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SCHOOLS & EDUCATORS

ENRICHING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING MINDS

Quality educational programming is an important part of MOCA Jacksonville’s mission to promote the discovery, knowledge, and advancement of the art, artists, and ideas of our time. MOCA offers a variety of program opportunities for schools, including in-person and virtual school tours, in-classroom resources, and engagement opportunities that support literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills.  

SCHOOL TOURS

CURRICULUM-BASED TOURS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL

School groups will tour the galleries with a Museum Educator to experience exciting, contemporary artworks firsthand, then visit the studio workshops to create artwork inspired by their visit. All school tours follow grade-level specific curriculum standards.  

Tours areavailableTuesday – Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Reservations are required at least 2 weeks in advance.  Groups are limited to 50 students per tour time. Cost is $5 per student, but there is a $50 minimum. 

Virtual School Tours are also available. Learn more in the Meet Me @ MOCA tab.  

Contact MOCA's Education Team to learn more about Free Title I School Tours at mocaeducation@unf.edu or 904-620-3212, or book your tour today!

 BOOK A TOUR

  

students on a tour of the gallery 

 

SCHOOL TOUR CATEGORIES & THEMES

School tours are available for the following grade levels, and new standards-based themes are in development for the 2023/24 school year. 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

K – 1st grade // Color & Pattern

2nd – 3rd grade // Balance & Movement

4th – 5th grade // Form & Proportion 

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL

6th – 8th grade  

 

HIGH SCHOOL

9th – 12th grade  

Thank you to our education sponsors

Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation

J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Educator for Family & Children’s Programs Endowment

Community First Cares Foundation

Ecolab Foundation

Winfield A. Gartner Memorial Fund for Children’s Programs

Dr. Kip and Ann Strasma