Bring Minnesota’s National Park to YOUR Classroom

Immerse yourself in the beauty and wonder of Voyageurs National Park while rejuvenating your passion for teaching! Our annual educator retreats offer a unique opportunity to connect with nature, collaborate with fellow educators, and gain hands-on experience in environmental education. 

Whether you're a classroom teacher, outdoor instructor, or homeschool educator, our retreats provide the tools, inspiration, and knowledge to bring environmental stewardship to life for your students! Our retreats create an unforgettable experience that blends professional development with the serenity of the great outdoors.

Sample Itinerary

Friday: 

  • Meet at Visitor Center

  • Welcome reception, dinner, and campfire 

  • Night sky tour and telescope observation with Voyageurs Conservancy dark sky experts

Saturday: 

  • Breakfast

  • Breakout session – Voyageurs National Park and environmental education

  • Networking lunch and group discussion

  • Boat ride to Hoist Bay with NPS Ranger

  • Exploratory hike, foraging activity, and nature identification

  • Dinner by the campfire

  • Team building and reflection activity 

Sunday: 

  • Breakfast

  • Breakout session – Integrating sessions into the classroom

  • Closing circle, feedback, and farewell 

Registration for retreats and educator workshops open periodically throughout the year. Check back on this page and sign up for our educator newsletter below to be the first to know about new opprotunities!

“
Visiting Voyageurs National Park has been a transformative experience for me as an educator. We need to give ourselves permission to ‘just be’ and Voyageurs is a place that lets us do that. To sit still. To listen. To observe and to wonder.”
— Colleen Rooney, STEAM in the Park Educator

Get your classroom involved

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This program was made possible by a grant from the National Park Foundation through generous support of partners including Union Pacific Railroad and donors across the country.

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.