Teacher-led Field Trip and Park Visit Form

Teacher-led Field Trip and Park Visit Form

Thank you for your interest in the Detroit Riverfront parks and greenways. Teacher-led field trips are availble year-round at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park and other Riverfront spaces.
Teacher-led Field Trips and Park Visits

All are invited to enjoy Detroit's Riverfront. If you plan to bring your school or organization on a visit to a Riverfront park, please fill out this form to indicate the planned date and time of your trip. This form is for independent teacher or chaperone guided experiences only. If you are looking for a guided field trip experience by Detroit Riverfront Conservancy staff, please fill out a request here: https://form.jotform.com/260786737308064

Teacher-led Place-Based Curriculum

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy staff developed a teacher-led curriculum, which can be used by classroom and community teachers to guide learning at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park. The K-12 curriculum is grounded in Michigan Next-Generation Science Standards, the Ralph Wilson Park interpretive themes, and the principles of place-based education. It includes a 60-minute semi-scripted lesson plan, pre and post visit classroom activities and projects, vocabulary lists, a student activity guide for the park, materials list, a content-focused reading list, and a park map.

The teacher-led curriculum gives educators the opportunity to guide their students through a standards-based outdoor learning experience without having to book a guided field trip. The teacher-led curriculum is intended to be used at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park. The curriculum is linked on our website and below.

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade: Explore and Notice the Natural World Around Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park

3rd Grade - 5th Grade: Detroit River Aquatic Habitat and Ecosytem at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park

6th Grade - 8th Grade: Air Quality and Environmental Remediation at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park

9th Grade - 12th Grade: Careers in STEAM at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park
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Has your school or organization visited the Detroit Riverfront or Ralph Wilson Park in the past?
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The Riverfront has several parks and greenways on its footprint. Please indicate which location you would like to bring your group. If you plan to bring your group to more than one location, please indicate that. The teacher-led curriculum is designed to be used at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park only. To learn more about the Detroit Riverfront spaces, go to https://www.detroitriverfront.org/plan-your-visit/parks-greenways
Detroit Riverfront Location Selection
Please indicate the date and time of your intended visit. You should submit this form at least two weeks in advance of your intended visit. A Detroit Riverfront Conservancy staff member will reach out if the date of your intended visit interrupts a previously scheduled event; if a Detroit Riverfront Conservancy staff member does not reach out, the date you indicated is fine. PLEASE NOTE: There is NO indoor space at Ralph Wilson Park and other Riverfront spaces. Plan your visit to be fully outdoors. Our Riverfront spaces are open to the public daily from 6am-10pm. Please expect other visitors at the park spaces when your group is there.
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We recommend a 1:10 chaperone to student ratio for field trips.
If visiting Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, are you planning to use the teacher-led curriculum? Please indicate which lessons you are using below.

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