Classroom Ranger

NPS/Bethany Szczepanski

Reservations for the 2023-24 school year are booked. Please check back in late August of 2024 to schedule reservations for the 2024-25 schoool year.

A ranger will visit your school to present a free interactive standards-based education program. Classroom programs are available for grades 3 - 5 in Ventura County.

Classroom Ranger programs are available on Tuesdays. Programs are offered with start times between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM and are approximately 45 - 60 minutes in length. Rangers can accommodate a maximum of two programs per day. If your school has more than two classes, it is recommended that classes are combined into one or two groups in a multipurpose space.

Reservations are required and should be made well in advance, especially for spring programs.

Program Descriptions

Kelp and Me
Students experience the mysterious, magnificent algae know as Giant Kelp! Students will learn about the structure of Giant Kelp, and the importance of kelp forests to marine animals and humans. Students will discover ways we use kelp and other seaweeds in our daily lives. Students will also engage in dialogue with rangers and volunteers about ways they can “help the kelp” as young stewards of the ocean!

• Supports Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) 3-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity - Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.

• Supports Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) 4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes - Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

• Supports Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) 5-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

 

Schedule a Classroom Ranger Program

To request a visit to your classroom by a Channel Islands National Park ranger, please choose a program from the Program Descriptions on this page and complete the Education Reservation Request Form - NPS Form 10-1750 below.

When completing your form, please provide a minimum of two alternative dates.

This program is recommended as a “pre-visit” experience for 4th grade teachers and students from Title I schools who are participating in a Visitor Center field trip.

NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Learning Accomodations

Does anyone in your group need any accomodations?

Yes No

If yes, describe the accomodation need.

Next Step

School / Organization Contact Information

School / Organization Name (required)

Name of Requester/Contact Person (required)

Title / Position (required)

Contact Email Address (required)

Contact Phone Number (required)
123-456-7890 extension if any

Mailing Address (required)

City (required)

State (required)

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ZIP (required)
Five digit ZIP code [99999]

Next Step

Group Details - Ranger in Classroom Program

Name of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)

Title / Position of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)

Email Address of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)

Phone Number of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)
Format: 123-456-7890

Program Name or Subject Requested

How much time will the ranger have to conduct the program? (required)

Grade Level(s) of Students (required)

Number of Staff / Chaperones (required)

Number of Students (required)

Preferred Date of Visit (required)
format mmddyyyy

My preferred date has been confirmed by the park (required)

Yes No

Preferred Program Start Time (required)

Alternative Date(s) (required)
Enter one or more dates.

Disclaimer:

A park representative will follow-up to confirm group details once this request has been received and reviewed.

Submit my Education Reservation Request

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NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Notices

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: Public Law 114-289 National Park Service Centennial Act and 54 U.S.C. 100701 Protection, interpretation, and research in System.

Purpose: To administer education programs for education audiences including but not limited to school groups, scouting groups, extracurricular groups, and home school groups.

Routine Uses: To effectively manage requests for education received by the NPS, the Education Reservation Request Form is used to collect basic education reservation information to facilitate operational aspects of scheduling groups for park education programs, including in-park education programs, ranger in classroom programs, and/or online distance learning programs.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to provide the requested information may impede the ability to grant your education reservation request.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

We are collecting this information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) to provide park managers and educators the information needed to schedule and conduct education program activities. All applicable parts of the form must be completed in order for your request to be considered. You are not required to respond to this or any other Federal agency-sponsored information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned control number 1024-0288.

Estimated Burden Statement

Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Do not send your completed form to this address.