NATUREBRIDGE

NATUREBRIDGE CONNECTS YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE WONDER AND SCIENCE OF THE NATURAL WORLD, IGNITING SELF-DISCOVERY AND INSPIRING STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PLANET. WE DELIVER HANDS-ON OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CLASSROOMS-OUR NATIONAL PARKS. FOUNDED IN 1971, OUR CAMPUSES ARE LOCATED IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, AND PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK.NATUREBRIDGE'S SCHOOL & GROUP EDUCATION PROGRAMS TAKE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE OUTDOORS FOR MULTI-DAY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, HELPING STUDENTS CREATE LASTING CONNECTIONS WITH THEMSELVES, THEIR PEERS, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. WITH CHILDREN IMMERSED IN THE OUTDOORS, SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE AND INSPIRE BOTH IN-DEPTH LEARNING AND A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO NATURE. EACH PROGRAM IS CUSTOMIZED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL GROUPS' ACADEMIC NEEDS AND ALIGN WITH STATE/NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS. OPTIONAL PRE- AND POST-PROGRAM CLASSROOM VISITS FROM NATUREBRIDGE EDUCATORS ENABLE TEACHERS TO DEEPEN THE IMPACT OF THE NATUREBRIDGE EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT AND BEYOND THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.NATUREBRIDGE PROVIDES OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE INCLUDING K-12 TEACHERS, TEENS AND FAMILIES. WE ALSO WORK WITH LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING NATIONWIDE. AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK IS OUR EVIDENCE-BASED CORE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK, WHICH COMPRISES THREE THEMES: SENSE OF PLACE, INTERCONNECTIONS AND STEWARDSHIP. USING THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND FRAMEWORK IN OUR RANGE OF PROGRAMS, NATUREBRIDGE REACHES OVER 35,000 INDIVIDUALS IN A TYPICAL YEAR AND HELPS GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS.