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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Plan A Field Trip

plan a field trip includes:

Self Guided
Ranger Guided
Classroom Activities
 
 
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.
Rangers from California State Parks and the National Park Service discuss program ideas.  

Did You Know?
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area was established in 1978, but the National Park Service did not own public parkland in the area until 1980. National Park Rangers devised clever ways to promote the national park goals without land by creating thriving partnerships with many agencies.

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Last Updated: June 20, 2008 at 20:52 EST