School and Group Programs
A Day at Headlands Institute
Every day at the Headlands Institute is a special experience, from the hikes around the Marin Headlands to the lessons in the labs. Find out why!
- Marin Headlands is the ultimate classroom, with a diverse offering of habitats.
- Lab spaces at Headlands Institute's campus allow students to get a safe, close look at creatures of the Marin Headlands.
- Meals and lodging are given special care. We offer fresh, healthy meals and comfortable sleeping accommodations.
- Evening programs offer further learning and fun to student, reinforcing ideas introduced during the day.
- Field trips are opportunities for schools in a 5-day program to see another site of the Bay Area, such as Muir Woods.
- Daily schedule at Headlands Institute includes meals, hiking, group activities, and more.
Check our online calendar for available dates. For more details, call Shannon Murray at (415) 332-5771 x 28 or fill out an information request form.
A Day in the Headlands
8:58 a.m. Christine explains today's theme, "How Healthy is the Water?" Instructors create these colorful "mindmaps" to orient students to the day's activities, which are always planned around a central teaching theme.
9:15 a.m. Lily, 9, hits the trail with her hiking group. This afternoon, as the "wildlife professor," she'll teach her classmates how the lupine flower got its name.
12:26 p.m. Jesse, 12, journals about what he observed at the tidepools. "We saw mussels, hermit crabs, and barnacles. There was a sea anemone that closed up its tentacles to catch pieces of food."
2:25 p.m. After patiently observing their pond water, 3rd graders Bryan, Cody, and Devon realize that the mud they collected from the pond is actually filled with dragonfly nymphs and caddisfly larvae.
