The 9/11 Memorial & Museum doesn’t list a discount for individual teachers. What its field trips page does list is free on-site field trips for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut schools, subject to verification, and a price of $150 per program for schools that aren’t in those states.
If you teach eighth-grade social studies in Connecticut and you’re working out whether a class trip to lower Manhattan is possible, the free program is the thing to look at. If you’re planning a visit on your own, the museum’s free admission options for individual visitors are further down, and none of them is a teacher rate.
How To Get The 9/11 Memorial & Museum Teacher Discount
There’s no individual teacher discount to claim, so the way to save is to bring a class. The field trips page says on-site field trips are free for tri-state schools and virtual field trips are free for New York City and New Jersey schools. The groups page says the museum offers on-site and virtual field trips for grades 3 through 12 and adds that on-site trips are free for all New York, New Jersey and Connecticut schools. Both pages say the free trips are subject to verification, and the groups page adds “and availability.” Neither one says how a school is verified.
A program is up to 30 students and five chaperones, no more than 35 people in all, and the page says the museum can’t accommodate a larger group at this time. Outside the three states, that same program is $150.
To book, fill out the booking request on the field trips page. It’s a request, not a confirmation, and submissions are reviewed first come, first served. The page also says grant funding doesn’t apply to college groups. If you need to change a reservation, the Group Sales Department can be reached Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, at (212) 266-5200 or groups@911memorial.org.
The Tours Your Class Can Choose From
The page says the tours are age-appropriate and led by Education staff inside the museum. Exploring 9/11 is for grades 6 through 12: an interactive tour with an Education Specialist through artifacts and exhibitions that explain what happened on 9/11 and in its aftermath. Reflecting on 9/11, also for grades 6 through 12, asks students to consider how 9/11 continues to shape the world through themes of service and response.
For grades 3 through 5 there’s Exploring 9/11 for Young Learners, an inquiry-based tour that focuses on how people responded to the attacks and continue to remember the victims. Before the visit, the page links a brief timeline video that outlines the six key times that mark the 9/11 attacks.
What To Know Before You Go
Tickets are nonrefundable, and the page says any lateness results in a shortened program, with an extreme delay possibly meaning the program is canceled. For student workshops the page lists four rules: don’t touch objects unless an educator invites it, turn off and stow cell phones, skip photography unless an educator invites it, and stay with an educator at all times. For a general group visit, the groups page says visitors explore the museum at their own pace and an average visit takes about 90 minutes.
Educator Workshops And The Institute
Separate from field trips, the museum runs professional development for teachers. The educator professional development page says workshops are designed for educators who teach grades 3 through 12 as well as administrators, librarians and curriculum specialists, and that all workshops include free curricular materials. It also says the museum is an approved sponsor of CTLE.
If you’d like a workshop built for your own school or district, the page describes two-hour programs with a museum tour and a resource showcase on a theme you choose, with pricing tiered by group size. You can ask at schoolprograms@911memorial.org. The page also lists a week-long Institute for Educators at the museum, open to in-service and pre-service educators, administrators, curriculum specialists and school librarians working with grades 3 through 12, so check the page for the next dates.
Visiting On Your Own
The museum visit page lists admission at $24 to $36, and tickets can be bought up to six months ahead. The Discounts and Special Admissions page lists a few free options for individual visitors. On the first Sunday of each month, from 4 to 7 p.m., admission is free to those who live, work and study in the New York area, and ID is required. Free Admission Monday tickets go up on the website each Monday starting at 7 a.m. ET, first come, first served, with last entrance at 5:30 p.m.
The museum also takes part in Museums for All, which means free admission for visitors receiving SNAP benefits when they present an EBT card at the box office, limit four per person. Members enjoy unlimited free admission, and the membership page lists the Member level at $75 for free, expedited admission for one adult for one year. The discounts page also lists packages that bundle the museum with other New York attractions, and none of the offers on it is for teachers or educators.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The admission discounts, museum visit and membership pages list no teacher or educator rate, and we didn’t find a teacher ID offer on any page we read. The field trips page doesn’t say whether the teacher counts toward the five chaperones. The groups page says group bookings require a confirmed minimum of 20 participants, and the field trips page mentions no minimum, so we couldn’t tell whether the 20 applies to a class booking a free field trip. The groups page doesn’t list a per-person price for a group booking outside the free programs, and it doesn’t say how long the funding behind the free trips will last. The educator professional development page doesn’t list a dollar price for the standard workshops.
Q&A
Does the 9/11 Memorial & Museum give teachers a discount?
We couldn’t find one for individual teachers. The museum lists free on-site field trips for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut schools, subject to verification.
Who can book a free field trip?
On-site trips are free for schools in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and virtual trips are free for New York City and New Jersey schools. Grant funding doesn’t apply to college groups.
What does a field trip cost if my school is somewhere else?
The page lists $150 per program, which includes up to 30 students and five chaperones.
Which grades are the field trips for?
The groups page says grades 3 through 12, and the tours are listed for grades 3 through 5 and grades 6 through 12.
Do educators get anything for themselves?
The museum runs professional development workshops for educators who teach grades 3 through 12, and all workshops include free curricular materials.
Can I get in free on my own?
The first Sunday of each month from 4 to 7 p.m. is free for people who live, work or study in the New York area, with ID. Free Admission Monday tickets and Museums for All SNAP admission are also listed.
More Information:
The details above come from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s own field trips, groups, admission discounts and educator professional development pages as they loaded when we checked, and the free field trips are subject to verification and availability. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.
