Indiana Dunes National Park

This program is offered indoor and outdoor at the Douglas Center. It focuses on the act of snowshoeing and wildlife a…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Materials & suppliesmore...
Audiences
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youth
5th Grade Students / Youth
6th Grade Students / Youth
7th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This is totally into your classroom or other center through computer.
It is the indoor portion of the park indo…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Materials & supplies
Professional development/consulting for administratorsmore...
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This focuses on West Beach through a virtual tour.

Themes
Air Quality, Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Environmental Justice...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Internships
Materials & suppliesmore...
Audiences
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youth
5th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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Water World can be an inside outside program at the Douglas Center or it can be totally down at the pond. It is focu…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Environmental Justice, Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Materials & supplies
Professional development/consulting for teachersmore...
Audiences
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
4th Grade Students / Youth
5th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This indoor/outdoor program is only offered at the Douglas Center. It is year-round. It involves a 20 or so minute …

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning, STEM...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Materials & supplies
Professional development/consulting for teachers
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
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This virtual program can go into classrooms anywhere for any age. It can be adapted to the audience. The twelve pla…

Themes
Air Quality, Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Food Systems/Nutrition...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Professional development/consulting for administrators
Professional development/consulting for teachersmore...
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This program is offered inside at the Douglas Center or in your classroom. Soon to be offered as a virtual program a…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Environmental Justice, Food Systems/Nutrition...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Internshipsmore...
Audiences
4th Grade Students / Youth
5th Grade Students / Youth
6th Grade Students / Youth
7th Grade Students / Youth
8th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This program will be done into classrooms through a power point. It is suitable for all ages with adaptations.

Themes
Air Quality, Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Environmental Justice...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Materials & supplies
Professional development/consulting for teachersmore...
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This is an easy hike down the sidewalk, totally accessible focusing on a scavenger hunt of the senses.

Themes
Energy, Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning, STEM, Water
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Materials & suppliesmore...
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This program can be partly inside the Douglas Center due to inclement weather, but it is made to be a total outside p…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Internshipsmore...
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youth
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This virtual program will focus on how to look at birds, the observation skills. It won't be a bird identification p…

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning, STEM
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Materials & supplies
Professional development/consulting for administratorsmore...
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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Students have to be at the Douglas Center when this program is offered August through November; mainly September.

Themes
Air Quality, Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Environmental Justice...
Offerings
Classroom volunteers/presenters
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Grant fundingmore...
Audiences
Pre-K/Early Childhood
Kindergarden
1st Grade Students / Youth
2nd Grade Students / Youth
3rd Grade Students / Youthmore...
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This is a geology program strictly at West Beach for grades 4th and up.

Themes
Climate Change, Conservation (Wildlife/Habitat), Energy, Food Systems/Nutrition, Outdoor Learning...
Offerings
Curriculum & instructional materials
Direct teaching
Field trips
Audiences
4th Grade Students / Youth
5th Grade Students / Youth
6th Grade Students / Youth
7th Grade Students / Youth
8th Grade Students / Youthmore...
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