For Teachers

Welcome to 41 years of Everglades Environmental Education.

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Education is a primary mission of the park and the Everglades is an amazing classroom. Park rangers, teachers and educators all share the effort to connect students to the park.

Everglades National Park has been partnering with South Florida teachers since April 1971. Local teachers have a variety of opportunities to bring lessons from the Everglades to their students. On this site, educators will find a variety of resources including curriculum materials, guidance on scheduling field trips, details about workshop opportunities, information on inviting a ranger into the local community, materials for loan, and much more.

 

For more details, see our Environmental Education Brochure (PDF).

 

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Tools for Educators

 

Bring your class to the park! Find out which field-trip opportunity might work for you.

 

A suite of free activity guides, loan materials, and teacher workshops are available.

 

Looking for pictures of animals, plants, and habitats? View and download high quality images.

 

Use video and audio presentations in your class. New episodes are frequently added.

 

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Environmental Education In the Media

 

Watch Untold Stories: Everglades National Park
This WPBT2 episode shows Everglades education rangers and students from Dr. Gilbert L. Porter Elementary School on a Royal Palm Day Program trip.

 

Teach about America's Best Idea
The National Parks: America's Best Idea, is a film series by Ken Burns. The Everglades is featured in episode five. The PBS website has a great section for educators.  

 

The Everglades Environmental Education program is generously supported by grants from Toyota and the South Florida National Parks Trust.