• Students at South Peak

    Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller

    National Historical Park Vermont

Park for Every Classroom

Park for Every Classroom

J Haley

The Park for Every Classroom (PEC) program was created in 2011 to encourage education partnerships and community engagement. PEC aims to build collaborations among National Park Service staff, local community partners, and teachers to engage students in place-based learning that promotes stewardship.

A pilot program of the National Park Service's Northeast Regional Division, PEC's current initiatives are as follows:


  • Parks work with community partners to offer professional development and immersion experiences for educators, exploring park and community resources and generating ideas for how the park can be used as an extension of the classroom.
  • Parks and community partners work with teachers to co-develop learning experiences for students at the park.
  • Parks and community partners learn from teachers how to improve their education and interpretation programs.

Learn more about our Park for Every Classroom Education programs by visiting our websites - or better, yet, come visit us in person!

Did You Know?

Sunlight filters through white clouds and dark thunderheads to illuminate green-forested slopes and snow-covered mountains. NPS Photo.

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP has nearly 400 paintings and prints, including Hudson River School landscapes of places that are now national parks. You can see paintings by Thomas Cole, David Johnson, and Albert Bierstadt of features from Yosemite, Golden Gate, and Grand Teton.