Field trip behavior contract

About the behavior contract

The behavior contract outlines behavior expectations for you, your students and chaperones while on your field trip. Please review it and sign the bottom of the page to indicate that you agree to enforce these behaviors with your students and chaperones.

You must bring a signed copy with you for admission to the Aquarium.

Behavior expectations for field trips

To make sure that all visitors have a great time at the Aquarium, it is important that teachers, students and chaperones abide by these behavior expectations:

• Arrive at your scheduled time. If you arrive 10 minutes past your scheduled arrival time, your program is subject to cancellation.
• Stay with your group. Students and adult chaperones must stay with their group at all times inside the Aquarium, out on the deck, in all gift and book stores, and in the picnic area.
• Be courteous and respectful of other visitors. Talk quietly and walk through the Aquarium. Do not run. Use the stairs, leaving elevators available for those who need them. For your safety, please no playing on the escalator and always face forward.
• Be respectful of the Aquarium exhibits and building. Use notebooks or clipboards to write against, instead of walls, windows or exhibit labels. Climbing on exhibits or railings is not allowed.
• Help care for the animals. At touch pool areas, touch the animals gently and always keep them underwater. Do not disturb exhibit animals by tapping on the windows. Feeding birds and wildlife is discouraged as this can be harmful to animals.
• Keep food, drinks and gum outside the Aquarium. School groups are not allowed to eat or drink in the Aquarium, on the benches in front of the Great Tide Pool or on any deck areas. Outside food is also not permitted in the cafe or restaurant.
• Wear your chaperones badge on the outside layer of your clothing on the upper half of your body.
• Please respect our Aquarium neighbors. If groups are permitted to visit merchants on Cannery Row, please make sure they are accompanied by chaperones and demonstrate appropriate behavior.