Utilizing the Lake Superior watershed and the St. Louis River as a foundation for learning
Treaty Rights, manoomin, moose, fishing skills, firearm safety certification, etc
Targeted Grades: pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Cultural History, Recreational Sports, Wildlife, Safety and Survival
Location: Custom
Timeframe: Custom
Cost: Free
Students will understand the water cycle, watersheds, and example aquatic food webs and the plants/critters involved
Targeted Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Wildlife, Water, Ecology, Geology, Astronomy, Weather, Energy, Career, Safety, Waste and Pollution, STEAM, Forest
Location: Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center
Timeframe: Spring, Summer, Fall
Cost: $5/student for most field trips
Students will be able to describe and give examples of adaptations and animals signs.
Targeted Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Wildlife, Ecology
Location: Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center
Timeframe: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
Cost: $5/student for most field trips
Water Quality metrics as related to urban stormwater pollution
Targeted Grades: pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Waste and Pollution
Location: Faxon Creek
Timeframe: Spring-Fall
Cost: Free
Astronomy | Environmental Topics | Forest Ecology | Geology | GPS / Geocaching | Large Group Games | Nature Art and Other Crafts | Orienteering/Map & Compass | Survival Skills | Team Building | Water Ecology | Wildlife Studies | Animal Tracking | Herpetology | Mammals | Ornithology | Reptiles
Targeted Grades: pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Recreational Sports, Wildlife, Safety and Survival, Water, Ecology, Geology, Astronomy, STEAM
Location: Custom Duluth location
Timeframe: Varies
Cost: Varies
Disc golf | Kickball | Large group games | Soccer | Ultimate Frisbee | Wiffleball | Lawn Games: Croquet, Bocce Ball, Cornhole, Kubb
Targeted Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Recreational Sports
Location: Custom Duluth location
Timeframe: Varies
Cost: Varies
Tours of Waste Water Treatment Plant | Tour of Poplar Wetland Basin, Stormwater Treatment facility
Targeted Grades: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Water, Waste and Pollution
Location: 51 E. 1st St. Superior - or - Poplar Ave and 12th St N
Timeframe: Custom
Cost: Free, bussing is required
Students will gain awareness, knowledge and skills with the historical culture and archaeology of the region.
Targeted Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Topics: Cultural History
Location: Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center
Timeframe: Spring, Summer, Fall
Cost: $5/student for most field trips
Students will understand nutrient flow in a forest ecosystem, basic components of how a tree grows, and how to use a dichotomous key.
Targeted Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Ecology, Forest
Location: Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center
Timeframe: Spring, Summer, Fall
Cost: $5/student for most field trips
Exhibit exploration + 1 hour class
Busy, Busy Bees | Fantastic Frogs | Snouty Seahorses | Creature Feature | Water on the Move | Run for Your LifeCycle | Stories in Stone | Behind the Scenes Tour | Lake Superior – Ecology | Lake Superior – Limnology | Conservation on the Brain: Using Cognitive Science in Conservation Practices
Targeted Grades: pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Topics: Wildlife, Water, Ecology, Geology, Career, STEAM
Location: Great Lakes Aquarium
Timeframe: 1-2 hours to explore exhibits
Cost: PK-12: $7/each. For every 5 students you will receive 1 free chaperone. Teachers/school staff are free and not included in the free chaperone ratio. Additional adult chaperones: $5/each