Ignite your homeschoolers’ love of learning with an action-packed field trip to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum! From August through May, we offer a fun mix of guided tours and interactive activities tailored for students in grades 3-12. Curate your visit by selecting a tour and an optional activity hour add-on. Each visit is prearranged and scheduled Monday-Friday, and we can accommodate groups ranging from 10-56 students. It’s a fast-paced, educational adventure your learners won’t forget!

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Guided Student Tours: $15 per student (1.5 hours)

Activity Hour Add-on: $5 per student (1 hour)

Adult Chaperones: $15 per person

All fees include access to the Museum following the conclusion of the field trip program.

All of the pricing listed above is before taxes. If your organization is tax-exempt, please submit your tax exemption form to education@barbermuseum.org upon booking your tour.

Motorcycles: From Invention to Innovation

A guided tour exploring the evolution of motorcycles from the late 1800s to today, highlighting key advancements in design, engineering, and technology. Through history and STEAM, discover how these machines have shaped transportation, culture, and innovation. This tour also features various artworks in the Museum and around the track.

STEM in the Fast Lane

A guided tour that takes students on a high-speed journey into the world of racing, where science, technology, engineering, and math drive performance and innovation. From aerodynamics and physics to engine design, this tour explores the cutting-edge STEM principles that make race cars and motorcycles faster, safer, and more efficient. This tour includes a visit to the pedestrian bridge overlooking the track.

Design a Bike/Build a Bike

In this hands-on activity, students become motorcycle designers, sketching their own concepts and bringing them to life with clay models they can take home. They’ll also work as a team to reassemble a Yamaha PW50 dirt bike, learning about its key components, how they fit together, and the mechanics to make it run. Students will also watch a demonstration on the gyroscopic effect and its role in racing, then explore the importance of safety by examining a real leather racing suit. Through creativity and teamwork, students gain a deeper understanding of design, engineering, and the science behind motorcycles.

Diagnose a Bike

In this hands-on activity, students become mechanics as they learn about the key components of a Yamaha PW50 and how they work together to make the bike run. Working in teams, they will analyze case studies to diagnose mechanical issues, then put their skills to the test by taking apart a real bike to identify a faulty part. By matching their findings to a case study, students apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to real-world motorcycle applications.

When are field trip experiences offered? Field trip programs are offered Monday through Friday, depending on availability, throughout the academic school year (August-May).

Can I book just the activity hour as a field trip experience? No, the activity hour is an optional item that can be added to your Museum guided tour. 

Does the field trip experience include access to the museum following the conclusion of the program? Yes, the cost of the homeschool field trip experience includes self-guided access to the Museum following the conclusion of the program. 

What is the time frame for a field trip experience? Museum-guided tours are scheduled from 9:15-10:45am; if you add an activity hour, the tour and activity are scheduled from 9:15-11:45am.

Can you change the timing of the field trip experience? Please email education@barbermuseum.org for any specific scheduling requests, but in general, the schedule for the field trip cannot be changed.

Do you provide lunch? No, we do not have food options at the Museum. School groups are allowed to bring sack lunches with them, which will extend the field trip experience by 30 minutes (i.e., 9:15am-12:15pm).

Can food be catered or delivered to the museum? No. If you wish to cater a meal or have outside food delivered, please contact our events team to discuss reserving event space for a meal. 

How many students can I bring? Our capacity for field trip experiences is 56 students. Schools may schedule multiple visits to accommodate large class sizes.

Is there a minimum number of students needed to book a field trip experience? Yes, the minimum number of students is 10.

Is there a limit on the number of chaperones that may attend? For homeschool groups, there is no limit on chaperones as each guest will pay the $15/person admission fee. Children under the age of 4 get into the museum for free. 

Is a deposit required to book a field trip experience? No, payment is due on the day of your scheduled visit. We accept payment via credit card, check, or ACH billing. All credit card transactions are subject to a 3.2% processing fee. Checks have no fee and can be made payable to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.

When is payment due? Payment is due on the day of your scheduled visit. A 10% late fee will be charged if full balance is not received on the day of your visit. Additionally, a 4% penalty will be assessed each month thereafter until balance is paid in full. 

When will I receive confirmation for my field trip request? Field trip requests will be answered within 2 business days. Please be sure to provide a working email address and telephone number.

When can I submit a field trip request? We accept field trip requests for the academic school year at any time, but we require a 2-week notice between the date of the request and the desired date of the field trip. 

Can we take photos and/or videos during the field trip? Yes, photography and videography for private, noncommercial use is permitted. Guests may use cell phones and handheld cameras. Tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, gimbals, camera grips, and light rings are not permitted. Please see our full photography policy at the bottom of the page here.