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School and Community Outreach Programs

Kids and science experiment

Outreach Programs

Can't bring your group to Oxbow?  Let Oxbow come to you!

Oxbow Meadows offers in-your-school programming for one class at a time or for the whole school.

We also can take our programs to your youth groups, chuch, Girl Scouts, Scouts of America, summer camp, and more. 

These programs are 45-minutes in length, depending on the group size and activity.  See below for specific information. 

2024-2025 Field Trip and Outreach Guidebook (PDF)


In Your School Options

These programs are available for schools, homeschool groups, church groups, youth organizations, and other youth and education focused groups.

Reserve your offsite program today:

Offsite Request Form

Travel fees may apply for locations more than 60 miles round trip.

Animal Policy
Based on CDC guidelines, Oxbow Meadows does not recommend that children under 5 years of age touch reptiles or amphibians.

Child with bird craft

STEM on the Go

  • Choose from any of our field trip options. An Oxbow educator will bring a hands-on option to your classroom.
  • Group Size: Limited to 30 students (one classroom of students)
  • Length: 45 minutes
  • Cost: $150 per sesson
  • Prek programs are 30-minutes in length and $100 per session

To see all programs available for your classroom, please see guidebook. 

Assembly Programs

  • Select from our three assembly programs:
    • Reptiles on the Road
    • Reptiles with a STEM Twist
    • STEMsational Science
  • Group Size: 200 max
  • Length 45 minutes up to 1 hour
  • Cost: $150 per session

Note: Please read group size limitation and animal interactions in guidebook.  

Evening Programs at Your School

  • Themes are:
    • Live Animals
    • STEM activity
    • Live animal and STEM activity Combo (1 animal and 1 table activity)
  • Costs: $100 per hour
  • Limited Title 1 Scholarships are available each year, first come first served
    • Local schools only

Career Day

We offer the following options available to Muscogee, Harris, Lee, and Russell Counties:

  • Free Career Day with no animals.
    • Length: 30-minutes
    • Cost: Free for schools in above counties
  • Career Day with 1 animal for a maximum 30-minute presentation.
    • Cost is $30; maximum of 4 hours.
    • Length: 30-minutes
    • Max: 8 total sessions maximum for the day

 


Oxbow in the Community

Invite Oxbow Meadows to your next community event!

Offsite Program Request

Reptiles on the Road Presentation:

Guests will learn about the differences between reptiles an amphibians through an interactive presentation lead by an Oxbow educator.

  • $150 per 45-minute will include 3-4 reptiles/amphibians
  • $250 per 45-minutes will invlude 5-6 reptiles/amphibians

Festival Booth Setup:

  • $150 per hour
  • 2 live reptiles
  • bio-facts for table display
  • Hands-on activity for guests

Oxbow is able to participate in community event for no charge if the event's mission relates to Oxbow.  Please fill out the request form to see if your community event counts. 

Turtle feeding

 


Event

Other Information

Reschedule/Cancel:

  • You may reschedule your field trip (if space is available). Field trips must be canceled 2 weeks in advance.

Multiple Program Sessions

  • All programs require 10-15-minutes in-between multiple sessions.

Travel Fees (Round Trip)

  • 0-40 miles: No charge
  • 41-50 miles: $50 fee
  • 51-60 miles: $60 fee

Animal Policy
Based on CDC guidelines, Oxbow Meadows does not recommend that children under 5 years of age touch reptiles or amphibians.