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Education Reservation Request Forms are now live! To officially apply for an education program, please choose the program page that interests you below.
 
Educational Opportunities at Golden Gate National Recreations Area's Parks As Classrooms uses the Understanding by Design framework, and incorporates California Common Core Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies. Our inquiry-based park programs can be timed to introduce concepts, reinforce understanding, or stimulate culminating projects within a teaching unit. Programs are typically structured in three parts: a classroom preparation, a national park field session, and classroom assessments in which students demonstrate what they have learned. Teachers are provided with resources, including program curriculum and supporting materials.

The first step is to choose the program best suited for your class and follow the guidance below to submit an Education Reservation Request Form application.

 

How to participate in Parks as Classrooms education program

Ranger-led education programs for the 2024-2025 school year will be accepting Education Reservation Request Forms as of August 20, 2024. Teachers will be informed if their class was accepted to a program by September 24, 2024. Field trips to the park will resume in late-October 2024 – early December 2024 (for returning classes) and Mid-January 2025-end of May 2025 (for all new and returning classes). Please keep in mind, new teachers are asked to participate in a teacher workshop to secure their program dates. 
 

To be considered for a program, please select a program from below and complete an Education Reservation Request Form found on each program website. Please email goga_education@nps.gov if you have any questions.

 

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Last updated: August 20, 2024

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