• Mount Rainier peeks through clouds, viewed across subalpine wildflowers and glacial moraine.

    Mount Rainier

    National Park Washington

For Teachers

The curriculum-based education program at Mount Rainier National Park includes:

  • in-park ranger-conducted education programs
  • limited classroom ranger-conducted education programs
  • curriculum materials
  • professsional development opportunities for educators
  • internship opportunities for college students
  • fee waivers for accredited school groups visiting the park for related studies

For more information, or to schedule an education program or field trip, please contact the park's Education Program Manager at 360-569-6592 or by e-mail.

 

Mount Rainier National Park Education Program Mission Statement
To provide quality educational materials and experiences related to the resources of Mount Rainier National Park and the National Park Service for students and teachers, whether or not they actually visit the park.
Mount Rainier National Park Education Program Vision Statement
Through its education program, Mount Rainier National Park will become a premier educational resource, outdoor classroom and learning laboratory for educators and students of the greater Puget Sound region and beyond. This will, ultimately, result in greater understanding and protection of natural and cultural resources both inside and outside the boundaries of national parks.

National Park Service Mission
The "Organic Act" of August 25, 1916, created the National Park Service as an agency and provides our guiding mission, stating that "the Service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of Federal areas known as national parks, monuments and reservations . . . by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

To learn more about the history of the National Park Service and its mission evolved, visit The National Park System Caring for the American Legacy .
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Did You Know?

Mount Rainier summit with Mount Adams in the distance.

At 14,410 feet, Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. From various locations around the park you can see four other Cascade volcanoes: Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak. On a clear day, you can see the tip of Mount Hood, in northern Oregon, from Paradise Meadows.