Education at Bend-in-the-River

Extend learning into the real world at the Bend

What do we do?

• Teach place-based environmental education
• Provide education resources for lessons related to Utah Core Curriculum specifically designed to be used at the Bend
• Research and apply riparian and high desert ecological restoration at the Bend
• Partner with organizations and classrooms for Service Learning opportunities
• Organize community events with hands-on learning opportunities
• Offer Integrative Service Projects for higher education Service Learning Scholars

How can you or your group be involved?

• Contact us for current Service-Learning opportunities
• Request a Bend-in-the-River Environmental Education Lesson and Activity Handbook
• Let us know how Bend-in-the-River can best serve you

How can I use Bend-in-the-River lessons with my own classroom?

• Find some of the Bend curriculum for 2nd grade, ELL classrooms here.

Students from 4th Grade Classes at Wasatch Peak Academy visited the Bend last spring to learn about wetlands. Check out what they learned.

Teach students environmental lessons using place-based, inquiry-based, and experiential techniques, and relate those lessons to students' own real world experiences in order to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills useful for addressing the complex environmental issues that we all face.                               From our Guiding Principles