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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National MemorialDance ensemble at the 2005 Kingsley Heritage Celebration.
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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial
Self Guided
 

Depending on group size or your field trip schedule, a self-guided visit to the park may be for you!

Build your own program using our self-guided booklets and curriculum materials. This lets you meet the individual objectives of your class.

This is what you need to do for a successful (and fun) visit to the park:

  1. Decide which park site you wish to visit
  2. Make a reservation
  3. Return the confirmation letter (sent once you make a reservation)
  4. Review the curriculum and self-guided materials
  5. Prepare your students by using the pre-visit curriculum materials
  6. Print a self-guided booklet for the site you are visiting (Fort Caroline or Kingsley Plantation) - these are pdf files, please be patient
  7. Be prepared for the conditions (see Tips for Teachers)
  8. Check-in at the visitor center when your group arrives at the park
  9. Use the post-visit materials when you are back in the classroom

Reservations are required for all school groups (including those that do not receive a ranger program).

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Tips for Teachers
Helpful tips for preparing a park visit.
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Curriculum Links
Materials for educators to use with groups.
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Pareja's Confessionario  

Did You Know?
The first translation of a Native American language into a European language – Timucuan to Spanish - occurred on lands within the Timucuan Preserve in the late 1500s. Fray Francisco Pareja did this translation at the Catholic mission of San Juan del Puerto on present day Ft. George Island.
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Last Updated: September 12, 2008 at 00:31 EST