Students & Teachers

Each year, Nature Museum educators provide more contact hours of direct teaching than any other museum in the city.

We reach over 50,000 students and 1,500 teachers using living and preserved collections and the Nature Museum’s conservation work.

Through school and out-of-school time opportunities for students and teachers throughout Chicago, educators are able to make an impact on the community by building knowledge, skills, interest, and enthusiasm for STEM topics. Education programs are founded in an interactive, inquiry-based approach to connecting our audiences to local nature and science.

Remote Science on the Go

Get professional development and remote-ready curriculum to use with your students in your remote or hybrid learning plan.

Virtual Field Trip with Workshop

Take a virtual field trip to the Nature Museum and register for an interactive workshop.

Teacher Professional Development

Get access to programs, professional development (PD) workshops and other digital resources.

Out of School Time Programs

Discover ways to engage your learners with out-of-school time programming.

All Programs

Not finding what you are looking for? Access a full list of school programs here.

Online Resources

Discover the rest of our online resources including activity guides for our YouTube series, Curious By Nature.