Tan colored lab bench surface with multiple white trays containing electrophoresis gels with blue and purple areas of color.

Class Field Trips

Reserve a trip for students to experience hands-on labs in one of our state-of-the-art laboratory classrooms. DNALC educators and biologists are trained to deliver an exceptional learning experience to every visitor.

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Planning your trip
Fees
Lab Options
Reservation Details

Field trips are held during the academic year only, September–June. DNALC classrooms are limited to 24 or 32 students.
Teachers can access protocols and student prep materials in the field trip descriptions.
Financial assistance is available for Title 1 schools booking field trips at the DNALC NYC or Harlem DNA Lab.
All cancellations must be made in writing to dnalc@cshl.edu or by calling/emailing the booking contact on your confirmation paperwork.

We require at least 2-weeks notice for all cancellations or reservation changes, including the number of lab classrooms required.
Schools that fail to adhere to this policy will be responsible to pay the fee for each lab room that was reserved. Schools with repeated late cancellations or no-shows will not be permitted to make future bookings.

At DNALC Locations

$450 / up to 2–hour field trip
$680 / 2+ to 4–hour field trip*
$880 / 4+ to 6–hour field trip*

In-school Instruction:

$1,500 / day In-school instruction
(up to 5 periods per day for grades 5–8, tri-state area schools only)

Interested in booking in-school labs for high school or advanced classes like research? Learn more about Membership!

*For the Human Mitochondrial Sequencing and DNA Barcoding labs there is an additional $75 sequencing fee per class for all classes.
Schools with Field Trip memberships will pay a discounted rate per class for additional high school field trips not included in membership benefits.
For the DNA Models lab, there is an additional $5 fee per student.

2-hour field trips

Combine 1-hour labs or museum tours, or choose a single 2-hour lab.

1 hour hands-on labs
1 hour museum tour (Long Island and Brooklyn only)
1 hour computer lab (Mystery of Anastasia)
2 hour hands-on lab

2.5–6 hour field trips

Choose a single 2.5–6 hour lab, or combine 1-hour labs or museum tours.
Suggested 1-hour lab combinations:

CSI: Learning Center
Grades 6–9

9:30–11:30:
DNA Extraction & Mystery of Anastasia
11:30–12:00: Lunch
12:00–2:00:
DNA Fingerprint OR
Dust Away Crime

DNA Basics
Grades 5–9

9:30–11:30:
Diversity of Life (plant and animal cells) & DNA Models* (*$5 materials fee per student)
11:30–12:00: Lunch
12:00–2:00:
DNA Extraction & Mendelian Inheritance

Ötzi the Iceman
Grades 5–8
(CSH and Brooklyn only)

9:30–11:30:
Exhibit Tour & Pollen Tells a Story
11:30–12:00: Lunch
12:00–2:00:
DNA Extraction from Wheat Germ & FURensics

Lactase Persistence
Grades 6–9

9:30–11:30:
Better Milk for Cats & Mendelian Inheritance
11:30–12:00: Lunch
12:00–2:00:
Dairy Detectives

Complete a Reservation Request and we will contact you to set up a field trip. Alternatively, call to initiate a reservation; see contact information below.