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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Workshops for Teachers

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers teacher workshops in partnership with California Lutheran University. Teachers can earn a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit. Take advantage of this opportunity to explore a national park and earn credits-- class size is limited.  

 

Have you been wondering about ways to integrate climate change education into your classroom? Come to a free, one-day workshop focused on phenology (the study of seasonal timing of life events, such as when a flower blooms in the spring), citizen science, and climate change to find out how! more>>

Watch the credits a the end of a film and you may discover how often national parks are used by the movie industry.  

Did You Know?
Unique vistas and cultural significance often draw filmmakers to National Parks. Paramount Ranch is the only place in the National Park System where you can see movie making in action at a historic movie ranch once owned by Paramount Pictures (1927).

Last Updated: August 28, 2009 at 14:21 EST