Fees for field programs are based on class sizes of 20 - 34 students. Reduced rates may be available for smaller groups. (Offered March - November).

You don’t have to go far to have an adventure in the outdoors! Bring your class to Sycamore Grove Park for a short walk and lots of exploration and fun. Through exploration, demonstration and fun, students will learn about local wildlife and use all their senses to experience Sycamore Grove Park. This field trip may well be the one your students remember years from now.

NGSS/CC: Standards met vary based on teacher request.

Who lives in the pond? Your students will find out on this field trip! They will learn about the great variety of aquatic creatures to be found as members of the class are transformed to illustrate the amazing adaptations used to survive. Students will then be armed with nets to capture and examine some of the critters they learned about.

NGSS Standards Met: K-LS1-1; K- ESS3.A; 1-LS1.A; 1-LS1.D; 2-LS4-1; 3-LS1-1; 3- LS4.C

The world of the pre-contact California Indians becomes real as students explore the park imagining how they would live without supermarkets, hardware stores, and video games. Learn about the plants and animals that provided native peoples with food, shelter and entertainment and gain insight into their traditional society and culture. Students will examine artifacts and replicas, try their hand at traditional skills and Indian games.

Common Core History and Social Science Standards met: 3.2 HSS; 4.2 HSS

Why do plants make flowers? What are the different ways seeds can travel? Which plants are native and which have been introduced? These questions and more will be answered as students take a short hike to explore a variety of habitats. They will learn how the plants of each habitat provide food and shelter for various animals, even humans. Activities may include using tree keys and making leaf rubbings depending on the season and grade level. 

This longer form field trip is ideal for older elementary grades. In every season, there's always something to investigate at Sycamore Grove Park. Students will explore the park and learn about the larger systems and patterns at play, including ecosystems, habitats, and adaptations. A 2-hour hike will be followed by a closer examination of the smaller critters around us; from macroinvertebrates to microorganisms. 

*This program is a 2 hour hike combined with 1 hour of activities with the rangers. Depending on the time of day scheduled, we can build in a 30 minute lunch break for your staff. 

This day of fun and learning is designed to complement your 3rd grade local history curriculum. At Ravenswood Historic Estate students will step back in time as they do household chores, play old-time games, make cider and dress-up in Victorian clothing. Students will leave Ravenswood with a greater understanding and appreciation for life in the valley during the late 1800s. Due to staffing requirements, minimum and maximum numbers of students / classes may apply. Due to high demand, payment is required before a date will be held for your school. Non-refundable except in cases of inclement weather or if we are able to re-book the date.

Common Core History and Social Science Standards met: 3.3 HSS; 4.7 HSS

This is a mini version of our longer form program on Victorian life at Ravenswood.  Ideal for one class or homeschool group, up to 30 students.  Students will step back in time as they tour the Ravenswood Historic Estate, make cider and dress-up in Victorian clothing. Students will leave Ravenswood with a greater understanding and appreciation for life in the valley during the late 1800s. Non-refundable except in cases of inclement weather or if we are able to re-book the date.

Common Core History and Social Science Standards met: 3.3 HSS; 4.7 HSS

(2 hrs long)

Rangers can customize a field trip or in-class program to complement almost anything your class is studying! Plants, mammals, birds, bugs, evolution and adaptations, astronomy, geology, local history, changing of the seasons... what ever interests your class.

Costs depend on length of program, materials and amount of preparation needed. Call or email for an estimate at least a month before you would like to have the program. Let us know the grade level, number of students and what you have in mind.

NGSS/CC: Standards met vary based on teacher request.