New Teacher Application

Field Trip Availability

The full Splash Program includes a 4-hour teacher training, a loaned set of curriculum materials and a field trip to the Mather Field vernal pool grasslands. While training and materials can be provided to an unlimited number of classes, the sensitivity of the vernal pool habitat requires that Splash limit the number of field trips to Mather Field to 60 classes per year. Given that most teachers return each year, a limited number of field trips slots open up to new teachers, primarily when the previous year's teachers: 
- move to other grades or counties 
- lose their slot due to inadequate preparation of their class for a field trip.

Until September 1st, the deadline for field trip reservations for all returning teachers, we cannot be sure how many field trip dates will be available for new teachers the coming year. When you complete an application for the Splash Program, you are eligible to receive the training and materials, and your name will be placed on a waiting list for a field trip. If we cannot accommodate you this year, you will receive priority for a field trip next year. You might also consider taking advantage of weekend guided fieldtrips provided to the public by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Schedules and reservation information is accessible through their website at www.sacvalleycnps.org or reservations hotline at 916-737-WILD.

New Teacher Application Form

NOTE: A SEPARATE APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH TEACHER!