Homeschool Days

Ocean Institute is excited to offer Homeschool Days! These special weekday events are designed for homeschool families looking for an amazing field trip!

These events resemble our weekend general admission hours, with even more educational activities! New activities will  be offered at each event, along with these standard offerings:

• Estuary Exploration: Visit our brand-new exhibit and learn all about estuaries and the amazing plants and animals that live there!
• Storytime: Join us for educational story time with some of your favorite ocean stories!

• Discovery Pool: Say hello to our sea stars, urchins, and snails in our Discovery Pool touch tank!
• Shark Touch Tank: Say hello to our horn sharks, round rays, and guitarfish in our Shark Touch tank!
• Sailor’s Life Tours: Step aboard our historic tall ship, the Spirit of Dana Point, and learn about the life of a sailor in the 1800s!
• Maritime Village: Check out our amazing artifacts and hands-on activities!
• Schooling Fish Feeding: Watch as a member of our husbandry staff feeds our schooling fish and learn about these amazing animals!
• Snake Talk: Meet one of our live snakes and learn about their habits!
• And much more!

We also offer the following activities for an additional fee:

• Whale and Marine Life Tour
• Squid Dissections
• Gold Panning

Ticket Options

Kids: $12

Adults: $11

Family Four Pack: $45

Dissection Add-on: $5

Whale-Watching Add-On: $35*

Adventure Sail Add-On: $40*

*Includes admission to Homeschool Day