Glacier National Park virtual field trips hope to inspire connection with nature
Glacier National Park ranger Lindsay Brandt leads a virtual field trip via Zoom at the Apgar Education Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Glacier National Park ranger Lindsay Brandt leads a virtual field trip via Zoom at the Apgar Education Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Glacier National Park ranger Joseph Carlson leads a puppet show during an elementary school field trip at the Apgar Education Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Glacier National Park Lead Education Technician Lindsay Brandt wraps up her virtual Habitat Adventure program with a classroom from Hot Springs Elementary. (Taylor Inman/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier National Park Lead Education Technician Lindsay Brandt asks a classroom at Hot Springs Elementary if they can identify the animal shown behind her during their virtual Habitat Adventure program. (Taylor Inman/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier National Park Lead Education Technician Lindsay Brandt is animated on screen. Using exaggerated movements in front of many colorful, interesting photos she creates what feels like watching a live children’s television show for the park’s distance learning program.
On a quiet January morning, Brandt appears before a green screen showing off the park virtually to a classroom at Hot Spring Elementary, but the program also reaches students as far away as New Jersey.
Brandt said the park’s distance learning program might not only inspire someone to come visit the park one day, but also to seek out nature wherever they are located.
Support Local News
You have read all of your free articles this month. Select a plan below to start your subscription today.
Already a subscriber? Login
Daily Inter Lake - everything
Print delivery, e-edition and unlimited website access
- $26.24 per month
Daily Inter Lake - unlimited website access
- $9.95 per month