Expeditions In Education

10/15/2026

We are excited to share the stories with students around the country!

Steamtown LiveStream Thursday, October 22 at 1 PM ET

10/13/2026

All aboard, Crossing America! Join Dr. Drizzle LIVE from Steamtown National Historic Site on October 22 at 1 p.m. ET! We’re bringing your classroom along to explore steam locomotives, railroad history, and the science that helped keep America moving.

Bring your students’ curiosity and questions, and get ready for discovery, a few “Would You Rather” choices, and a little dancing along the way!

Educators, put this adventure on your calendar and invite a teaching friend. Let’s get classrooms across the country learning and wondering together!

October 22, 2026
1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT
www.crossingamerica.net

Special thanks to the National Park Foundation and Steamtown National Historic Site for collaborating with Expeditions in Education to bring this adventure to classrooms across the country!

Who’s coming aboard? Tell us where your classroom will be joining from!

Crossing America is back for Season 6, and we are so excited to once again bring students and educators LIVE into America’s national parks and public lands. This season, we are focusing on what has...

10/13/2026

Friends, we received some exciting news this morning! ❤️ Expeditions in Education has been named a Finalist in the 6th Annual Anthem Awards for STEM/STEAM Education in Education, Art & Culture!

The Anthem Awards, from the organizers of the Webby Awards, recognize work that makes a positive difference in the world. Their purpose is to bring attention to people and organizations addressing real needs in their communities—and help that work reach more people.

For us, this recognition represents educators who spend part of their summer learning alongside one another in national parks. It represents students meeting a ranger through a livestream, investigating a question, or discovering something outside that makes them want to know more. And it represents all of you who keep showing up, sharing our resources, encouraging one another, and helping us make these experiences possible.

Judges will select the Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, but YOU can help choose the Anthem Community Voice Award! This separate award gives the public a chance to support the work they believe deserves recognition.

Would you take a few minutes to vote for Expeditions in Education—and invite others to do the same?

🌿 Visit https://celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting
🌿 Sign up or sign in.
🌿 Search for Expeditions in Education and click Vote on our entry.
🌿 Check your email and click the verification link to confirm your vote. Don’t forget to check spam!

Voting closes October 29 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Please share this post with your colleagues, friends, families, and anyone who believes in connecting students and educators with nature. Every vote is a chance to help more people discover our work.

We are a small organization with a community that has carried us so far. Thank you for being part of it—and for helping us keep opening doors to wonder.

Join me in celebrating the impact of this Anthem Awards finalist.

10/11/2026

Grab a journal, step outside, and let the world give you something to write about!

Write Out begins today! Running October 11–25, this free celebration from the National Writing Project invites educators, students, and families to explore this year’s theme, “Write Where We Stand.” Developed through a partnership with the National Park Service, Write Out connects writing with the places, people, and stories around us.

At Expeditions in Education, we’re encouraging our educator community to join in! Through Crossing America, STEAM in the PARK, and our National Parks Expedition Challenges, we connect classrooms and educators with national parks, real-world questions, and opportunities to explore. Those experiences offer wonderful starting points for writing: a ranger’s story, an unexpected discovery, an animal’s adaptations, or a place that makes us stop and wonder.

We want students to experience our national parks firsthand, and we also want that curiosity to keep growing when they return to school. Writing can connect those experiences with the places students know best—the schoolyard, a neighborhood sidewalk, a community garden, or the tree outside their window.

This week, give your students a few minutes to notice something closely. Invite them to sketch it, describe it, ask questions about it, or imagine the story it might tell. Try a simple prompt: “In this place, I notice… I wonder… I hope…” Give them room to find their own words and time to share what they discovered.

Educators, let’s make room for observation, imagination, and the stories our students have to tell. We’d love to hear where you’re writing with your students! 💚

Explore the free prompts and resources at www.writeout.nwp.org.

10/04/2026

October just got a little more wonderFULL! Our 9 new PDF publications have dropped at The Expeditions Outpost, and we can’t wait for you to explore them!

Each digital publication is available with a suggested donation. Take a peek at our newest work, and browse last month’s publications while you’re there. Your next classroom adventure might be waiting!

Every donation helps Expeditions in Education continue to grow, create, and support students and educators around the country and beyond. Thank you for helping us keep the wonder going!

Explore, create, discover, and connect with Expeditions in Education’s growing collection of ready-to-use resources for teachers, students, families, and curious learners. From nature and art to...

10/02/2026

Expeditions In Education is so grateful to receive this grant for year 6. Crossing America has reached over 1 million students through this innovative program and has filmed with 50+ national park sites. Thank you National Park Foundation for your continued support of our work.

10/02/2026

STEAM in the PARK 2027 camps have been announced!

As we step into Season 7, we’re thinking about how far STEAM in the PARK has traveled since our first camp at Acadia National Park in 2021. What began as one gathering has grown into a community of...

09/30/2026

One stream. Countless connections.

Yesterday, we launched Season 6 of Crossing America from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, connecting with 4,503 students from 28 states as we explored biodiversity and a big idea: everything is connected.

Students wondered what lives beneath the water, why salamanders thrive in the Smokies, how trees support healthy streams, and what happens when one species disappears. Their curiosity turned a livestream into a shared investigation.

Thank you to Rangers Nicole and Jessie for bringing the park’s stories and science into classrooms, and to Steve and Dave for making the experience possible behind the scenes.

We are especially grateful to the National Park Foundation, which has been collaborating with Expeditions in Education since 2021. That continued collaboration helps us connect students with our public lands and the people who care for them.

To every educator who made time for this adventure: thank you. You helped your students see that their questions matter—and that the natural world offers so much to notice, explore, and protect.

Next stop: Steamtown National Historical Site on October 22!

Explore the learning resources and join us:
https://www.crossingamerica.net/steamtownlivestream2026.html

09/26/2026

We have exciting news to share: Expeditions in Education is an official partner of Brendan Hall and Out There: A National Parks Story! 🌲🎬

Brendan’s film follows two friends through America’s national parks, sharing stories of the people who care for these places and the people whose lives have been changed by them.

When you rent or purchase the film through our link, Expeditions in Education receives a portion of the revenue. Your movie night will also help us keep bringing park experiences and learning opportunities to educators and students.

Watch the film and support our work here: outthere.film/expeditions

We’re grateful to Brendan and the Out There team for inviting us to be part of this journey.

Rent or purchase Out There and support nonprofit partners protecting America's public lands.

09/24/2026

HOLIDAY in the PARKS is BACK!
Register Today at crossingamerica.net