While at Elfin Forest

Your 3rd-grade students will participate in a wonderful learning experience. Once you arrive at Elfin Forest, the Escondido Creek Conservancy education team will meet you and split your class in half. They will then lead students through the activities detailed below:

Intro (20 mins) - split the group

1 hike (90 mins)

Lunch (25 mins)

3 stations (30 mins each)

Trout Scout
Insect Investigation
Leaves vs. Litter

Conclusion (5 mins) - whole group

Fieldwork Itinerary

Protecting Our Watershed - Inquiry into Action

3rd Grade Habitats Program Itinerary

8:30 AM

Bus Arrives at School

8:40 AM

Bus Departs

9:00 AM

Bus Arrives at Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve

**Note: If your bus departs late and will be arriving after 9:05 AM, text the Conservancy’s Education Director, Ariel Reed, at (256) 221-6634 to inform the program staff of your ETA.**

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Introduction and Chaperone Talk

9:20 AM - 10:50 AM

Stations/Hikes

10:50 AM - 11:15 AM

Lunch

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Hikes/Stations

12:45 - 12:50 AM

Debrief

1:00 PM

Bus Departs

Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve Address: 8833 Harmony Grove Road, Escondido, CA 92029

Printable Itinerary to Hand to Bus Driver

*If students need to use the bathroom during the trip, have them go with a teacher or Escondido Creek Conservancy staff, as not all chaperones will be fingerprinted. Ensure that no adult is alone with a student at any time.*

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