Calling all St. Charles and St. Louis educators! Celebrate back-to-school season with the Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center! Join us onsite for an interdisciplinary field trip or let us host a program in your classroom that supports STEM and Missouri Learning Standards. Students can learn about the historical and scientific legacy of the Weldon Spring area and DOE’s cleanup and stewardship. Programs include discussion and activities about groundwater, chemistry, ecology, and more. Learn more below about Weldon Spring’s free educational programs.
- Submit your program request at any time.
- Expect confirmation of your selected field trip date after scheduling begins.
- School year 2025-2026 scheduling begins Aug. 1, 2025.
- Summer 2026 scheduling begins March 1, 2026.
- All reservations will be confirmed by staff and supplemented with an agenda, logistics, and special instructions.
- Priority is given to groups that can visit us at the Weldon Spring Site.
- Outreach programs may occur on a case-by-case basis.
Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center field trips and programs are provided at no cost thanks to support
from U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management.Request Process
- Complete the Field Trip/Outreach Program Request Form:
- Submit via email, phone, or mail:
- Email: WSInterpretiveCenter@lm.doe.gov
- Phone: (636) 300-2601
- Mail: 7295 Highway 94 South, St. Charles, MO 63304
- Groups must provide their own transportation to and from the Weldon Spring Site.
- Generally, field trips are up to three hours long and include a lunch break and a disposal cell hike.
- Student groups may be divided into two or three smaller groups depending on size and rotation needs.
- Please provide at least one teacher for every student class. Adult chaperones are encouraged.
- Total daily group attendance should not exceed 100. Groups larger than 100 will require multiple days.
- Please ensure students are prepared with appropriate clothing, shoes, sunscreen, and bug spray.
- Outdoor and indoor lunch space is available. However, there are no vending machines or food available for purchase.
- Staff can travel to your location at no cost to host outreach programs. However, scheduling priority will be given to on-site field trips. The primary outreach availability is in the winter months — November, December, January, and February.
- Outreach programs can include drop-in tabled activities or structured classroom programs.
- We suggest keeping the presenter in one room and rotate classes in and out during the day.
- Please provide a setting such as a classroom, gym, or library for staff to present and display materials on tabletops. Students will also need enough room to work in groups for hands-on activities.
The Weldon Spring Site is located in St. Charles County, Missouri, approximately 35 miles west of St. Louis. From I-64/Highway 40/61 or I-70, exit at Highway 94 and continue south toward Defiance. Continue on Highway 94 for approximately 2 miles to the Weldon Spring Site entrance on the right.
