inspired by Florida's new Resiliency standards launching in the 2024-25 school year, offers students a unique opportunity to engage in hands-on activities that emphasize the four pillars of resiliency: Character, Personal Responsibility, Mentorship & Citizenship, and Critical Thinking & Problem Solving.

Surrounded by the natural beauty and diverse ecosystems of Bok Tower Gardens, students will explore these important values while developing a deeper connection to themselves and the environment. See the Discovery and Nature Play option for kindergarten and 1^st grade students. There is also a Self-Guided edition of this field trip!