The Early Adventures Program
Part of Children & Families
Facial coverings and timed-entry ticket reservations continue to be required for Museum entry. See Health and Safety.
Part of Children & Families
In the Early Adventures Program, preschoolers are encouraged to use their natural curiosity to investigate the world around them. Experienced science educators work with Museum scientists and specialists to create age-appropriate learning experiences that reflect the Museum's research and collections, including zoology, Earth and planetary sciences, anthropology, and paleontology.
The Early Adventures Program's classrooms provide stimulating environments, with artifacts and specimens from the Museum's Education collection, live animal habitats, a children's science library, scientific tools, and educational materials for first-hand investigation. New state-of-the-art classrooms allow for in-depth studies and guided expeditions to destinations in the Museum such as the Hall of Biodiversity, the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, and other galleries and exhibits.
Designed for preschoolers, the Early Adventures Program meets weekly throughout the school year.
Parents, grandparents or caregivers attend class with their children, a core principle of the program based on research that shows young children attain deeper levels of understanding and richer connections to their learning when significant adults are present.
Applications are now available on this webpage.
Applications will ask parents to identify a first and second choice class, and all applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Children must turn 2 years old by October 1, 2022 in order to be eligible.
Families will be notified of their child's acceptance and class time via an enrollment package email sent in May. Please note that submitting an application does not mean that your child's seat has been confirmed.
Class Tuition: $2,900
| Mondays | Tuesdays | Thursdays | Fridays |
| EAE 1A 2 to 3 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
EAE 3A 2 to 3 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
EAE 5A 2 to 3 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
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| EAE 1B 3 to 4 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
EAE 3B 3 to 4 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
EAE 5B 3 to 4 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
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| EAE 1C 4 to 5 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
EAE 3C 4 to 5 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
EAE 5C 4 to 5 y/o 9:00–10:30 am |
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| EAE 2A 2 to 3 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
EAE 4A 2 to 3 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
EAE 6B 3 to 4 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
EAE 7B 3 to 4 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
| EAE 2B 3 to 4 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
EAE 4B 3 to 4 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
EAE 6C 4 to 5 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
EAE 7C 4 to 5 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
| EAE 2C 4 to 5 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm
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EAE 4C 4 to 5 y/o 12:30–2:00 pm |
If after registering, you find that your child will be unable to participate in the Program, please notify us in writing via email to [email protected] by Friday, August 19, 2022.
Tuition payments are non-refundable after Friday, August 19, 2022. After that date, tuition will be applied towards The Early Adventures Program's financial aid fund.
If you have questions about the Early Adventures Program, please email us at [email protected]
Please visit our Science and Nature Program website.
The health and safety of our participants and staff is the top priority. You’ll notice some important changes to the Museum, our classrooms, and health and safety measures. For more information, please visit the Health and Safety page.
Children and Family Learning at the American Museum of Natural History provides exciting science learning opportunities for young children and families through OLogy, the Discovery Room, The Science and Nature Program, and Public Programs.
Support for Children and Family Learning programming has been provided by Shaiza Rizavi and Jonathan Friedland, the Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, and Ellen K. and Lawrence R. Gross.