School Groups and Community Organizations
Lakeshore State Park offers educational programs for teachers, community organizations, private events and the general public. The programs emphasize sustainability and stewardship of our natural and freshwater resources. These experiences are geared toward learners of all ages, and include walks, tours, lectures, hands-on outdoor activities and laboratory exercises.
Guest speaking, field trips and labs can be tailored to fit your current content needs and meet many of the Next Generation Science Standards (the curricular framework for the state of Wisconsin). For schools and groups with limited budgets, fee waiver applications are available to ensure access to all learners. To schedule a field trip or talk, request a copy of our Educational Programs Brochure, or for more information, please contact our Park Naturalists at 414-274-4282.
Experiential Learning
Our naturalists are available to lead hands-on activities with your classroom or community group that emphasize environmental awareness through engaging experiences.
Discuss topics like careers in environmental science, human impacts on the environment, the challenges facing the Great Lakes, managing invasive species and Wisconsin aquatic and terrestrial ecology to spark your students curiosity about nature and to build a deeper connection with their community.
Resources for Educators
Outdoor education and play support emotional, behavioral and intellectual development. Studies have shown that students who learn outdoors develop: a sense of self, independence, confidence, creativity, decision-making and problem-solving skills, empathy towards others, motor skills, self-discipline and initiative.
Want More Ideas for Kids?
EEK! Environmental Education for Kids provides high quality, locally relevant information for students to learn about Wisconsins’s natural resources. Designed for upper-elementary and middle school students, EEK!’s student-friendly content is used by teachers as both a catalyst to connect, explore and engage in learning outside as well as a resource to deepen that learning. EEK has over 900 pages to help students learn about Wisconsin’s ecology and natural resources.
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