For Educators and Kids
Educators
Please contact us at 541-523-1843 or email [email protected] to schedule one of the following programs:
- School Field Trips: A park ranger can meet your group at the wagon encampment area for a 15-minute program (weather permitting).
- Classroom Visits: As staffing allows, we offer classroom visits to any public, private, or home school in Baker County.
- Virtual Programs: We offer virtual or distance learning programs for students of all ages.
Educational Resources
We offer a self-guided activity-based program that students can follow at their own speed, individually or in groups. We also offer living history interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, and four miles of trails that interpret the Oregon Trail, natural history, and mining history.
Our education guide was updated in 2016 and contains five lesson plans for classroom or homeschool use.
- Oregon Trail Education Resources Guide (2016 Version)
- Teachers Version of Education Resources Guide 2016
- Recursos en español: Para un extracto en español, haga clic aquí
- Hechos básicos del rastro de Oregon
Here are some additional activities to enhance your classroom visit to the Interpretive Center.
- Scavenger Hunt - to print: select two-sided with binding on short edge
- Exhibit Bingo Cards - Four variations of a visual scavenger hunt. Great for younger visitors!
Every Kid Outdoor Pass for 4th Graders
The Every Kid Outdoors program is a nationwide movement to help build the next generation of environmental stewards. Beginning each September, 4th graders (including home-schooled and free-choice learners 10 years of age) can download a free voucher to gain unlimited, free access for themselves and their families to any federal lands or waters during that school year and the following summer.
Teachers can also print out vouchers for their 4th grade students and bring them to the Interpretive Center with their class to exchange for the actual 4th grade pass. For more information, check out the Every Kid Outdoors website at everykidoutdoors.gov.
Junior Rangers
Explore and celebrate the multiple uses of public lands. The BLM’s Junior Ranger Program allows you to engage in recreation, learning, and stewardship of your public lands. We offer a printable Junior Ranger book to complete while at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: