BECOME AN EXPLORER OF THE BRANDYWINE WATERSHED WITH FIRST STATE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER!

This FREE online session is open to homeschool providers, classroom teachers, and non-formal environmental educators. Two hours of Act 48 are available for Pennsylvania Certified Teachers. A certificate of participation will be provided for teachers outside of Pennsylvania.

First State National Historical Park (NHP), a hidden treasure of the Brandywine River watershed located along the Pennsylvania and Delaware borders, offers a myriad of nature-based, historical, and cultural experiences to explore virtually or in person.

In fall 2020, as a partnership between the Stroud Center and First State NHP, we created a series of hands-on, minds-on events to engage middle and high school students in on-the-water STEM education, recreation, and stewardship programs. Due to pandemic safety concerns, in-person stream studies were turned into three engaging and fun park “challenges” that included a kit, hands-on activities, video conferencing with a park ranger, and National Park Service certificates and patches! Learn how our team navigated these challenges and how you can use the same successful model in your lessons and activities. Register online here.