Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - Plan A Field Trip (U.S. National Park Service)

Parks As Classrooms:
Education Programs in the Recreation Area

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers a variety of "Parks as Classrooms" Programs. These programs specifically target the education curriculum designated for the state of California.

The Chumash: A Changing People, A Changing Land
Third and Fourth Graders

Parks as Laboratories:
Studies of Land, Water, and Air
Middle Schools

EcoHelpers: Restoration Program
High School

National Park Labs:
Studies of Wildland Fire Ecology
High School

Parks as Classrooms:
Teacher Lead In-Class Programs

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers programs that can be done by the teacher in the classroom. These programs are self guided. They include:

National Park Legacy:
1st - 12th Grades

Struggle and Opportunity:
A California Cultural Journey
Traveling Trunks for Loan in
Los Angeles Unified School District
4th-5th Grades

Make the Park Your Classroom

Plan and bring a group of students to the recreation area for a field trip that will inspire and enrich their educational experience. Click here for some helpful tips.