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Field Trip Request

Please note that groups must bring one adult chaperone for every 10 students. Contact the Education Department at 202/292-6650 if you are having trouble with this requirement.
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One chaperone for every 10 students will receive free admission. Additional chaperones over the required 1:10 chaperone ratio will be charged $16.50 each.
If you would like to add a free class to your field trip, please complete the following form.

Learning Center Classes

Teachers:When reserving classes, please note the Learning Center capacity is 36 students, or fewer depending on the class. Groups exceeding the Learning Center classroom capacity will be assigned staggered class times based on your group’s window of availability.Note: All class requests must besubmitted at least two weeks in advance.
Classes available in the Learning Center
  • Battle for the Bill of Rights (Grades 4-6)
  • Believe It or Not (Grades 6-12)
  • Choose the News* (Grades 5- 9)
  • The Civil War: From the Front Lines to the Front Pages* (Grades 4-12)
  • First Amendment and Tinker (Grades 6-12)
  • Covering a Catastrophe (Grades 8-University)
  • Front Page Frenzy* (Grades 3-6)
  • Introduction to the First Amendment (Grades 5-12)
  • Making a Change: The Civil Rights Movement and the First Amendment (Grades 7-University)
  • Media Ethics (Grades 6-University)
  • Photo Ethics (Grades 7-University)
  • The Press and the Presidency (Grades 6-University)
  • Speed of News* (Grades 3-5)
  • You Can’t Say That?! (Grades 9-University)
  • You Can’t Say That in School?! (Grades 7-University)
* -- class size maximum of 30
Class times in the Learning Center
  • 9:30 a.m.
  • 10:45 a.m.
  • 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 p.m.

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Documentary Theater Classes
For large groups: If you are bringing more than 36 students and do not want or cannot split them into multiple Learning Center class sessions, we offer some classes in the Documentary Theater. The Documentary Theater capacity is 100 students. Multiple staggered class times can be assigned to accommodate your group.
Classes available in the Documentary Theater:
  • Covering a Catastrophe (Grades 8-University)
  • Introduction to the First Amendment (Grades 5-12)
  • First Amendment and Tinker (Grades 6-12)
  • Making a Change: The Civil Rights Movement and the First Amendment (Grades 7-University)
  • Media Ethics (Grades 6-University)
  • Photo Ethics (Grades 7-University)
  • The Press and the Presidency (Grades 6-University)
  • You Can’t Say That?! (Grades 9-University)
  • You Can’t Say That in School?! (Grades 7-University)
Class times in the Documentary Theater:
  • 10 a.m.
  • 11 a.m.
  • Noon
  • 1 p.m.
  • 2 p.m.

Documentary Theater class requested:
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