Student Participation

SFCC MOFAC welcomes students of all ages to the museum on the SFCC Highlands Campus. Walking the Wildflower Wayside Shrine Trail is appropriate for students in grade 9 through college.

Touring Hours

Museum touring hours are Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Planning to Schedule a Tour

For reservations, call SFCC MOFAC early in the school year at 863.784.7240, or e-mail doctrowm@southflorida.edu.

• Schedule your tour at least three weeks in advance.
• You must have one adult chaperone per 10 students.
• Up to 50 students may visit the museum at once if at least five adult chaperones accompany them.

Arriving at SFCC MOFAC

• Museum staff will divide students into smaller groups. The Wildflower Wayside Shrine Trail is best experienced in groups of 10 students.
• Docents (museum guides) lead interactive tours for students on the Wayside Shrine Trail and in the museum.
• Tours last approximately 50 minutes.

Please review the following museum guidelines with your students and chaperones prior to your visit:

In the museum:

• Please help us keep the art safe. Do not touch works of art.
• No leaning on the walls or cases.
• Appropriate museum behavior is necessary to avoid accidentally bumping into works of art. Running, pushing, and roughhousing are not allowed.
• Photography is NOT allowed in the museum galleries.

On the trail:

• Please stay on the trail. Help us preserve this habitat for future generations.
• Please do not pick or touch the flowers.
• Wear closed toed shoes and hats.
• Bring water.
• Photography is allowed on the trail.

Adapted from the Norton Museum of Art guidelines, www.norton.org