Essex Heritage’s Park for Every Classroom

Most teachers will spend their careers just serving their class, but thanks to a program called Park for Every Classroom, a collaboration between Essex Heritage and the National Park Service, they can now serve their community, too. The professional development program, based on the model of place-based service learning (PBSL), offers K-12 educators of various disciplines the opportunity to make their curriculum more engaging by providing cross-disciplinary opportunities and teaching from experts within Essex County at organizations such as the Cape Ann Museum, Groundwork Lawrence, and Salem Maritime, and Saugus Iron Works National Historic S

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Essex Heritage’s Park for Every Classroom

This program allows educators to make their curriculum more engaging through academic projects that utilize the resources of the region and serve a real-world need.

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