Education – Scholarships and Discounted Rates
Special Discounts
Fall Field Trip Special – September and October 2010
The Magic House is offering a $3.00 admission fee for every student and accompanying adult on a reserved field trip tour during the months of September and October. Make your reservations early before this good buy sells out. (Regular field trip price is $5.75)
Fall Outreach Special – October and November 2010
Half-price for daytime outreach programs scheduled for the months of October and November. Review the many programs available by visiting Outreach Programs.
Kids Can Help – November 2010
It is better to give than to receive. During November, each student and adult who donates a can of food will receive FREE admission when visiting on a reserved Classic or Science Detectives field trip tour. All canned foods will be donated to the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
Read All About It! – November 2010
Donate a NEW READ ALOUD book for children under 5 and receive FREE admission when visiting on a A Little Bit of Magic reserved tour. One book per person is required. Books will be donated to Ready Readers, a program for young children from low-income communities. Please note: NO chapter books, textbooks, activity books, workbooks, sticker books, or coloring books can be accepted for FREE admission.
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
(FREE Teacher Workshop and Field Trip)
This October workshop is designed to assist teachers in preparing students to participate in the Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees financial literacy field trip program and provide ideas on integrating economic education into the classroom. Attendance at the FREE teacher workshop grants each teacher a FREE field trip! Find more details in Staff Development.
Sponsored by the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation.
An Evening with Ben Franklin
(FREE Teacher Workshop and Field Trip)
To celebrate the first meeting of Congress in Washington, D.C., November 17, 1800, Ben Franklin one of our most beloved founding fathers, is hosting a FREE grand soiree at The Magic House on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Ben (played by renowned actor Alan Prewitt) will share witty conversation, provocative insight into the founding of our country, a guided tour of the Star-Spangled Center and last but not least, his favorite wines and cheeses! This special event, for classroom teachers Grades K-8, will afford everyone attending a FREE civic education field trip to our Star-Spangled Center! Did you know Ben Franklin hosted the first lottery? A lottery that night will award a limited number of classrooms the opportunity for Ben himself to visit their school! Teachers should register in groups of 2 or more and attendance is limited to 100. Add yourself to the guest list by contacting the Education Department: educationinfo@magichouse.org or 314.822.8900, ext.13.
New Year Special – January 2011
Ring in the New Year at The Magic House! Schools visiting on a reserved field trip tour during January will be admitted for a special admission rate of $3 per person.
Springtime Special – May 2011
Bargains are bursting out all over during the month of May when the admission rate of A Little Bit of Magic guided tour is reduced to $4.75 per person.