Grade-specific programs last about one and a half hours with one class scheduled per time slot. Larger groups may be accommodated with a house and tower tour that lasts about one hour. St. Johns County schools are admitted free for all tours . All children take home a Victorian craft. All Work and No Play First graders learn about life at the lighthouse and learn chores that keepers' children were responsible for.
Students make and sample homemade goodies, and perform other duties.
Second graders learn how the lighthouse functions. Fourth grader students dig deeper into archaeology. Students learn to use mapping techniques, and interpret artifacts found at the lighthouse. Fifth grade students learn why our lighthouse was so important to St. Augustine's prosperity and learn about the lives and work of the sailors it served. This tour includes a tower climb to view how the coast has changed.