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Olympic Park Institute
"Olympic Park Institute is one of the best experiences of our students' lives. These students will forever have a more sophisticated knowledge of the environment and their responsibility to care for it." - Paul Fitzgerald, Teacher, Miramonte High School (San Francisco, CA)
Since 1987 Olympic Park Institute has been offering residential outdoor education programs to school groups grades 4-12, enriching lives and cultivating environmental stewardship along the way. Our programs:
- Instill an understanding of and appreciation for nature
- Increase scientific literacy and comprehension of environmental issues
- Prepare students for academic success and a life of environmental stewardship
- Improve communications skills and confidence
“If you think you don’t like nature, or even if you do like it, go to Olympic Park Institute. Experience the best things that will ever happen. It’s the place to be.” - Student, Ballard High School (Seattle, WA)
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Field Science Education >> We provide 3 and 5 day residential programs for grades K -12 featuring hands-on, inquiry-based science education in Olympic National Park |
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Family Programs >> We provide fun and relaxing weekend adventures for families to spend time together in magnificent Olympic National Park |
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Teacher Professional Development >> We offer workshops for teachers to enhance their learning while providing time with colleagues and family. |
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Conference and Event Facilities >> In the heart of Olympic National Park, we can provide meeting space, overnight accomodations, and food service for groups of 20 to 100. |
Bring your class to Olympic Park Institute!
For more details, call our office at 206.382.6212 x.13 or complete our online inquiry form.
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PRINTChip Jenkins and Karen Baldore of the National Park Service talks about the importance and challenges of engaging youth to the Parks.The National Parks panel discussion was held at the REI flagship store in Seattle on Oct. 1, 2009
Watch just after two minutes for a great mention of Olympic Park Institute!
The upcomming removal of two dams along the Elwha River in Olympic National Park was featured on NBC Nightly News.
Our intention is to help local students understand how watersheds work on the North Olympic Peninsula and to teach them to ask questions about their environment.
Lower Elwha Klallam prepare for removal of two dams that inundated 70 miles of sacred sites and salmon habitat
Exploritas, long known as Elderhostel, is one of the most popular programs available for retired people. Appealing especially for those interested in life-long learning opportunities, their programs combine educational excellence, comfortable accommodations, good food and travel opportunities with other people of the same age.
Environmental Education Campus Hosts Retreat for Military Combat Veterans and Their Families for Weekend of Family Fun, Stewardship, and Learning
The National Park Service finds itself in the midst of a unique nexus of heightened interest.
For six nights last week, 30 million viewers watched the Ken Burns documentary on our national parks. Many park observers are expecting a surge of visitors as a result.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 12, 2009)—Twenty students from Washington state's West Seattle High School will have the unique opportunity to document and learn about the local environment with National Geographic contributing photographer Melissa Farlow during National Geographic Photo Camp Olympic Peninsula. From Sunday, Aug. 16, to Thursday, Aug. 20, the 14- to 18-year-olds will explore Olympic National Park and photograph, edit and design a portrait of the region's ecological landscape. The Photo Camp is presented in partnership with the Olympic Park Institute. Read more at nationalgeographic.com »
The nominee for director of the National Park Service is being praised for his ties to the West -- including direct involvement in proposed Olympic National Park land swaps with the Hoh and Quileute tribes and the removal of the two Elwha River dams -- as he heads toward Senate confirmation. Read the full article »
Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., has two priorities with his powerful posting as chairman of the House Interior and Environmental Appropriations subcommittee, which controls the purse strings of the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Environmental Protection Agency.
Olympic National Park announced today that $54.7 million in Recovery Act funding will be used to complete nine mitigation projects in preparation for the removal of two dams on the Elwha River, now slated to begin one year earlier than planned in 2011. Olympic Park Institute students have been preparing for this historic event, the nation's largest dam removal to date, by working with local scientists to collect data on the surrounding ecosystem.
In the last days of March, Olympic Park Institute, a campus of NatureBridge, proudly hosted more than 50 military kids and their families during an Operation Purple® Family Retreat, a program of the National Military Family Association and funded by the Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation.
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For general questions: opi@naturebridge.org
Olympic Park Institute
111 Barnes Point Road
Port Angeles, WA 98363
tel 360.928.3720 | fax 360.928.3046