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Education Programs and Opportunities

National Park Service Ranger-Led Programs
Non-Point Source Pollution Program, Grades 4-6, 20 minutes, no fee. Includes pre-activities, on-site activities, and post-activities. For more info and to reserve: 732-872-5970.

North Beach Discovery Walk, Grades 4-6, 90 minutes, no fee. For more info and to reserve: 732-872-5970.

Tour Sandy Hook Visitor Center, K-College, 30 minutes, no fee. For more info and to reserve: 732-872-5970.

National Park Service Self-Led Explorations
Hooked on Math Lesson Plans, Grades 3-8, no fee.

Teaching with a Historic Lesson Plan, Fort Hancock: A Bastion of America’s Eastern Seaboard, High School, no fee.

Fort Hancock and the WACs Lesson Plans, Students will explore the role of working women who served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II using oral history (includes link to audio file), supplemental materials, and historic photos.

Shell Identification Kit, Grades 3-6, no fee.

Exploring the Hook’s Beach and Salt Marsh, Grades 4-8, no fee.

Fort Hancock: A Small Town Traveling Discovery Kit, Grades 4-6, no fee.

A Day at Fort Hancock Self-Guided Tour, Grades 4-6, no fee.

Discovery, An Overnight Experience, Elementary through High School, no fee for school visits during spring and fall.

Sandy Hook Cooperator Education Programs
Ocean Institute, Brookdale Community College, 732-224-2435

New Jersey Marine Sciences Consurtium, 732-872-1300, x22

Sandy Hook Bird Observatory, 732-872-2500

Clean Ocean Action, 732-872-0111

Teacher Workshops on Sandy Hook
National Park Service and educational cooperators at Sandy Hook offer a full roster of teacher workshops. Please download the complete program listing for more information.


 Sandy Hook is home to a number of cooperator education programsA gunnison gun was among the critical defenses Sandy Hook provided to New York HarborWorking women served at Sandy Hook's Fort Hancock in the Women's Army Corps during World War II