School & Education Programs
USS Hornet School Programs
The goal of each HORNET educational program is to use the unique, stimulating environment of this historic aircraft carrier to teach science and history concepts in an interesting, interactive, fun manner. Each program features a theme-based tour of the ship with hands-on activities.
We currently offer four different programs:
To book a school fieldtrip: contact the Ticketing Office at (510) 521-8448 x 282, fax a reservation form to (510) 749-3699, or mail to: School Programs, USS Hornet Museum, PO Box 460, Alameda CA 94501
Pathways to History: "41,000 Tons of Fun Field Trip"
This program expands students' horizons, develops new vocabulary and concepts, and helps them explore the ship's unusual educational environment. Participants:
- Tour the historic Navigation Bridge where the captain commanded
- Learn how aircraft were launched and recovered on the Flight Deck with its catapults and control tower
- Learn how 15 men worked together to fire the big 5-inch guns
- See historic aircraft on the Hangar Deck
- Experience how the crew lived below decks in their own “city”
- Walk on the footprints of the astronauts' first steps back on earth
- Enter the Mobile Quarantine Facility used by the Apollo 14 astronauts
- Ride the flight simulator featuring a mission that takes off and lands on the deck of a carrier
Our Pathways to History program is available at three general grade levels and is easily adjusted to create a range of activities for different skill levels (Level I: grades 1-3, Level II: grades 4-6, Level III: grades 7-12)
Download Classroom Activities
School Rates
Rates are for 15 or more students with advance reservation. (The museum requires a minimum of one adult for every eight children.) The school prices apply on weekdays during school hours.
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Tour Only |
w/ Flight SimulatorStudents |
| Students |
$4.00 |
$7.50 |
| Adult Chaperones |
$8.00 |
$11.50 |
Box Lunches available for $6.50 per person.
Information and Reservations
View the Application Form and Guidelines (includes classroom discussion topics).
Download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader from: 
To book a school fieldtrip: contact the Ticketing Office at (510) 521-8448 x 282, fax a reservation form to (510) 749-3699, or mail to: School Programs, USS Hornet Museum, PO Box 460, Alameda CA 94501
Pathways to Science: Apollo Mission
Students follow the path of the Apollo 11 and 12 astronauts as they rocket into space, explore the moon's surface, and safely return to HORNET's famous decks. Participants:
- Learn about rockets and space travel-today's children will be the 21st century space explorers
- Stand where President Nixon watched helicopter 66 land on board with the Apollo 11 astronauts
- Walk on the footprints of the astronauts' first steps back on earth
- Watch a special program on HORNET's historic recovery of the first men to walk on the moon
- Sit in the Mobile Quarantine Facility area and learn about biological barriers
- Experience the "Origins of the Universe" flight simulator ride
Our Pathways to Science program is available at three general grade levels and is easily adjusted to create a range of activities for different skill levels (Level I: grades 1-3, Level II: grades 4-6, Level III: grades 7-12)
Download Apollo Classroom Activities
School Rates
Rates are for 15 or more students with advance reservation. (The museum requires a minimum of one adult for every eight children.) The school prices apply on weekdays during school hours.
| |
Tour Only |
w/ Flight SimulatorStudents |
| Students |
$4.00 |
$7.50 |
| Adult Chaperones |
$8.00 |
$11.50 |
Box Lunches available for $6.50 per person.
Information and Reservations
View the Application Form and Guidelines (includes classroom discussion topics).
Download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader:
To book a school fieldtrip: contact the Ticketing Office at (510) 521-8448 x 282, fax a reservation form to (510) 749-3699, or mail to: School Programs, USS Hornet Museum, PO Box 460, Alameda CA 94501
Step into History: 11th Grade Curriculum
This day program based on the California Standards uses the ship as a platform for teaching various aspects of 20th century U.S. and World History in our unique venue.
Students board the ship in the morning, are provided workbooks, split into groups and rotate through 7 learning stations staffed by a Hornet Educator. Using location, artifacts, multi-media presentations, and historic film footage, students:
Learn about World War II Pacific Strategy on the Admiral’s bridge from which it was actually directed
Are given an overview of the Cold War in a pilot Ready Room where pilots of that era were briefed on their missions
Get an “insider” education on the Space Race -- 10 feet from an Apollo capsule and quarantine used by the Apollo astronauts
Subject Focus and Locations
“Cell Phone, Hybrid Car? Thank WWII” |
Engine Room and Crew’s Mess |
“One Small Step for a Man…” |
Hangar Bay 2 – Apollo Exhibit |
“Life or Death, Hide and Seek” |
Navigation Bridge |
“The Greatest Battle You’ve Never Heard Of” |
Hangar Bay 1 – TBM Avenger |
“Rise of a Superpower” |
Officer’s Wardroom |
“Overcoming Oppression” |
442nd Regiment Exhibit |
“US vs Them – A Way of Life” |
Forecastle |
Download Teacher Guide
Program Rate
Rates are for 15 or more students with three weeks advance reservation. (The museum requires a minimum of one adult for every eight students.) School prices apply on weekdays during school hours. Call for price.
Information and Reservations
To book the Step Into History educational program, contact the Education Office at (510) 521-8448 x 228.
Junior Crewmember Live-Aboard
For the ultimate history experience, bring your class on board as junior crewmembers in a fun-spirited, educational sleep-over. Youth and their chaperones:
- Sleep in restored berthing compartments of real HORNET sailors
- Enjoy dinner and breakfast in the crew's mess
- Hear sea-stories and ghost stories, watch historic movies, and play shipboard games
- Earn special souvenir patches and junior crewmember certificates
- Receive free admission to the museum and free flight simulator ride
Information and Reservations
Rates are $60 per person, with a minimum of 20 students and chaperones. For more information and reservation forms, click here or contact the Live-Aboard Department at (510) 521-8448 x 242.
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