This is a sample schedule of a typical class visit to Theodore Roosevelt Island. National Park Service staff can assist you in modifying this schedule based on your school district's regulations. We will try to work within your constraints.

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Try to arrive at the island 15 minutes prior to your scheduled program time. National Park Service Rangers will meet your group at the island's parking lot, introduce themselves and review the program guidelines. Rangers will then escort the group to the program area.

10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Introductory activity: A visit with Zacchariah Chandler.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Students will play The Concentration Game, an activity focusing on observation skills. Students will be divided into two large groups at this time.

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Students will form discovery groups. Established groups will be divided into four equal teams: "The Log Patrol," "The Scat Trackers," "The Microhikers" and "The Spicebush Gang." Each team will be given a "Discovery Kit" that includes instructions and the tools they will need to successfully explore their component of the island ecosystem.

11:45 a.m. - noon. This time is for the Sharing Session. Groups share their discoveries with their fellow students.

Noon - 12:20 p.m. Students will work on their "Teddy's Naturalists" journals. Students will receive their own naturalist journal (just like Teddy used to have!) and are given an opportunity to add their first entry based on their island experience.

12:20 - 12:30 p.m. A Zacchariah Chandler farewell.

Note

Opportunities for restroom breaks will be limited due to the location of restroom facilities on the island. Betweeen 11:45 a.m. and 12:20 p.m., chaperones can assist with escorting students to the restroom with minimal interference to the flow of the program and the experience of the student.