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Shenandoah National Park
Self Guided Programs
 
A teacher and her students on a self-guided education program.
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Many groups use Shenandoah National Park to meet their own educational goals. Educational groups can use any of the more than 500 miles of trails in the park, view films and tour the interpretive exhibits at the visitor centers, or become Junior Rangers by completing their own Junior Ranger Explorer Notebook. School groups may request an educational fee waiver for free admission to the park for their field trip.

Self-guided Curriculum-based Programs

In addition to the ranger-guided programs, Shenandoah National Park provides training and lesson plans for kindergarten, 1st grade, and earth science teachers to enable them to prepare for and lead curriculum-based field trips to the park. Teachers are required to attend an instructional workshop to receive the materials and training.

Come to Your Senses (Kindergarten
Shenandoah Residents (1st grade)
Exploring Earth Science in Shenandoah National Park (7th-12th grade)

 

 

 
Teachers attend an instructional workshop.
Teacher Instructional Workshops
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A group of students in the park with a school bus in the background.
Successful Field Trip Suggestions
Helpful tips for planning your field trip to Shenandoah
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Leave No Trace
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visiting the CCC camps in Shenandoah 1933, taking time to have lunch with enrollees at Big Meadows.  

Did You Know?
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Big Meadows in August 1933 and returned to Big Meadows in July 1936 to dedicate Shenandoah National Park.

Last Updated: June 22, 2007 at 15:01 EST