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 Create the most memorable field trip ever! Schedule your annual field trip to ECHO now for the best available dates. It's easy!
 
Need up-to-the minute ECHO info? Contact your ECHO School Ambassador — your school's ECHO liaison and resource. If your school doesn't have an ECHO School Ambassador, consider becoming one today!

PLANNING CHECKLIST

  • Exhibits — See what’s happening!
  • Teacher's Choice Programs — Review our range of 45 min, K - 6 grade ECHO programs to see what fits your curriculum needs.
  • ECHO Encounters — Daily animal feedings, demos, movie shorts, hands-on activities, and experiments.
  • Fees and Payment — Estimate the number of students and adults to maintain 1:5 ratio, then calculate your group admission and program fees (teachers count towards your chaperone ratio).  
  • Hours of Operation - Determine your preferred field trip dates and duration. Most field trips last between 2 and 4  hours, including lunch.
  • Parking — Plan your transportation needs. Cars will be charged for parking April through October; bus parking near Perkins Pier and at Leddy Park is free.
  • Cancellation Policy — Please read this document to be sure you understand our policies.
  • Online Registration Form — Go paperless! Expedite your registration requests online.
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Once our registrar receives your online requests we will call/e-mail to confirm your field trip dates and logistics. A confirmation letter, including chaperone expectations and invoice, will then be e-mailed to you. If you have problems sending the Registration Form online, please call us at 1.877.324.6386 ext. 127 (toll-free).
 

GROUP EXPECTATIONS AND SUPPORT

Chaperones play an important role in your group's visit. In return for their help, ECHO provides complimentary admission for one chaperone per every five students. Teachers count towards your chaperone ratio. ECHO also provides a complimentary admission for your bus driver. Download ECHO's Group Expectations and Support (PDF).
 

  

 

FEES AND PAYMENT

Sorry, no other discounts apply with school field trip rates.

$6.00 Per student admission.
Free! One adult admission per five students (1:5) ratio;
teachers are counted in this ratio.
$8.50 Each additional adult
$60.00 45 Minute Teacher’s Choice Programs
— for up to 25 students each session.

Self-guided school group field trips require registration at least one week in advance of your desired arrival date; Teacher's Choice programs require at least two weeks to ensure adequate Staff are available. Reservations are secured on a first come, first serve basis. Payment must be received upon arrival. Groups must be paid in one payment. Anyone paying separately must pay the full admission price. ECHO accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, cash, and checks made out to "ECHO". Purchase orders will incur a $5 processing fee. See our cancellation policy below.
 

HOURS

Regular Hours: Year round 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve & Day.

School Groups w/ Reservations: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

  
We welcome school groups from across the Lake!

PARKING

Buses will unload in front of the information center across from ECHO and park near Perkins Pier or at Leddy Park. A map and directions for bus parking will be sent with your confirmation. Bus drivers receive complimentary admission. Schools traveling by private car pay $4.00 per car from April through October. To park in our lot, head toward the Lake on College Street, cross the railroad track, take a left onto our driveway, and park in our lot. ECHO is located at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, on Burlington’s Waterfront in Vermont. Click Here for directions.
 

CANCELLATION POLICY

Trips may be canceled and rescheduled due to weather conditions without penalty. If you are concerned about weather, please call the day before your trip. For non-weather related cancellations, schools must contact us at least 24 hours in advance of their scheduled arrival time to re-schedule, or pay a $100 no-show fee.

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