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Sierra Nevada Recreation Corporation, Vallecito; Carolee White; Expiration 8/26/05. Sierra Nevada Recreation Corporation has been providing underground adventures in California since 1978. We operate four caverns (Boyden Cavern, Moaning Cavern, Black Chasm and California Cavern) and a gold mine (Sutter Gold Mine) providing education and fun on our family tours and thrills and challenges on our extended expeditions. SCHOOLS can utilize our comprehensive school program as an adjunct to a field trip, or as a unit in and of itself. We designed it to give students a memorable and lively education on the unique geology of caves and caverns, on the uses that caves have been put to over time by man, and on the cave life that can be found within. School lesson plans are located on this website and information on the program can be found by clicking HERE to go to our Education pages. What could be more appropriate when learning about California's Gold Rush than taking an underground tour into a real gold mine? At Sutter Gold Mine, your students will actually traverse deep inside the Mother Lode - the gold bearing quartz vein structure that runs beneath the historic Gold Country, and inspired the dreams of thousands. The school program at all of our locations includes optional above ground activities related to the study area. You can customize your field trip to suit your schedule, budget and interests. We value our school groups and do all we can to make your trip the best ever! |
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Web of Life Field (WOLF) School, Aptos; Heather Butler; Expiration 10/1/07. The WOLF School offers K-8th grade Outdoor Science School, Gold Rush Living History, California Resource History and Group Building programs as well as in-class and specially designed programs. Field study is the heart of the outdoor school program. Our Teacher/Naturalists are responsible for small groups that spend the day together in the out-of-doors. Ecological concepts are taught through hands-on experiences. Students explore different plant and animal communities as well as the interconnectedness of all living things through observation and learning activities in the natural world. Group identity is developed through cooperative games and teaching strategies and through the sharing of new experiences. Students are also given time for individual reflection and discovery. WOLF operates programs in Amador, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counties. Click here to see WOLF School Campuses |
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American River Conservancy, Coloma; Expiration 2/12/08. The American River Conservancy conducts conservation, education, and stewardship programs to protect and enhance native fisheries, vanishing plant and animal communities, scenic vistas, cultural heritage and recreational lands within the American and Cosumnes River watersheds which lie in the foothills of the eastern Sacramento Valley. Based in Coloma, California, in the historical Kane House at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, we have a wonderful natural history exhibit and conduct environmental education programs on-site. 348 Highway 49 / PO Box 562, Coloma, CA 94536 |
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Coloma Outdoor Discovery School, Coloma; Kindra Garcia; Expiration 1/1/08. Coloma Outdoor Discovery School (CODS) is a non-profit, outdoor learning center which has provided educational programs since 1990. Our campus is located on the banks of the South Fork American River, across from the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. The residential program offers one to four day gold rush programs for fourth grade students from public and private schools. Science programs for fifth and sixth graders, and Team Discovery Ropes Challenge programs for older students and adults are also offered. Programs are designed to support and augment what students study in the classroom. We invite your school to strike it rich with educational experiences at Coloma Outdoor Discovery School! |
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Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A., South Lake Tahoe; Dawn Armstrong; 12/16/07. Founded in 1967, the Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. works to promote harmony and respect for all life in our shared habitat. "Keep Tahoe Kind" has become the signature for our Humane and Environmental Education Program. Focus is on the issues and opportunities of the Greater Lake Tahoe Basin. The Humane and Environmental Education Program supports students and teachers, K-12. A current goal is to develop an effective outreach to the visitors and part time residents who swell the population and impact the environment in the Summer months. To achieve this goal, we are seeking full time humane and environmental education staff, and are developing an interactive web site as a portal and resource in itself. Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. c/o Dawn Armstrong; P.O. Box PET, South Lake Tahoe, CA; 96158-0945; 530-577-4521; laketahoehumane@sbcglobal.net |
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Sly Park EE Center, Pollock Pines, See Sacramento County, below, for full listing. |
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Lassen
Outdoor Education, Susanville; Gwen Pacheco; Expiration
9/14/07. The Lassen County Office of Education's 6th Grade Outdoor Education
School
at Eagle Lake
(whew!) is celebrating its 30th year of service to the students of Lassen
County in 2006.  Certified
by COSA: The Outdoor School was revisited in 2001 by COSA (California
Outdoor School Administrators) for State of California ROSS (Residental
Outdoor Science School) certification and recognition as is required
every 5 years. It passed with high recommendations and many compliments
from the visiting team. The Outdoor School was first certified in 1996.
