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Helpful Tips for Educators for Your Upcoming Visit

Returning Teachers Often Relive Their First Adventures

 
Welcome to Sly Park Environmental Education Center, where the classroom expands into the great outdoors, and learning becomes an exhilarating experience for students and teachers.
 
Here, nature serves as both a backdrop and a vibrant teacher, inspiring curiosity and fostering a deep connection to the environment. As you explore the trails, engage in hands-on activities, and immerse yourself in the wonders of the natural world, you'll discover that every moment is an opportunity for growth and discovery.
 

Relive the Magic, Create New Wonders

For those of you who have walked these paths before, prepare to be transported back to the wonder of your first visit. If this is your inaugural journey to Sly Park, brace yourself for an educational odyssey like no other!
 
As teachers, you’re doing more than guiding your students. You’re becoming a fellow explorer in a world of natural marvels.

Streamlined Adventures Await

We’ve embraced the digital age to make your Sly Park experience smoother than ever. Our online registration system is your portal to adventure, allowing you to easily sign up and track your group’s progress.
 
Our online tools are more than a convenience. They’re our way of treading lightly on the environment we cherish. Thank you for doing your part to reduce your carbon footprint.
 

Your Sly Park Toolkit

To fully equip our educators for the journey ahead, we’ve prepared a treasure trove of resources:
 
  • Our comprehensive Visiting Teacher Guide is your map to the Sly Park Experience.
  • Initial and after visit student assessments help us tailor our programs and measure the impact of our outdoor classroom.
  • Before you visit Sly Park, please have your students fill out this Pre-Survey.
  • When you return from Sly Park, please have your students fill out this Post-Survey. (Note: They can complete it at school or at home, just tell them where to find the link.) Thank you!
  • Our Scholarship Form provides extra support to students who need it, so they don’t miss out on this transformative adventure.
 
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Nurturing Future Stewards

Sly Park is cultivating the next generation of environmental stewards. Bringing your students here helps us plant the seeds of curiosity, respect for nature, and a passion for learning that will grow beyond their time with us.
 
Your Sly Park adventure is about to begin. We can’t wait to welcome you and your students to our outdoor classroom!