Do you live hundreds or thousands of miles away from Grand Canyon and wish you could bring your class to Grand Canyon? Why not bring Grand Canyon to your classroom? The Environmental Education Branch now has the capability to conduct interactive classroom visits over the Internet.  We currently offer two 1-hour distant learning programs and are working on the development of additional offerings. Both our "Geology of Grand Canyon" and "Life on the Edge" ecology programs are designed to mesh with state standards of learning and are appropriate for 4-7th grade levels. The programs are free and are a great way of introducing your students to this amazing national park and to a variety of scientific studies.

Keep in mind Arizona does not follow daylight saving changes. From mid March to early November we are on the equivalent time as Pacific Time. November through March we are equivalent to Mountain Time. This time difference may factor into the number of classes we can provide during your school day. 

If you have video conferencing capabilities and are interested in scheduling presentations, please click on the following links for program details and a registration form:

2008-09 Distance Learning programs

Distance Learning Registration Form

Distance Learning Web of Life activity cards

Video Conferencing and Distance Learning can bring the parks to your classroom.

In November, 2004 Grand Canyon Environmental Education Branch and Ball State University partnered up to conduct Grand Canyon's first ever EFT (Electronic Field Trip).

To view the interactive web based "Into the Canyon" website that has been archived click on the link bellow. When you arrive at the site click on "Enter the Canyon" in the top left corner. When the "connect to bsu" dialog box appears enter: grand for username and canyon for password.

2004 Into the Canyon Electronic Field Trip