Educator Open House

Welcome back to NHMLA, educators!

Join us September 16th, 2023 from 9 am–12 pm for our Educator Open House at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. You'll hear about our School Programs offerings for the 2023–2024 school year, enter to win some fabulous prizes, including a bus scholarship for a trip to the Museum, and enjoy table displays inside the Museum. Learn from a  Museum Educator about the L.A. Underwater exhibit, hear about our Mobile Museum Experiences for LAUSD schools, learn about our new Scanning Electron Microscope exhibit with a demonstration by a Museum curator, and take home resources for your next field trip! Lastly, we'll be offering free tickets to one of our add-on programs, Dinosaur Encounters, while supplies last! Can't wait to see you there!

 Prior registration is required for this event and is for educators 18+ only. Tickets will not be available at the door. 

EDUCATOR OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE

8:30 am–9 am: Breakfast and Networking  | Lower Otis Booth Pavilion | Sitting and Standing

• Check in with museum staff before entering

• Enjoy complimentary continental breakfast and mingle with other educators

• Enter the raffle

9 am–10 am: School Programs Presentation | Lower Otis Booth Pavilion | Sitting and Standing

• Meet NHM’s School Programs team 

• Hear about everything being offered to students and teachers this school year

• Learn how to book a field trip with us

10 am - 10:10 am: Break

10:10 am - 10:30 am: Activity! | Lower Otis Booth Pavilion | Sitting and Standing

• Get to Know Your Educator Community ‘BINGO’ 

• Last chance to submit for the raffle!

10:30 am–10:45 am: Raffle | Lower Otis Booth Pavilion | Sitting and Standing

•  Your chance to win some fabulous prizes, including a bus scholarship for a trip to the Museum, resources for your classroom and more!

11 am–12 pm: Table Displays | Grand Foyer | Standing and Walking 

• Learn from a  Museum Educator about the L.A. Underwater exhibit

• Hear about our Mobile Museum Experiences for LAUSD schools

• Talk with a Docent to learn about fascinating museum content

• Chat with School Programs and Alumni of our Teacher Advisory Council 

11:30 am - 11:45 am: Dinosaur Encounters |  North American Mammal Hall (2nd Floor)  | Standing 

*Advanced tickets required and provided first come first served at check-in 

• Fun, educational, and interactive, Dinosaur Encounters performances feature NHM's life-size dinosaur puppets. Explore topics on dinosaur behavior, extinction, adaptation, and the relationship between birds and dinosaurs.

11:30 am–12 pm: SEM Demonstration | SEM Exhibit (located in the Gem and Mineral Hall)  | Standing and Walking 

• Learn about our new Scanning Electron Microscope exhibit with a demonstration by museum curator Kirk Fitzhugh

12 pm:  Event Concludes

• The open house is over but the fun doesn't have to be! Your Sticker acts as a museum ticket for the rest of the day!