Educational Opportunities

In addition to supporting and facilitating research, the Schoodic Education and Research Center also seeks to disseminate the resulting scientific information and resource management decisions which are made based upon park research efforts. Through this sharing and exchange of information we seek to strengthen the dialog with, and understanding between, the park and its numerous stakeholder groups including local communities, researchers, educators, the public, and learners of all ages.

Resource Acadia
The Resource Acadia program is a public seminar series designed to inform and educate participants about innovative and interesting research activities being conducted within the park. The seminars strive to be participatory and hands-on, often including field-based activities. Three seminars were held in summer 2006. Check back later for upcoming sessions.

Artist-In-Residence Program
The Artist-in-Residence Program at Acadia National Park offers professional writers, composers, and visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their art form while surrounded by the inspiring landscape of the park.

Schoodic Education Adventure (SEA) Program
The Schoodic Education Adventure Program is a three-day, two-night residential program for 5th through 8th grade students. Curriculum-based classroom activities and hands-on field experience offer an invaluable learning experience in a unique setting.

Schoodic Junior Ranger Program
The Schoodic Junior Ranger Program teaches third grade students the purpose of the National Park Service, strives to foster a lasting sense of park stewardship and connection to park resources, and shows the diversity of jobs that rangers perform in the National Park Service. The program is composed of three different components—an interactive classroom presentation, the National Park Ranger’s activity book, and a Junior Ranger Day at the park. Together these three components address the state of Maine’s Learning Results in the areas of career preparation, language arts, and social studies.

Thanks to the National Park Foundation Junior Ranger Challenge Grant Program, made possible by Unilever, junior ranger books and patches and the National Park Ranger’s activity books are supplied to all participating classrooms at no cost. Funding assistance for transportation costs may also be available.

For more information about the Schoodic Junior Ranger Program, contact Park Ranger Kate Petrie.