Mother Lode is excited to offer a wide range of outdoor education programs for students and teachers. Come learn about the California Gold Rush and its impact on indigenous peoples and the ecology of the Coloma/Lotus Valley and the American River. Our programs are designed with age appropriate lesson plans, with a focus on hands on learning, exploration, and HAVING FUN! We can adjust our activities and lesson plans to compliment concepts being discussed in your classrooms.
Students can spend the day learning about a singular theme or rotate through stations covering a variety of different outdoor education topics. This flexibility allows us to pair outdoor education with some of our other programming like the ropes course and rafting. Please contact us to discuss all of the possible program options.
We use hands on activities to cover a unique blend of topics, from the physical and human geography of California, to Native American cultures and the economic, social and political effects of the California Gold Rush.
Students will learn hands-on problem solving as they encounter our experiential modules. The focus is on observation and appreciation of change, cycles, adaptations, interdependence and eco-responsibility.
Students will learn on the water skills including river safety….
Join us on for a thrilling half-day of high ropes and rafting—no minimum group size required! Celebrate with us and book your adventure now!
Event Dates: June 15th, June 22, July 20th, July 27th, August 10th, August 17th