Prices & Booking Info

Stand-alone stageshow OR workshop: $5 per student + GST
Stageshow AND workshop together: $6 per student + GST
Any additional programs: $1 per student + GST

Price includes one simulator ride for each student. Everyone will also get a chance to explore our hands-on exhibits and displays.

Of course, there is no charge for teachers or parent volunteers: we appreciate your help and the chance to teach your class!

Additional simulator rides: $3 per ride. Teacher or parent simulator rides are also available at this rate.

Bring payment to SpacePort on the day of your visit: this allows you to adjust the payment to account for absences. SpacePort accepts cheques, cash, VISA or Mastercard for payment of educational programs.

If preferable, schools can mail payment for their program in advance to:
SpacePort
Box 59, 2000 Airport Road N.E.
Calgary, AB T2E 6W5

Dairy Queen Cones!
Our longtime partners at Dairy Queen can offer your class the perfect treat to cap off your SpacePort experience. We are proud to continue offering a reduced price on Dairy Queen ice milk cones for your class, conveniently payable as part of your field trip costs. Dairy Queen is located in the food court immediately outside of SpacePort.

Cones are available for $1+ GST per student. Ice cream prices are subject to Dairy Queen’s pricing prerogatives and may change.

Timing is Everything!
We take pride in the flexibility of our programs, and that includes arranging start and end times that best suit your needs. Some teachers want to make sure that their class has ample time to explore our exhibits, while others have tight schedules that require us to abbreviate stageshows and workshops. We want to work with you to make sure that SpacePort is delivering exactly the right kind of program for your class.

For a few examples of the normal timing of our programs, please refer to the sample schedule.

Lunchtime
SpacePort’s location beside the Airport Food Court makes lunchtime easy. Even if kids have brought their own lunches from home (as is usually the case), your class is welcome to eat at the Food Court tables.

Advice on Getting the Time and Date You Want
We recommend booking as early as possible, as dates fill up quickly with priority given to groups that have booked earliest. Especially after holiday break, SpacePort usually hosts two or more schools per day. Booking your class into SpacePort early in the year remains the best way to ensure that you get your preferred date and start time.

Special Needs Learners at SpacePort
SpacePort has ample experience in delivering worthwhile programs to special needs classes. The success of such field trips, of course, depends on opening a dialogue with you, the teachers. When we communicate openly about the interests, abilities, and special needs of your class, we can make your field trip perfect.

Out of Town and Charter Schools at SpacePort
SpacePort loves to host visitors from out of town schools: school groups from as far away as Gleichen, Leduc, Red Deer, Lloydminster and Edmonton have experienced our
Educational Programs. Many of these groups have become annual visitors. We were honoured in 2002 when a group from Wachik, Saskatchewan drove to Calgary specifically to visit SpacePort. Our ability to be flexible in our scheduling and adapt our program to your needs makes these long trips well worthwhile and (relatively) painless. Additionally, we happily welcome charter schools, home-schooled children, and religious schools.

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