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Bringing Classes to Jasper Ridge

We host classes from Stanford, local colleges and universities, local high schools, and student summer programs at Jasper Ridge. A typical visit involves educational walking tours in small groups with our trained docents for 1.0 - 2.5 miles. These guided hikes touch on the ecology, vegetation communities, natural history, geology, and research projects of the preserve, among other topics. Please plan on 1.5 - 2.0 hours on site for your visit. All guests must be age 14 or older. 

We can adapt content to broad themes that align with your class curriculum. We also have 30-minute educational programs we can provide at the field station on special topics, as time and staff capacity permit. Please complete a class request form and the Associate Director of Environmental Education will reach out to you to discuss options. We appreciate at least 6 weeks lead time on all requests. 

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Recent Stanford University Class Visits to Jasper Ridge

Jasper Ridge serves all seven Schools of Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. We were thrilled to host the following Stanford courses for programs and educational tours during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Course numbercourse name
AMSTUD 139Walking Writing Freedom
AP 79NEnergy Choices for the 21st Century
ARTSTUDIO 23AXDrawing
BIO/ESYS 105Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge
BIO 46Intro to Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
BIO 47Intro to Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
BIO 121/221Ornithology
BIO 137Plant Ecology & Evolution in the Field
BIO 185Where the Wild Things Are
CEE 1 Introduction to Environmental Systems Engineering
CHPR 239Contemplative Competence for Sustainability of Public and Planetary Health
COMM 277G/EARTHSYS 192/292Multimedia Environmental Communication
CSP SCI-006Photographing Nature
EARTHSYS 10Introduction to Earth Systems
EDUC 267DCurriculum and Instruction in Science
EPS 24Moving and Shaking in the Bay Area
ESS 35NEcosystem Restoration and the Carbon Cycle
ESS 400Graduate Research
ESS 401Curricular Practical Training
GEOPHYS 115Taking the Pulse of the Planet
HIST 4NWhat is Nature? Discovering the History of Nature at Stanford
HIST 200BDoing Environmental History: Water Justice 
ITALIC 91Why Art?
JAPAN 191/291The Magic of Haiku
LAW 908Environmental Law Clinic
PHOTO 72Landscape Photography
PHOTO 73Jasper Ridge Nature Photography Seminar
SGSI 2024Sustainability Systems in a Rapidly Changing World
SUSTAIN 119/219Living Laboratory for Sustainability at Stanford
TAPS 26QClimate Change and the Arts
Humanities InstituteSpiritual Ecologies: Religion and the Climate Crisis
Local High Schools, Universities, and Colleges

We hosted classes from the following local institutions during the 2024 - 2025 academic year. 
 

  • Hillbrook Upper School
  • June Jordan High School
  • Kennedy High School
  • Menlo Atherton High School
  • Redwood Environmental Academy Leadership (REAL), Redwood High School
  • Sequoia High School
  • TIDE Academy
  • Woodside High School

     

  • Foothill College
  • Ohlone College
  • San Francisco State University
  • San Jose State University
  • Santa Clara University
  • UC Berkeley
  • UC Santa Cruz
  • West Valley College