FieldSCOPES For Homeschools
Mount Rainier Institute has a long history of serving home school families. FieldSCOPES programs are designed to provide students with a hands-on education experience in a safe outdoor classroom. FieldSCOPES includes options for home school students ages 8-18 (grades 3-12).
*If you represent a co-op with multiple families, please contact us for special scheduling options.
It is best to join with other families or a co-op to create a group with at least 12 students. You may also register without a group (we will schedule you with other groups). Also, keep in mind most of the content is aimed at specific age groups (3rd grade and up). Multi-age groups need to be planed for carefully. Contact us to discuss this further.
Tuition ranges from $25-45 per student.
All day-program dates are subject to change or cancellation based on weather.
We are now registering groups for Winter 25 and the 25-26 school year. For more information or date availability please contact:
John Hayes
Mount Rainier Institute Director
Email: jhayes90@uw.edu
Phone: (253) 692-4161
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For Ages 8 and up
Big Leaf Maple Syrup-January 13-February 10
Come take a tour of our very own Bigleaf Maple syrup production site. While learning about the process of creating Bigleaf Maple syrup, students will engage in activities focusing on the life cycle, structure, and nutrients that trees need to survive and to produce the sap for syrup making.
**For schools and other groups larger than 10, contact us for special scheduling including weekday options. E-mail jhayes90@uw.edu
Location: Pack Forest
Duration: 4 hours- 10am to 2pm
Ages: Content is aimed at 8 years old and up.
Fees:
$30 per person. Individuals under 6 years of age are free and therefore will not count in your pricing. However, let us know about your under 6 group members so we can take that into account for group sizing.
**Please be willing to attend multiple dates. Any session that does NOT reach a minimum of 10 sign ups will be canceled. If this occurs, any participants in the affected session will be rescheduled or refunded. Registration will close for each session 72 hours before the scheduled start time.
*Dates may be added. If you are interested in a particular class, but the dates won't work for you, register and indicate what dates you are available.
Register Here Or for groups larger than 10 Contact jhayes90@uw.edu
Old Growth Exploration-Year Round
What makes an "old growth forest" an old growth forest? While hiking and experiencing Pack Forest’s Trail of the Giants, students engage in hands-on investigations focusing on the components that characterize the old growth habitat.
Duration: 4.5 hours- 10am to 2:30 pm
Ages: Content is aimed at 8 years old and up.
Location: Pack Forest in Eatonville WA
Fees:
$30 per person. Individuals under 6 years of age are free and therefore will not count in your pricing. However, let us know about your under 6 group members so we can take that into account for group sizing.
**Please be willing to attend multiple dates. We do ask for your preferred date and will do our best to ensure that you receive that date. We will contact you no less five days before the program to confirm your slot.
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Not seeing what you are looking for? Contact us and work with our educators to adapt a day long field experience for your students. This includes the possibility of EXTENDED Day programs.
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The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations. Mount Rainier Institute is honored and grateful to provide programs that take place in the ancestral homelands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Yakima, and Cowlitz.
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