Environmental Education
Experiential learning programs illuminate scientific concepts and empower students to become environmental and community stewards throughout their lives!
Bring your students to our residential site or let our naturalists come to your school - either way, we'll take your students outside of the classroom for hands-on learning in nature's laboratory. Whether visiting tide pools, studying insects at a pond, playing eco-games or cleaning up the neighborhood park, students learn about and experience their connections to the natural world. By weaving threads of personal responsibility and choice and impact throughout our programs, we empower students to become active stewards of the environment within their own communities.
All of our programs are based on California State Science Standards and tailored to meet the individual needs of participating teachers and students.
Click here for the Environmental Education Document Library.
At our Site in the Marin Headlands
Residential Outdoor Education Program
Join us in the Marin Headlands, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, for two to five day residential programs based at our historic campus! During all-day hikes throughout the park and night programs hosted by our naturalists, students discover their connections to science, the natural world, and each other.
Check out a short video about our program! If you have more time watch the extended video that shares more wonderful moments from our program.
Coast Trek Day Trips
Come for a day, or a few hours, to introduce or reinforce your classroom objectives! Explore the spectacular California coast as students learn about science, nature, and community in an experiential way with one of our dynamic naturalists.
Hands-On Science and Service Learning
Supplement your classroom science lessons with real-world, outdoor, service learning projects! Day-trips to the Marin Headlands increase students' field observation and data collection skills and understanding of how environmental changes affect the health of our planet.
Gardening for Health
Explore the relationship between personal and planetary health or just get your hands in the dirt. Students discover a new way to look at the web of life in our organic teaching garden, meeting science and nutrition standards in a way that has never tasted so good.
At Your School Site
Urban School
Let our naturalists take your students through an ecological journey on their schools grounds! Then, we'll take them one step further into nature during a day-long field trip to the Marin Headlands or a nearby natural area! Students learn about watersheds, ecology, and habitats through engaging activities interspersed with team-building challenges.
My Home, My Community, My World
Help your students discover the world outside of their classroom doors! During regular visits throughout the school year, our naturalists guide teachers and students in the exploration of their schoolyard, neighborhood, and local open spaces. Individual half-day and full-day lessons are also available at your school site!