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Campus Tours

Explore UCLA’s historic campus, tradition of academic excellence, vibrant student body and vast array of resources and opportunities. Whether you are able to visit us in person or virtually, we have several options available to help you create the experience that best suits your needs. Come see for yourself; there...

Weather Tour

If you are a teacher, K-12, we offer tours of our Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) Department. Our AOS professor and director of meteorology, Dr. Janine A. Baijnath-Rodino, will present the instrumentation and methods behind meteorology and weather forecasting, explaining weather and climate terminologies, talk about careers in meteorology, and...

The Riordan Scholars Program

A program for 10th-12th grade students attending high school in Los Angeles, the Riordan Scholars Program aims to encourage students, through a specialized curriculum and mentorship, to consider careers in business and prepare them to be admissible to top universities. It is an in-person eight-session program at UCLA Andersen School...

UCLA Planetarium

The UCLA Planetarium offers planetarium shows, telescope shows and other astronomical activies free of charge to school and educational groups.

On Campus Housing Walking Tour

Want to take a tour of UCLA’s on-campus housing? Then you’ve come to the right place! You can learn about the tours we offer and sign up for one online. Our tours last about 45 minutes and include a visit to at least one of our four different on-campus room types. University Apartments off-campus are not...

Gluck Fellows Music Outreach Program

Since 1996, the UCLA Gluck Fellows Music Outreach Program has been the beneficiary of a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation, which enables our finest UCLA music students to offer educational performances at over 150 schools, libraries, senior centers, and other nontraditional venues throughout Los Angeles County. Free...

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Tours

Our two hour field trips take place on Wednesdays & Fridays at 10 am. Self-guided and guided tours for K-12 can be booked for Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays between 9 am to 3 pm. For questions about K-12 field trips, please contact fieldtrips@ucla.edu.

K.A.M.P. (KIDS ART MUSEUM PROJECT)

K.A.M.P. is a unique family fundraiser that provides kids of all ages the chance to be creative with Los Angeles-based artists. Each year, local artists host hands-on art workshops throughout the museum.

Institute for Planets and Exoplanets (iPLEX)

Learn about planetary science and our place int the universe through hands-on demonstrations, workshops, lab tours, and talks by planetary scientists. The program is designed to bring the exciting world of planetary research to the local community and to help educate the next generation of UCLA planetary scientists. Instagram: @UCLAiPLEX...

Interaxon

To create and foster interest, excitement, and curiosity about the brain. We travel to elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in disadvantaged areas of Los Angeles to work with students at schools receiving poor funding in the sciences.

I’m Going to College

The UCLA Athletic Department invites you and your school to participate in our I’m Going to College program, where your group will have the opportunity to attend a UCLA Football, UCLA Gymnastics, UCLA Women’s Basketball, and UCLA Men’s Volleyball game this season on a complimentary basis!

Hammer Museum K-12 Tours

Tours of exhibitions at the Armand Hammer Museum offer students the opportunity to question and reflect on art, ideas, and the world through close looking, critical thinking, and dialogue in a welcoming setting. All guided and self-guided groups of 10 or more must be pre-arranged through the museum.

Hammer Museum Teacher Resources

Resources for K-12 teachers include professional development workshops and downloadable guides for engaging with art before, during, or after your visit to the museum.

Hammer Kids

Activities such as artist-led drop-in workshops, writing workshops, family-friendly movie screenings, and family experiences in the galleries offer various ways for kids and their families to experience the museum.

Geffen Playhouse

Our education and community engagement programs are uniquely designed so that students of all ages, from diverse communities of Los Angeles, may build a life-long relationship with theater arts through learning and creating. From our customized teaching artist workshops and student ticket pricing, to our carefully crafted Study Guides, our...

Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden Tours

Tours of the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden offer students the opportunity to question and reflect on art, ideas, and the world through close looking, critical thinking, and dialogue in a welcoming setting. Guided and self-guided tours of the Murphy Sculpture Garden are scheduled through the Hammer Museum.

Fowler Museum’s K-12 Guided Visits

We offer guided visits for the Fowler’s ongoing exhibition, Intersections: World Art, Local Lives. These engagements, which highlight different systems of knowledge defined by communities around the globe, past and present, support classroom learning in social studies/history, visual arts, and ethnic studies. We also offer guided visits of the museum’s...

Design for Sharing

Each year, Design for Sharing (DFS) brings thousands of young people from Los Angeles-area public schools to CAP UCLA venues for free performances and interactive and educational art-making activities during the school day. DFS programs are often a highlight of these students’ school experience, welcoming them into the joy of...