Connect virtually with Academy educators from your home or classroom! Distance Learning livestreams bring our experts, animals, and collections to students over the internet—and all programs remain free of charge during the pandemic.
Our programs are open to all K-8 students wherever they are set up to engage in learning during the school day.
Each livestream is a lesson taught by professional educators, which is broadcast for free to YouTube. Events feature hands-on activities or kinesthetic movement that students can do while tuning in. Teachers or adult guardians must register in advance for their student(s) to participate.
Programs are designed for particular grades levels, but all are welcome to attend these free broadcasts.
To get word in your inbox when registration opens for any new programs, consider signing up for our Educator Enews.
Mission to the Moon (Grades K-2)
It's National Penguin Day! (Grades K-2)
Claude’s Hatchday (Grades 2-4)
'Tis the Season: Fit for Cold (Grades 3-5)
Spooktacular Skulls (Grades 3-5)
Helping Baby Corals Thrive (Grades 3-5)
Coral Reef Communities: Making Earth Day Every Day (Grades 3-6)
Celebrating Ecosystems: Earth Day 2024 (Grades 4-6)
Total Solar Eclipse (Grades 5-8)
Chat with a Scientist (Grades 5-8)
Classrooms, libraries, and homeschool families have connected with our educators. We've served groups from around the county, and have even delivered programs to students abroad!
Student Education programs and activities are generously supported by the Hearst Endowed Fund for Science Education; Barbara Bakar; and the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation.
