Attention educators! Do you know students who would like to take a close look at a sea star, examine a pygmy mammoth bone, learn more about the true story that inspired the book Island of the Blue Dolphins, or set foot on one of the park’s islands? Then the park’s education program is for you. 

Each year rangers at Channel Islands National Park share park resources with nearly 10,000 students in classrooms and again that many at the park’s visitor center.

Hour-long, in-class programs cover a variety of natural and cultural history topics for grades 2–5 in local schools. Programs at the visitor center meet the needs of classes from preschool through university level. There is no charge for these programs and they are aligned with the California content standards.

For more information contact the park’s education coordinator by phone at (805) 658-5730, or email at Education Coordinator.

Island Packers, an official park concessionaire, also offer a variety of student programs, from half-day whale watching to full-day Anacapa and Santa Cruz Island trips. For more information visit Island Packers or call (805) 642-1393.