Adult Education Programs
Olympic WEST: Teacher Training Programs
Enrich your perspective in the heart of the rainforest!
Olympic Park Institute's Watershed and Environmental Science Trainings for teachers (Olympic WEST) range from 2 to 4 days. All include daily outdoor activities supplemented with access to our interactive learning rooms.
Inquiry Based Learning in Olympic National Park
A 3-day Retreat for Washington State Teachers and their Families
- DISCOVER successful inquiry-based learning methods guided by specialists.
- PRACTICE using innovative student-centered techniques with classroom teachers and OPI Educators.
- RELAX AND CONNECT with your family while visiting our
historic campus framed by the shoreline of the stunning
glacially-carved Lake Crescent.
- EXPLORE old growth forests and pristine river systems in the Olympic National Park.
Dates
12:00 p.m. Monday, June 30 - 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Cost
$45 for teachers (on our scholarship)
$60 per non-participating guest
Children ages 9 and under stay for free!*
Join us at the peak of summer! Choose workshops that supplement your learning objectives while allowing for personal time to spend time with your family. Workshops will include:
- Use of notebooks and observations for interdisciplinary education;
- Guided and open inquiry for studying ecosystem dynamics;
- Canoeing on Lake Crescent to investigate our local watershed;
- Opportunity to earn 6-14 clock hours ($2.50 per clock hour for workshops attended)
This course is open to all Washington school teachers. Olympic Park
Institute will retain a processing fee of up to $50 for each course
cancellation. If cancellation occurs within 7 days prior to the program
start date, participant is responsible for full payment.
* Though we welcome families on campus as a part of the program, training sessions are only for teachers. Supervision for children is not provided.
Register here, or for more information contact Margaret Stultz at (360) 928-3720 or (800) 775-3720.
Help spread the word! Post our program flier.
Using Inquiry to Study Environmental Change
A 4-Day Summer Workshop for Washington State Teachers and Educators
- DISCOVER successful inquiry-based learning methods, guided by specialists, applicable to your classroom and local natural areas.
- LEARN ways to incorporate climate change into your curriculum, while studying the pristine systems of Olympic National Park.
- EXPLORE the old growth forests of Barnes Point, the clear waters of
Barnes Creek, Marymere Falls and Lake Crescent, and the sub-alpine
meadows and wildflowers of Hurricane Ridge
Dates
11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 24 - 1:00 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 2008
Cost
$175 per teacher*
As stories and facts surface of warming temperatures and melting glaciers, we will use the ecosystems of Olympic National Park to study the conditions on the ground and in the water. We will have an opportunity to practice a diversity of methods for tracking the changes in our environment.
- Opportunity to earn up to 30 clock hours ($2.50 per clock hour attended)
This course is open to all Washington school teachers. Olympic Park
Institute will retain a processing fee of up to $50 for each course
cancellation. If cancellation occurs within 7 days prior to the program
start date, participant is responsible for full payment.
Register here, or for more information contact Margaret Stultz at (360) 928-3720 or (800) 775-3720.
Help spread the word! Post our program flier.
*Thanks to the generosity of our supporters,
the current cost per educator has been reduced from $500 per person to $175 and includes
lodging, food, travel and instruction. Some restrictions may apply.
New Program!
Olympic Park Institute, NASA, Peninsula College, and North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development present a summer workshop for teachers:
Watershed Science and Mapping
4 Days Studying the Elwha and Dungeness Watersheds in the Olympics
- Join scientists and educators from NASA's Solutions Network, Olympic Park Institute and Peninsula College for a hands-on and minds-on experience in the Elwha and Dungeness Valleys
Dates
9:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 9 - 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008
Cost
Free*
This will be an inquiry-based science training which includes: GIS, use of remote sensing data, and field collection with a diversity of tools and metrics. We will share and participate in research coming out of the Elwha and Dungeness watersheds. We will also discuss the cultural contexts associated with those two watersheds. Final agenda and arrival information will be mailed by mid-June.
- Opportunity to earn up to 30 clock hours ($2.50 per clock hour attended)
- Opportunity to earn 3 credits through Peninsula College, with an additional tuition fee
This course is open to regional Middle and High School Teachers.
Register here, or for more information contact Margaret Stultz at (360) 928-3720 or (800) 775-3720.
Help spread the word! Post our program flier.
*This workshop is provided for free thanks to a grant from NASA which includes transportation, lunch, equipment and handouts. We will be based out of Peninsula College which is located just off of Highway 101 in Port Angeles and a short drive to the Elwha and Dungeness Watersheds. Housing, dinners and breakfasts are not included in this workshop, as it is designed for regional teachers.
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