Field Trips & Presentations
Slow the Flow
 Take your students on a field trip to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center in Alviso. Through classroom presentations, teacher-led activities and a field trip to the Refuge, students explore the concepts of water use, wastewater treatment, habitat preservation, and watershed stewardship. Curriculum is aligned to California content standards.
Can't make it to the Center? Contact the Refuge to discuss options for presentations at your classroom or meeting place.
Cost: Free to teachers of grades 5 to 12 in schools located in San José, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, or Monte Sereno.
Contact: Mollie Ward at (408) 262-5513 x104. Reservations are on a first-come basis and fill up quickly.
Creeks Come to Class
In this popular curriculum-based program, San José Park Rangers visit classrooms and conduct exciting activities focused on preventing pollution to our neighborhood creeks. “The classroom presentation was totally grade appropriate and captivated every student’s attention,” according to one fifth grade teacher.
San José Park Rangers can also set up for science fairs or small group school assemblies.
Cost: Free to San José teachers.
Contact: Contact Jane Lawson at the San José Park Ranger office at (408) 277-5130 (phone), (408) 997-2035 (fax), or e-mail her at jane.lawson@sanjoseca.gov. Be sure to leave a clear, detailed message and your evening phone number.
Composting in the Classroom
 The Home Composting Education
Program of Santa Clara County can help your school start
a composting program. Composting at school is EXCITING!
Kids love it!
Schedule a teacher
training or class presentation on how to compost at school. We prefer
to begin programs early in the school year so students can see the
changes in the compost as the year progresses. For more information
please contact:
THE ROTLINE
Phone: (408) 918-4640
Recycle Plus
The four garbage and recycling haulers that service San José households provide educational resources to San José schools. Some provide facility tours or presentations. Visit their Web sites to learn more about their offerings.
Cost: Free to San José teachers.
Contact:
California Waste Solutions
(408) 292-0830
Garden City Sanitation
(408) 988-4500
GreenTeam of San José
(408) 282-4400
GreenWaste Recovery
(408) 283-4800
Educational Resource Directory
The Santa Clara County Office of Education Library Services Division
maintains an online Educational Resource Directory where you can search for resources by type, such as field trip or classroom presentation. Search results produce a listing that includes subject area, grade level, contact and scheduling information for each resource. |
