Field Trips at a Rediscover Center

Take Your Next School Field Trip With Rediscover Center!

Come to Rediscover Center in Venice or Mid-City for hands-on making and tinkering! Students use real woodworking tools and explore a warehouse full of recycled materials. Field trips can accommodate up to 50 students at a time, depending on space availability.

Contact us at (310) 393-3636 or mail@rediscovercenter.org
Fill out a booking request form to start planning your visit!

Educational Standards & Program Options

All Rediscover programs are aligned with California and national standards in visual art and STEM education.

Looking for more? Extend your school's opportunities with:

  • In-school maker education curriculum
  • One-time or ongoing workshops
  • Semester-long classes and afterschool programs
  • Professional development and teacher training

Custom Field Trips

Every group is different. We’ll help you build a field trip experience that fits your goals. Explore our sample activities or contact us to design something unique.

📞 (310) 393-3636
📧 mail@rediscovercenter.org

Play & Create at School Field Trips

We have a number of common activity guides from our Pedagogy Resources for field trip workshops.
Be sure to ask about story time and an art or engineering activity based on a book.
These resources are aimed at helping children learn through making in home, school, and community settings.

Decorate Your Home for Any Holiday! Activity Guide.  January 2026. This project is inspired by The House Without Lights: A Read more
Engineer a Surprise Box Activity Guide.  October 2025. This project is inspired by Marianne the Maker, a storybook that follows a Read more
Make a Miniature Room Model Activity Guide.  March 2025. This project is inspired by Love Grows Everywhere, a storybook that illustrates Read more
Build a Fort Activity Guide.  January 2025. This project is inspired by The Little Red Fort, written by Brenda Maier Read more
Build a Sustainability Robot Activity Guide.  November 2024. Rediscover thanks Alex Wilensky, María José Urrestarazu, and Hannah Dahl for their Read more
Create a Calavera Mask Activity Guide. October 2024. Rediscover thanks Alex Wilensky, María José Urrestarazu, and Hannah Dahl for their Read more
Build a Super Twisty Slide Activity Guide. September 2024. In Progress. Rediscover thanks Alex Wilensky, María José Urrestarazu, and Hannah Read more
Create your own Superhero Identity Activity Guide. June 2024. Rediscover thanks Alex Wilensky, María José Urrestarazu, and Hannah Dahl for Read more
Make a Mini Mailbox In this activity, we will use recycled materials to create a personal mailbox. Typically, mailboxes are Read more
In this activity, you will create a pop-up card with a character or message that expresses confidence. It can be Read more
In this activity, we will explore using cylinders to create frames for binoculars to serve as viewfinders for when we're Read more
In this activity, we will explore using brads (brass fasteners) and sticks to make puppets with moving parts. 2024 is Read more
Taking inspiration from colorful Maya textiles, in this activity we will explore the art of weaving using recycled materials. Creating Read more
Mher Zorhabyan creates architectural models inspired by the skeletal structure of animals. You can do it too! Skeletons are strong Read more
This project is inspired by Bisa's Carnaval, written by Joana Pastro and illustrated by Carolina Coroa. This book tells the Read more

Schools Rediscover Has Served Include:

We’ve proudly hosted or partnered with the following schools and organizations.

La Crescenta Elementary Beverly Vista Middle Grand View Elementary
Valley View Elementary Hawthorne Elementary Meadows Elementary
Crestwood Hill Preschool El Rincon Elementary School Montebello Park Elementary
Boys and Girls Club, Mar Vista Gardens Farragut Elementary Robinson Elementary
ECF Kayne Eras School Braddock Drive Elementary Washington Elementary STEM Magnet
Turning Point School Goethe International Charter School Grant Elementary
Bel Air Preschool Overland Elementary John Adams Middle
Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse Fremont Elementary Lincoln Middle
Brawerman West Columbus Elementary School McKinley Elementary
Brentwood Muir Elementary PBL Pathway High
Canyon Crest Preschool Balboa Elementary SAMOHI (Santa Monica High School)
John Thomas Dye School Verdugo Elementary SMASH (SANTA MONICA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL HOUSE)
Wildwood School Toll Middle Will Rogers Learning Community
Wilshire Blvd. Temple Childhood Center Keppel Elementary Franklin Elementary
St Paul the Apostle School Cerritos Elementary Roosevelt Elementary

Featured Field Trip Programs

Introduction to Tool Use

This 90-120 minute workshop introduces 2nd-8th graders and their teachers to the Safety Mindset.

The Tin Forest (grades K-2)

In this program K-2 students explore the concepts of resource conservation and the power.

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