Off Site Education Programs
For School Aged Students
Traveling programs for school aged students allows you to bring ORC’s environmental education program into your classroom.
Traveling Talons Classroom Visit
Adaptation Station - Classroom Activity & Lesson
Have ORC educators visit your classroom to facilitate this exciting 60 minute, NGSS aligned lesson for grades 4-8, that features bio facts, or taxidermy wings, talons, and other specimens, for a fascinating tactile educational experience. Students will have the opportunity to handle different bio facts at multiple “adaptation stations” to learn through observation and inquiry….read more
Traveling Talons Teachers Kit
Flight Masters: The Science of Wings
New Program!
Our rentable Traveling Talons Teacher’s Kit allows you to borrow ORC’s raptor specimens collection to use with our STEM + NGSS-aligned lesson Flight Masters: The Science of Wings (3 classroom sessions)…learn more
Ojai Valley Youth Foundation
New Program!
Raptor Science & Conservation Series
This free after-school program offers students of the Ojai Valley in grades 7-12 a unique opportunity to explore raptor ecology, rehabilitation, and conservation through engaging, hands-on learning experiences. Led by experts from the Ojai Raptor Center and friends…read more
Predator Portraits: Raptor Drawing Class
New Program!
In this unique drawing class, students will use taxidermy mounts of native raptors, as well as raptor feet, feathers, wings, and skulls, to accurately depict biological forms with colored pencils. The class covers essential art skills such as proportion, scale, perspective, labeling, and notation, making it ideal for both aspiring naturalists and creative artists…
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