Our Program invites students to stay 4 days and 3 nights. Each day has
a theme that the lessons are built around. The Big Picture, however,
is to give the students an opportunity to develop their scientific thinking
skills and critical thinking skills to be able to gather information
about the world arround them and apply it to decisions they make everyday.
Of course, along the way, they also learn about living and learning with
other people, friendships, self-reliance, and self-confidence. It is
an amazing and often life changing experience. |
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Camp Augusta, Nevada City; Dr. Randall Grayson, PhD; Expiration 2/15/08. Camp Augusta's mission is to provide children a safe, fun-filled experience that will serve as a catalyst for personal growth and an appreciation of the outdoors. We provide a supportive environment geared toward each child's needs and interests. Our nurturing atmosphere is achieved by limiting our total number of campers per session, increased supervision, and a dedicated and caring staff. In a small, tight, true community set in natural splendor, campers develop self-confidence, independence, social skills (emotional intelligence), creativity, activity skills, environmental awareness and appreciation, friendships, and healthy living skills. Kids also learn what most modern children have forgotten -- how to just play and be a kid without television, video games, the internet, canned games, or social pressure.
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Genesis Account, Nevada City, and several sites throughout California; Bob Frembling; Expiration 1/22/07. Genesis Account & American Outdoor Schools' curriculum provides natural science and environmental education with an emphasis on stewardship, that applies California Science Standards for 5th - 8th grade students with 3 - 5 day programs for both public and private schools. Sites in San Diego (2), Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Nevada, and Sonoma Counties. |
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Space Science for Schools, Inc, Lake Tahoe. See Placer County, below, for full listing. |
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Synergia Learning Ventures, Nevada City; Debra Weistar; Expiration 1/1/08. Since 1986 the directors of Synergia have worked in the field of Outdoor Education, designing and facilitating innovative programs, and furthering the development of outdoor education as a vital part of holistic education. The mission of Synergia is to work and learn together, to develop the innate gifts and capacities that live in each person, to promote positive activism and making a difference, and to contribute to the well-being of others. We endeavor to fulfill our mission through experiential learning, service programs and holistic outdoor education. Synergia provides a top-notch holistic outdoor education. We provide young people with safe and exciting opportunities along with great customer support - a combination that can't be beat! |
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Web of Life Field (WOLF) School, Programs in Amador, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counties. See Amador County, above, for full listing. |
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Camp Winthers / San Juan USD, Soda Springs; See Sacramento County, below, for full listing. |
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Great Basin Outdoor School, Lake Tahoe; Jonathan Mueller; Expiration 9/1/07 (program in Nevada, on the east shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe, not too far from Placer County) Great Basin Outdoor School offers experienced naturalists in a lakefront setting where teachers bring 5th & 6th grade classes to study for four-day spring and fall programs and two-day winter ecology and snowshoeing. Students discover and explore the natural environment through hands-on activities in small groups. They build confidence and teamwork skills and develop more respect and appreciation for themselves, for each other, and for the environment. Nevada's rich natural and human history comes alive, and the curriculum based program also encompasses math, writing, physical, and creative activities. Camp Galilee is lakefront property with its own beach, and we also take day trips nearby, one to Zephyr Cove to go out on the lake on a research boat. |
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Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. - See Eldorado County, above, for full listing. |
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Space Science for Schools, Inc, Lake Tahoe; Dr. Paul Guttman; Expiration 10/30/06. Space Science for Schools is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation with an office in Incline Village, NV. We provide astronomy and science adjunct education to schools, organizations, and communities around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Our mission is to "stimulate students to excel in science." We provide ongoing teacher education in "Project ASTRO" via the graduate division of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada. We provide free monthly family star parties at Nevada State Park at Sand Harbor, Incline Village from June to October. Consult the web pages at www.ss4s.org for current calendar of events |
