The following check list is helpful for teachers planning their field trip.

• Schedule early by phone, online, or fax. Allow 72 hours for processing and return calls during peak periods, do not call repeatedly. Docents are limited to 11 per day, so early reservations are recommended. Fall tours are recommended because it is not peak period and less crowded. Click here to access the registration form.
  
  
• Pay your 50% deposit as soon as possible and receive your confirmation by email, save all paperwork for future reference.
  
  
• Expect a call from our Education and Interpretive Programs Manager, Megan Dukett, if you are taking any educational courses along with your visit.
  
  
• Arrive no more than 15 minutes early. If you are an early arrival, please have students wait inside the buses, at the local park, or safely on sidewalk. The Mission staggers group arrivals to avoid or reduce conflicts in museum rooms.
  
  
• Bring your final payment to front gate upon arrival, go to "Tour " window, and settle payment to process check in.
  
  
• Use one of our "Free Lunch Wagons " to deliver your lunches to our picnic area. Please kindly return to Front Gate immediately after delivery. Do not leave wagons at picnic area.
  
  
• Have your students organized and wearing name tags/badges. Self-guided students will receive a 2 minute welcome from our Ambassador orienting them to the site and sharing with them our guidelines for expected behavior at Orange County 's only Mission.
  
  
• If you are taking the self-guided tour, distribute your free Passport Explorers to each of your students upon arrival, immediately following the Ambassador 's welcome.
  
  
• If you are taking the Docent Guided tour, please enjoy your free Passport Explorers after your Docent has finished giving the tour.
  
  
• Enjoy your visit -take a lot of photos, and enjoy the beauty of history at Orange County 's only Mission.
  
  
• Send in your evaluation of your experience by returning your Teacher Survey.