Season: Fall & Spring | Grade: 4-6

In association with Wilderness Inquiry, this virtual course geared towards fourth-grade students is a four-part series exploring sites associated with the Mississippi River in Minnesota. During each 90-minute session, learners solve a mystery about a given site while exploring material connected to science and social studies academic standards.

Season: Fall & Spring | Grade: 3-5

Big River Journey is a premier field trip program for Grades 3-5 focused on the Mississippi River within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area! Students view and learn about the river through onboard educational activities while cruising on a modern Padelford riverboat. Students choose to participate in three of five activity stations.

Season: Fall | Grade: 4

Take Me to the River is a hands-on educational program designed for fourth graders run out of Hidden Falls Regional Park each fall. The program focuses primarily on the cultural history of the river, but also addresses geography, geology, and physical science.