Yosemite Institute

Yosemite Institute associate director Moose Mutlow talks about Yosemite Institute and the transformative effects of outdoor education with the Merced Sun Star.

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The fourth and fifth grades from The Family School in Los Olivos have returned from their annual week-long field trip to Yosemite National Park. Read the full story at syvnews.com »

Last summer, Yosemite National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson saw something he doesn’t see on a regular basis: an African American family admiring the natural beauty of one of America’s national parks. It was a moment that Johnson wishes all families, especially minority families, could share together. Read the full story »

Thirty-nine year old San Francisco-based environmental education nonprofit wins a  spot in the top 20.

San Francisco, April 6, 2010 – NatureBridge today was named to Outside magazine’s (www.outsideonline.com) third annual “Best Places to Work” list. NatureBridge was ranked No. 20 out of 50 selected companies. The full list and related story will be published in the May issue of Outsidemagazine, available on newsstands April 20, 2010. 

April 5, 2010 - National Park Service Acting Pacific West Regional Director George Turnbull signed the Record of Decision today for the Yosemite Environmental Education Center Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

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Reporter Elena Botkin-Levy traveled from the classrooms of Oakland to the mountains of Yosemite to file this report on the proposed amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act known as No Child Left Inside.

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Campolindo became affiliated with the Yosemite Institute in 1998, when Geology teacher Jane Kelson discovered the program and coordinated the first trip. "I wanted to give students the opportunity to take what they were learning in the classroom and apply it in a real setting," explains Kelson. Her enthusiasm for the extended field trip has not waned over the years and she continues to oversee and chaperone the program along with five other teachers. Kelson notes, "The students get very excited about science on this trip."

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"The Yosemite Institute opened my eyes to the beauty of one of the most majestic natural wonders in the United States, while celebrating the geological and ecological richness of the area," noted Lafayette's Kiera Peacock.

Since 1998, biology, ecology and geology students, along with teachers such as Jane Kelson, have been able to experience the grandeur of one of California's national treasures, while carrying out "hands on" experiments in Yosemite.

The WildLink Club at Turlock High, and now at Pitman High, offers club members the opportunity to explore nature surrounding the Valley area, especially for those who have never had the opportunity before. “It opens up a new world to them,” said Ryan Hollister, WildLink adviser for Turlock High. “They didn’t have the knowledge of what exists out of the bubble of the Central Valley and now they get to see what is out there.”

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