Arts and Entertainment

Homeschool Day at Nauticus

April 2 2026

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Nauticus 1 Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA 23510, Price: PRICE $12/per person

Homeschool students and their families are invited for a day of fun and learning on Thursday, April 2, from 9AM-5PM at Nauticus. Homeschool Day admission includes access to Nauticus for only $12 per person! 

Enhance your experience! 

STEM Challenge: 11AM-2PM – Are you ready to take the challenge? Homeschoolers of all ages can join Nauticus Educators in The Lab as they present different tasks to test and retest as you engage in the scientific method. We’ll have multiple challenges for all ages, from a mock volcano for our youngest learners to exploring refraction and seeing how concentrated a beam of light is using tinfoil and an index card. Stay as long as you’d like in this open workshop STEM challenge, because science takes time!
🎟️ $5 per student – Register Here!

Battleship Tours – (1 hour)
Command and Control Tour: 11AM & 2PM – 
Explore the areas of Battleship Wisconsin with a historical interpreter and learn how the Battleship was commanded and would fight in the control areas of the ship, including the Captain’s Cabin, Pilot House, and Combat Engagement Center.
🎟️ $20 per person – Tickets for Command and Control

Life in the Engine Room: 12PM & 3PM – This fascinating tour takes visitors seven “decks” (aka floors) down in the depths of the Battleship Wisconsin, where they’ll learn exactly what was required to power this massive City at Sea. See up close, never-before-open-to-the-public engine room spaces aboard the Battleship Wisconsin!
🎟️ $20 per person – Tickets for Life in the Engine Room 

Schedule of Events

Time Event Location
10am-12pm Rope Making Design, Build, Sail!
11am Secrets of the Sea Movie Brock Theater
11am Command and Control Tour Battleship Wisconsin
11am-2pm STEM Challenge The Lab
1pm Battleship 101 Tour Battleship Wisconsin
1:30pm-3:30pm Abandon Ship Atrium Landing
2pm Command and Control Tour Battleship Wisconsin
2:15pm Secrets of the Sea Movie Brock Theater
2pm-4pm Reflexes Our Port
3pm Life in the Engine Room Tour Battleship Wisconsin

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