Bring Voyageurs National Park to Your Classroom
The Voyageurs Classroom offers engaging opportunities for your students to connect to Minnesota’s national park through hands-on learning.
We offer park-based field experiences and virtual field trips that bring the natural and cultural wonders of national parks directly to your classroom.
Voyageurs Classroom
National parks are our greatest outdoor classrooms. Sign-up for our Teacher Network to access lesson plans and receive updates on Voyageurs Classroom offerings for the 2024 academic year.
Trusted by Teachers
Voyageurs Classroom lesson plans support national and state standards, including the Next Generation Science Standards and Minnesota Social Studies Standards.
View our 2024 Program Offerings Below
“Students should realize that National Parks are a valuable resource for our country. Teachers can help their students understand and appreciate the importance of our nation’s history, culture, and natural resources.”
Voyageurs Classroom Program Offerings
Dark Sky Classroom
Grade level: 3rd - 5th grade I Setting: Virtual
These interactive lessons introduce students to dark sky concepts such as light pollution and northern lights, allowing students to investigate phenomena through hands-on activities.
Park-Based Experiences
Grade level: K-12 I Setting: In-Person
Field Experiences at Voyageurs National Park immerse students in the history, science and unique landscape of this region. Join us in Fall, Winter, and Spring to give your students an experience of the park throughout the year.
Bringing youth to Voyageurs National Park this summer? Reach out to us at education@voyageurs.org for a chance to meet Park Rangers or see the night sky through a telescope!
National Park Teen Ambassadors
Grade level: 9-12 I Setting: In-Person
Since 2012, the award-winning National Park Teen Ambassador program has sent rural and urban youth on fully funded, single and multi-day canoeing, outdoor leadership, and career exploration excursions in Voyageurs National Park. Ambassadors gain life-long connections to Minnesota’s national park and represent the future generation of conservationists.
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Field Fellows
Grade Level: Undergraduate & Recent Graduates
The Voyageurs Field Fellows program increases accessibility and professional development opportunities at Voyageurs National Park. Fellowships offer students and recent graduates a stipend-paid internship to gain real world, hands-on experience in the park conducting field work, research, and program development.
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Funding for this project was provided in part by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
The Trust Fund is a permanent fund constitutionally established by the citizens of Minnesota to assist in the protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state’s air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources.
