Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Our Mississippi River Learning programs are guided by the National Park Service in partnership with Mississippi Park Connection, where education is inspired by the rhythms of the river. Here, nature becomes the classroom and each current carries the spark of discovery. Through outdoor and online journeys, students are encouraged to learn deeply and to develop a lifelong bond with the river’s flowing story.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEARNING
Field Trips Experiences
Big River Journey – Grades 3-5
Our flagship STEM based river program taking place on a riverboat!
Winter River – Grades 4-6
Learn about winter adaptation while also getting the opportunity to snowshoe and warm up by a fire!
Take Me to the River – Grade 4
An outdoor skills-based program featuring fire building, geocaching, and structure building.
Online Learning Experiences
Big River Journey Online
A web resource based on our Big River Journey program that offers interactive material on birds, boats, bugs, water quality, and much more to complement classroom science curriculum about the Mississippi River.
Working River Online
A web resource to complement teacher curriculum that engages students on four topics about the river: its geology, its role as a transportation corridor, its waterpower, and continual stewardship efforts.
Living River Online
A web resource to complement teacher curriculum that engages students on three topics associated the ecology of the Mississippi River: the floodplain forest, mussels, and pike.
Online Classroom Visits
Multiple standards-based topics related to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area are brought directly to your students during an interactive live video call.
- Events
- Livestream Programs
- Outdoor Activities
- Workshops
- Pre K - 3rd
- 4th - 8th
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
111 Kellogg Blvd E, Suite 105
St Paul, MN 55101