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William Jessup University’s Pacific Forest Institute; Rocklin (serving educators from around the state); Mark McReynolds; Expiration 4/5/07. Using field reviews and demonstrations, we’ll explore how we can meet today’s human needs, while ensuring that our forests’ renewable resources can be sustained for future generations. Curriculum activities will be modeled (you’ll do them with us!) and you’ll have peer group breakout sessions and personal curriculum development time. These activities will help translate sessions with experts into learning activities appropriate for your grade level and tie them to the California State Science Standards. You’ll leave with a box of teaching materials, lots of information and inspiration, and a self-produced lesson plan ready for use in your classroom. Prepare for an active week! On Sunday, workshops will begin at William Jessup University to give you background information and curriculum options you’ll use the rest of the week. Our June workshop will be using the WJU campus as base camp and taking field trips, starting on Tuesday. The July workshop will begin at WJU, but on Tuesday leave for the stunning Hidden Lakes Retreat Center in the High Sierra, surrounded by the Tahoe National Forest. You’ll spend a great deal of time outside, on trails and dirt roads, but these activities will mostly consist of walking and talking, not strenuous hiking. Make sure you view a description of both sites and a tentative schedule on our website before you register. www.jessup.edu/academics/pacificforestinstitute |
Pacific Forest Institute’s Summer Workshop
for Educators (K-12): 2007 Contact
Mary McFarland at
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 4630 Northgate Blvd. #150 Sacramento, CA 95834 916-648-1406 http://www.calwaterfowl.org |
California Waterfowl Association (CWA), Sacramento; Becky Easter; Expiration 7/1/07. CWA is a membership organization working to conserve the state's waterfowl, wetlands, and outdoor heritage. We work in the areas of habitat restoration, waterfowl evaluations, public policy, and conservation education. Some of the education resources CWA provides include "Wild About Wetlands" loan kits; FREE to 4th-6th grade teachers, Habitat Fun Packs - three levels of curriculum related to waterfowl and wetlands: Kindergarten through third grade, fourth grade through sixth grade, and junior/senior high school levels are offered as FREE downloads; and CWA Youth Camps, designed to get juniors excited about hunting, shooting, and other outdoor fun. |
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Sly
Park Environmental Education Center, Pollock Pines,
California. (membership complimentary in exchange for web hosting - thank
you!)
The
Sly Park
Environmental
Education Center is a different kind of learning environment where the "classroom" is
outdoors and the students actively engage in field studies in the Eldorado
National forest. This type of experiential education - environmental
education - is significant and valuable because children learn best when
actively immersed. The best place to learn about the forest is in the
forest! Children learn about connections in the natural world, the value
of natural resources, and the importance of conservation to our future.
As well, the students develop skills needed to get along with each other:
cooperation, problem-solving, and friendship-building. These skills will
make our world a better place Sly Park is operated by the Sacramento
County Office of Education and Certified
by COSA. |
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| Whiskeytown
Environmental School, Redding;
Heide Hatcher; Expiration 1/1/08. Whiskeytown Environmental
School (WES) is unique in its location,
for there are many examples of past people's diverse activities. During
the week, students may visit an historic graveyard, hydraulic mining
sites, old stamp mills, former lumber camps, abandoned gold mines and
mining ditches or even an abandoned settlement. The general environment
near the facility is a mixed forest of manzanita, pine and oak. Nearby
are deep canyons with tall ferns, fresh water ponds, many streams, and
a man-made lake. There is also an abundance of wildlife living at or
near the campus. Deer graze on the campus lawn, and bald eagles
nest and feed within the area. Clear Creek provides a habitat that attracts
great blue herons, ducks and many other animals. Certified
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Woodleaf
Outdoor School, Nevada City; George
Stratman - Woodleaf Outdoor School is a residential outdoor science program owned
and operated
by the Sutter County Office of Education and Certified
by COSA. For over thirty years, Woodleaf has been dedicated to providing
children with a safe, positive, and caring learning environment. Woodleaf
seeks to create a setting where children grow in self-confidence and
self-esteem and have fun while learning about the world around them.
Located at 3,100 feet in the foothills of the beautiful Sierra Nevada
Mountains, Woodleaf is visited by more than 5,000 sixth grade students
each year. During their week long stay, each child has the opportunity
to directly learn about and experience the world around them. In the
Birds class, Students borrow binoculars and visit bird blinds to study
wild birds. They also get up close with Woodleaf's injured hawks, eagles,
and owls at the Radin Raptor Center. Woodleaf's Old Growth Forest Preserve
provides a unique opportunity for children to learn about the forest's
ecological and resource values while surrounded by this amazing outdoor
classroom. |
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Whiskeytown Environmental School - See Shasta County, above, for full listing. |
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Woodleaf Outdoor School, Yuba City, See Sutter County, above, for full listing. |
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