School and Group Programs
Pre-trip Curriculum
The following classroom activities are designed for teachers to use prior to their students' Olympic Park Institute visit. Students who have been academically and logistically prepared in advance get the greatest benefit from their Olympic Park Institute experience.
- Preparing for outdoor exploration
- Art
- Cooperation and teambuilding
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Mathematics
- Observation activities
- Scavenger hunt
- Nature sketching
- Documenting bird behavior
- Redraw and color a geologic map of Washington
- Map the local watershed. The Environmental Protection Agency will help you find details about your community's watershed.
- Physical education
- Science
- Earth sciences
- Forest ecology
- Watershed science
- Writing
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OPI news
Today's Weather- Apr. 24/08
Olympic Park Institute Sends 2000 Children to Olympic National Park thanks to Challenge Grant from Dept. of Interior - Mar. 31/08
Olympic Park Institute Chair Emeritus Joins Smithsonian - Feb. 25/08
Rowell Award with Annie Leibovitz and James Balog, April 16 - MORE NEWS & INFORMATION