Fort Activity Instructor Training
Date and time
Location
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
92343 Fort Clatsop Road Astoria, OR 97103Description
Overview
This workshop will prepare you to step into the role of educator for a day. You will receive instruction in the basics of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and how to teach four hands-on activities at the fort. The movie "A Clatsop Winter Story," and a brief tour of the park is included. On the day of your school's visit you will teach at one of the four stations. The majority of this training is outdoors or in the fort, so please come prepared for outdoor coastal weather.
When should volunteers go through training? Ideally no more than one month prior to your trip. Training typically takes place September-October and February-April.
Cost: There is no cost for trainees.
What to wear: Dress in layers, prepare for rain, and wear clothes that can get dirty.
What to Bring: Everything you need for the day will be available to you, but you may want to bring a refillable water bottle.
Where to go on the day of training: The training will be held that the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. To navigate to the park be sure the address is 92343 Fort Clatsop Rd. Astoria, OR 97103. For written directions to the park please visit our website: https://www.nps.gov/lewi/planyourvisit/directions.htm
Once at the visitor center, please check in and register with the ranger at the front desk.
How to be well prepared: Review this pdf copy of the Fort Activity Instructor Training Guide that you will receive on the day of the training. It provides an approximate agenda for the day as well as the outlines for each of the four stations.
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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park consists of seven units that ring the mouth of the Columbia River, extending some 40 miles along the rugged Pacific coast from Long Beach, Washington, to Cannon Beach, Oregon. The various NPS and state park units commemorate and interpret places importantly associated with the successful mission of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery during their 1805–1806 stay in the Pacific Northwest. The park area encompasses ancestral homelands of the Chinook and Clatsop Indians, and includes the location of the Corps’ winter quarters at Fort Clatsop.
Visiting Lewis and Clark National Historical Park you might take part in hands on demos from rangers in costume at the rebuild of Fort Clatsop, a hike along a variety of trails, a guided kayak tour on the Lewis and Clark river, or educational programs lead by the park's education team.