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Teachers:

• Select a standards-aligned outreach school program for your grade from the list below.
• Register: Call 949-645-8489 or email Sama Wareh.
• Minimum group size: 20 students (maximum 40 students per session)
• Mileage: No mileage fee for schools within 25 miles of the ENC. $1.00 fee per additional mile over 25 miles (one way).

These programs are History/Social-Science-focused Traveling Naturalist Programs:

• Leading Legends: 3rd & 4th grade
• I'll Trade You: 3rd & 4th grade

Leading Legends, 3rd and 4th Grade

A 60-minute program offered to 3rd and 4th grade students. In the days before digital entertainment, people across the world told legends to explain the world around them. Students will learn a legend of two indigenous peoples of Orange County, the Tongva (Gabrielino) and Acjachemen (Juaneño) and master crafting legends as they dive into the magical world of storytelling. In this hands-on workshop, students will create and share legends based on the six sacred animals. They will design their own symbols, and craft their own talking sticks. (Social Science Standards: 3.2.1, 4.2.1.) Tuition: $5/student (minimum 20, maximum 40 per session).

I'll Trade You, 3rd and 4th Grade A 60-minute program offered to 3rd and 4th grade students. After learning about the daily life of two indigenous peoples of Orange County, the Tongva (Gabrielino) and Acjachemen (Juaneño), students will jump into a hands-on simulation of how trading worked in pre-Spanish California history, around 500 years ago. In this fun quest, students will construct a miniature raft that floats and develop proper negotiating skills to acquire all of the resources they need for survival. (Social Science Standards: 3.2.1, 3.5.1, 3.5.3, 4.2.1.) Tuition: $5/student (minimum 20, maximum 40 per session).