School Boat Tour Program

Have your students ever wondered where their computers, iPods™ or Adidas™ running shoes come from? They are on sale at local stores only after they have arrived here via the international goods movement system.

The Port of Los Angeles would like to invite your fifth grade class to join us for a free educational boat tour to demonstrate the dynamics of world trade. There is nothing like the experience of pulling up next to a massive containership as it unloads hundreds of containers, or seeing the world’s largest container facility that covers nearly 500 acres. By the way, that’s more than three times the combined size of Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.

Our narrated tours are offered from January 7 through November 14, 2008, during normal school hours. To participate in this program, please complete the online Boat Tour Request Form and return it at least three weeks in advance of your requested tour date. A letter confirming the date and time of your tour will be mailed upon receipt of a completed request form. Along with a confirmation letter, participating teachers will receive printed materials to enhance the students’ learning experience. Each school must make its own bus transportation arrangements to the Port.

For more than 100 years, the Port of Los Angeles has been making history as the leading economic engine for Southern California and the nation. Last year, more than 12,000 Los Angeles Unified School District students took part in our free boat tour program. We hope you too will come aboard and learn about your Port!

Click on the links below for forms and other information about our tours. For more information about our school boat tour program, please call (310) 732-3960 or send an email to edtours@portla.org.

Hope to see you soon!