Many school groups throughout the country travel to Page each year to take part in a Colorado River Discovery smoothwater float trip. These excursions are just plain fun for everyone involved. But they also represent an important educational opportunity for the teachers and students who participate. To help educators and students benefit from the educational aspect of our trips, Colorado River Discovery is very pleased to announce our River Kids education program.

We have developed a full range of high quality lesson plans and associated classroom materials for use in conjunction with our trips. River Kids is designed specifically for school children aged 9-12 years old.

Colorado River Discovery will distribute all River Kids program materials free of charge. In addition to more topically focused educational content, the River Kids program has been designed to generate an awareness of and appreciation for the National Park Service’s critical mission of preserving our nation’s natural and cultural heritage for future generations to enjoy.

The core idea behind River Kids is to help teachers easily capitalize on the educational aspect of our river trips by providing high quality educational lesson plans and associated classroom or project related materials in advance, so the concepts and information involved can be further brought to life on the trip itself.

Keep yours eyes open because we also plan to produce a multidisciplinary interactive DVD for use in the classroom before student groups undertake their trip down the river. Colorado River Discovery will also be developing an interpretative River Kids area on this website, with separate sections for educators and students.

If you are an educator and are interested in supporting Colorado River Discovery’s River Kids program, please call our office at 888-522-6644. We are looking for partners just like you to help us make River Kids an outstanding success.