The Fleet Science Center in San Diego gives K-12 teachers who work within 200 miles of the museum a free Teacher Partner Program: unlimited individual gallery admission throughout the year, plus one free IMAX film admission. The Teacher Partner Program page says it’s open to K-12 teachers working within a 200-mile radius of the Fleet Science Center, so it’s a regional program, not a national one.
If your school sits inside that circle, you can set this up in a single visit and use it for the rest of the year, whether you’re planning a unit that needs a gallery trip or you just want somewhere to take your own kids on a weekend. If you teach college, vocational courses or homeschool, the page tells you plainly that this one isn’t yours.
How To Get The Fleet Science Center Teacher Discount
The page says to sign up at the Fleet ticket counter the next time you visit, and that the counter opens daily at 10 a.m., including holidays. Bring your contact information plus a school or union ID, or a recent pay stub. You’ll immediately receive free exhibit gallery admission and your free IMAX film voucher, which you can use the same day or save for a future visit.
The $10 membership discount works differently. To receive your $10 off a new family membership, you call the Membership Office at (619) 685-5713, Monday through Friday, and tell them you’re a Teacher Partner.
Who Counts As A Teacher
The program is for K-12 teachers working within a 200-mile radius of the Fleet Science Center. The Deals & Discounts page adds that this discount doesn’t apply to college-level, vocational or home educators. The page words the radius around where you work.
What You Get
Besides the gallery admission and the IMAX voucher, joining brings an invitation to the Fleet’s annual Open House, which the page says is held each fall and announced by email, and a complimentary subscription to the monthly Educator E-News. The newsletter starts within 30 days of your visit. The IMAX piece is one film admission, not an unlimited pass, and the gallery piece is described as individual admission, so plan on paying for anyone who comes with you.
More For Teachers At The Fleet
The same page also mentions Teacher Professional Development. If you teach at a Title I school, it says the Fleet offers Access Science Scholarships to cover field trips, and that’s separate from the Teacher Partner Program.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The page says the gallery admission runs throughout the year, but it doesn’t say whether that means a calendar year or twelve months from when you sign up, or how you renew. It doesn’t say whether the pass covers special exhibits, or what the $10 off comes to as a share of a family membership. It also doesn’t explain how it measures the 200 miles, so if your school is near the edge of the circle, ask at the ticket counter.
Q&A
Is the Fleet teacher program only for San Diego teachers?
It’s for K-12 teachers working within a 200-mile radius of the Fleet Science Center, so it reaches beyond the city but not nationwide.
What do I need to bring to sign up?
Contact information, school or union ID, or a recent pay stub, according to the program page.
Do I get the IMAX film free too?
You get one free IMAX film admission as a voucher, which you can use the same day or save for a later visit.
How do I get the family membership discount?
Call the Membership Office at (619) 685-5713, Monday through Friday, and say you’re a Teacher Partner. It’s $10 off a new family membership.
Can a homeschool parent or college instructor join?
No. The Deals & Discounts page says the discount doesn’t apply to college-level, vocational or home educators.
More Information:
The details above come from the Fleet Science Center’s own pages as they loaded when we checked, and programs change without notice. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.