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|  | We turn schools into families... Field trips bring classes closer to nature, bring students and teachers closer. Students arrive excited to learn in nature's living classroom. They find the world as it is, not as a page in a book. Together, students and teachers discover the excitement in the plants, animals and process in the books left behind for the day. "Naturalist Intelligence" Gardner, Howard. Intelligence Reframed, Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1999 (see Naturalist Intelligence button)
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 | ...and families into schools Families escape from the city in search of fun and relaxation. Students arrive eager to learn. Both experience nature walks, campfire programs and Junior Ranger activities, all designed to explore the world's fundamental workings. ParksProject.org adds the joy of discovery, a look at the amazing process beneath nature's beauty.
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|  From Mid November 2011 through April 2012, camp at Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, Florida. Join ParksProject.org for an Alligator walk or a Beginning Birding talk. Take an air boat ride and enjoy the ParksProject.org table including fossils and aritifacts from the animals of the park. Attend our Campfire Programs on Alligators, Florida Panthers and Venomous Snakes. Visit us on the Canopy Walkway or in the Visitor Center.  Spring 2012, ParksProject.org will be meeting school buses and taking students into the tidepools of Saltwater State Park, Des Moines Washington. ParksProject.org walks are based on Washington State K-12 Science Standards with Grade Level Expectations. Please use the contact us button for a Naturalist lead, low tide walk with your school or community group. There is no fee for any ParksProject.org activities. ParksProject.org will be assisting with the reopening and staffing of the Saltwater Visitor Center and training Park Naturalists for the summer season.
ParksProject.org will also be training Park Naturalists and offering a 10 hour continuing education course, The 8th Intelligence: Naturalist Training in State Parks. ParksProject.org is a Washington State Board of Education-approved provider of clock hours.  For 2012 Summer activities, ParksProject.org will hike and explore Dash Point State Park in the Seattle area May through August. This summer, we will again be offering evening campfire programs including Cascade Range Volcanoes, Nocturnal Animals, Pumas, and don't miss our new Bear program! Events for campers also include nature hikes, wildflower walks, beach walks, and exploring the habitat of live sand dollars. Kids will love weekend activities like Junior Ranger programs in the new Dash Point State Park Nature Center.
 Fall foliage season 2012, ParksProject.org will provide in-school program followed by a nature and geology walk on the trails oft Wompatuck State Park in Hingham Massachusetts. (Hit the Big Yellow Bus Project button for more info.) These walks contain content based on Massachusetts Science Curriculum Framework. Teachers and students should reserve a date now. Join us for a foliage walk or nature walk during September and October. Hike nature trails. Explore geology, like glacial erratics. Contact ParksProject.org for school presentations of our many in-school programs. Learn about the Ice Age, Fall foliage, mosquitoes, native plants, native cultures, and local geology. Visit Wompatuck for environmental education. ParksProject.org is a Massachusetts Board of Education approved Professional Development Point Provider. ParksProject.org will be offering a 10 hour continuing education course, The 8th Intelligence: Naturalist Training in State Parks.  November 2009, ParksProject.org was working at the Florida Panther Preserve with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Where will we be next November?
Press the Calendar of Events button to view ParksProject.org scheduled activities. Press the Contact Us button to schedule a ParksProject.org family or communitly activity, or a school event.
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| ParksProject.org is a nonprofit foundation providing educational curriculum and materials to visitors
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