Self Guided Tour
A self-guided visit to the Holden Arboretum allows you to enjoy the gardens & natural areas at your own pace, structure your visit around what your students are currently learning, and adhere to your class’s unique learning style.
Murch Canopy Walk and Kalberer Tower are open April-October.
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Cost:
- $8 per student
- One adult chaperone required per 10 students (free)
- One adult per five students admitted free
- Additional adults are $8 per person
Please note – if you have a special request that does not fit within the available options, please reach out to us at [email protected].
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Grades 5-12
Stream Study
$10 per student
Students will investigate the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components of a river and discover how plants, animals, water, and habitat interact to create a healthy ecosystem.
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Grades K-8
Arboretum Adventures: Highlights Tour
$10.00 per student
Engage students with the living world and foster a lasting connection to science and nature.
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College
College Self Guided Tour
$10 per student
A self-guided visit to the Holden Arboretum allows you to enjoy the gardens & natural areas at your own pace.
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Grade 7- College
Little Mountain
$13.00 per student
Students learn the area’s history and see remnants of past human presence, including rock carvings more than 150 years old.
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Grades 2-4
Lifecycles of Plants: Growing Through Changes
$10.00 per student
Students play a game of Life Cycle Bingo to observe the diversity of the life cycle stages, learn about annuals and perennials, investigate a maple tree’s life cycle and observe…
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Grade 7- College
Stebbins Gulch
$13.00 per student
Students hike down to Stebbins Creek, and as they walk up this tributary of the East Branch of the Chagrin River, they will explore four sedimentary rock formations, learn how…
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Grades 1-3
Interdependence: Links Between Plants and Animals
$10.00 per student
Plants and animals in a community are interdependent, relying on each other in many ways throughout their lives.
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Grades PK – 5
Pond Adaptations
$10.00 per student
Explore ponds at the Holden Arboretum.
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Grades PK – 5
Forest Discovery-Habitats and Ecosystems
$10.00 per student
Explore the Eastern Deciduous Forest at the Holden Arboretum
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All Ages
Leaf Discovery at Holden Arboretum
$8 per student
During this program suitable for all ages, follow a trail of more than 25 trees, practicing identification skills using a simple key. We provide a brochure with a map, tree…
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