Teacher Instructions for the Tsalila Education Days

The Tsalila Education Days are offered before the Festival, and are only open to schools that have made reservations to attend. We anticipate 1,000 students to attend each day, and your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Grade Levels:

Grade appropriate learning stations are designed for grades 2 – 5. Second graders rotate through five learning stations, and 3 – 5 graders rotate through six stations. Second and fourth graders focus on social studies and Oregon history, while third and fifth graders focus on science.

How to Register:

A letter is sent out in the spring to schools that have attended previous Education Days, giving a date when reservations may be called in. If you would like to get on the mailing list, please contact the Umpqua Discovery Center at umpquadiscoverycenter@charterinternet.com. Be sure to provide your contact information including your email address. You can request which of the three days you would like to have your class participate, as well as the morning or afternoon session. A schedule for your class will be emailed to you shortly before the Education Days. It is essential that you stick to this schedule: it will make a more enjoyable day for you and your students, and the other classes around you.

After August 1, new reservations or changes to previous reservations can be made by contacting Sharon Cawley at sharon_cawley@blm.gov or (541)751-4222.

Transportation to Tsalila:

Once your reservation has been confirmed, you are responsible for reserving busses for your students. The Tsalila Partnership will reimburse the cost of the busses to and from Tsalila ONLY. You are welcome to visit other places in the area for your field trip day, but Tsalila will NOT cover the cost of that mileage. To get a reimbursement for bus costs, submit the Bus Reimbursement Form by November 1st to the address on the form.

Field Trip Guidelines

Information on group size, schedules, name tags, chaperones, weather, evaluations, lunch, lost and found, etc. can be found at Field Trip Guidelines. Please make sure that each of your chaperones has a copy of the guidelines as well as a schedule and a map.

Site Map:

Please make a copy of the site map for you and each of your chaperones. You may want to highlight where your stations are located to make it easier to find them when you arrive. Volunteers will be on hand to help direct you to the stations.

Evaluations:

We appreciate your feed back! We use it to plan for the next year’s Education Days. If you did not receive one in your teacher’s packet, please fill out the Evaluation Form and submit it to the address on the form by November 1st.

Student Festival Flier:

Photocopy this festival flier for your students to take home. We hope the students will return on the weekend with their families to enjoy the many scheduled programs and activities. The flier is designed to save paper: there are 3 fliers per double sided page.

T-Shirts for Adults

There will be Tsalila T-shirts for sale at the Umpqua Discovery Center gift shop during Tsalila week and then at the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce. Teachers and chaperones are welcome to purchase shirts when you come for Education Days if you are able to fit it into your schedule. We will NOT have T-shirts available for students, and we do not encourage students in the gift shop during the Education Days, unless you choose to stay after the scheduled activities and you have made arrangements with the Umpqua Discovery Center.

Hosted by the Tsalila Partnership

For more information contact Mike Northrop (541) 271-6045
or email at mnorthrop@fs.fed.us