Tour Times
Monday through Friday, 9:00am or 10:45am
(for groups of 40 or fewer)

Tour Fees
$4 per student; adult chaperones are free
(minimum on one chaperone for every 7 students)
There is a 10-student minimum for all group tour programs.

Field Trip Preparation
Want to make the most of your Schulz Museum experience? Our FIELD TRIP PREPARATION GUIDELINES will help you maximize the fun at our Santa Rosa complex.

Fee Assistance Available!
The Schulz Museum is committed to making its programs available to everyone. We offer full and partial fee assistance for schools and groups in need of financial aid. Fee assistance is available September through March only. Call for more information or download our FEE ASSISTANCE APPLICATION FORM (PDF file).

All programs require advance registration. Please reserve programs at least three (3) weeks in advance and have several possible dates in mind in order to make sure we can fully accommodate your needs. When you call to make reservations, please have the following information ready:

	Name of the program you are reserving (see TOUR TOPICS below)
	Preferred and alternate dates
	Desired time
	Grade or age of group
	Number of people in group
	Contact person’s name, telephone number, and mailing address

A Visit Just For You
The Charles M. Schulz Museum is dedicated to offering programs to suit visitors with special needs and to offer an enriching visit for all students. We will work to deliver a custom experience to suit your unique requirements.

You can request your reservation by 1) submitting the FIELD TRIP REGISTRATION FORM (PDF), 2) calling (707) 284-1263, OR 3) or emailing schooltours@SchulzMuseum.org.

Let the Schulz Museum bring the field trip to YOU!
The Museum offers the following two classroom experiences designed to introduce students
to cartooning, animation, and Charles Schulz.

Each classroom visit is 50-75 minutes in length, depending on class schedule.

FOR K–2ND GRADE
Peanuts on the Go
Learn about local icon Charles Schulz and Peanuts by learning how to draw Snoopy and creating several crafts to take home, including a Snoopy puppet and mask.
Supports grades K–2 Language Arts and Visual Arts content standards.

FOR 3RD–6TH GRADES
Cartooning in Your Classroom
Explore the art of cartooning and animation! Students will create a comic strip, hand-drawn animated sequence for the zoetrope, and experiment with basic stop-motion computer animation.
Supports grades 3–6 Language Arts and Visual Arts content standards.

Supports grades K–6 Language Arts and Visual Arts Content Standards.

Program Fees
$100 for one class (maximum of 35 students)
$150 for two classes ($75 per class)
$180 for three classes ($60 per class)
Plus $.50 per round trip mile traveled from the Schulz Museum

For more information or to schedule your visit, call (707) 284-1263, or email schooltours@SchulzMuseum.org.

FOR PRE-K TO 2ND GRADE FOR 2ND THROUGH 4TH GRADE FOR 3RD GRADE AND ABOVE FOR 6TH GRADE AND ABOVE NEW THIS YEAR ONLY: PEANUTS. . .NATURALLY (FOR K-5TH GRADE)

FOR PRE-K TO 2ND GRADE

Who is Snoopy?
This introduction to museums, Charles Schulz, and Peanuts is specially designed for young students. Children will enjoy a hands-on tour of the Museum and see a Peanuts animated special. They will also play drawing games and create their own cartoons.

Supports grades K-2 Language Arts and Visual Arts content standards

FOR 2ND THROUGH 4TH GRADE

Local Hero: The Story of Charles M. Schulz
Explore the life and career of Charles Schulz and his contributions to local history. Learn to draw your own cartoons and some of Schulz’s most beloved Peanuts characters.

Supports grades 2–4 Social Science and Visual Arts content standards

FOR 3RD GRADE AND ABOVE

The Art of the Story
Learn how Charles Schulz and other cartoonists use their own life experiences to develop characters and convey stories in just four cartoon panels. Explore the key elements of a story and learn to tell your own story with images in a hands-on cartoon workshop.

Supports grades 3–6 Language Arts and Visual Arts content standards

The Art of Cartooning
Cartoons make us laugh, tell stories, and comment on the world around us. Learn how cartoonists use simple lines to show complex characters and emotions. Students will tour the Museum, and create their own animation sequence and watch it come to life in our giant zoetropes.

Supports grades 3–6 Visual Arts content standards

FOR 6TH GRADE AND ABOVE

Character Creation Workshop
Discover how cartoonists and artists come up with ideas and create characters. Then develop your own characters and stories and work in small groups to bring your stories to life with stop-motion computer animation.

Supports grades 6 –12 Language Arts and Visual Arts content standards

NEW FOR 2010-2011 ONLY:
FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE

Peanuts. . .Naturally
**THROUGH JANUARY 23, 2011 ONLY **
Explore the natural world and the environment through the eyes of the Peanuts characters. Investigate some of the organisms that share our habitat like birds, trees and plants; make a water cycle bracelet to take home; learn about the human impact on the natural world, and more in this hands-on exhibit.

Supports grades K –5 Science content standards

Ice Skate at Snoopy's Home Ice
Extend your field trip! Ice skating at Snoopy’s Home Ice is available from 12–2pm for $5 per person. Chairs are available for beginners on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reserve your ice time when you reserve your tour with the Museum. To learn more about special skating sessions and lessons for groups, call the Ice Arena at (707) 546-7147 or visit the Snoopy's Home Ice web site.