Education
KCCB offers watershed educational opportunities for children through adults. Our programs are designed to engage students around water-related issues, foster a curiosity for the biodiversity of the Coyote Creek Watershed, and encourage a stewardship mindset. Read below for more information on the different offerings.
To schedule programs or for more information, contact Molly Curtis, Education Coordinator, at molly@keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org or 408.905.9207.
Scout’s Adventure to Coyote Creek
What if your students could explore the Coyote Creek Watershed without ever leaving the classroom?
With Scout’s Adventure to Coyote Creek, the sights, sounds, plants, and wildlife of the watershed come alive through an unforgettable, interactive experience designed especially for young learners.
Through performance art, animal models, and real plants from Coyote Creek, students become active participants in their learning—using all five senses to investigate the natural world and discover the amazing connections between people, plants, animals, water, and their local environment.
In this 30–45 minute adventure, students explore essential environmental science concepts, including:
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The water cycle and how water moves through our community
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Watersheds and why they matter
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Native plants and animals
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Habitats and the creatures that depend on them
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How human actions can impact ecosystems
Scout’s Adventure is available for Kindergarten through 5th grade, with content thoughtfully tailored to each grade level so students can learn, wonder, and participate at an age-appropriate level.
Best of all, this isn’t just a fun classroom visit—it’s standards-aligned learning in action. Scout’s Adventure supports California’s Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Health Education Content Standards and was honored with the 2025 Friends of the Estuary Outstanding Environmental Project Award.
Bring the wonder of Coyote Creek to your students—and turn an ordinary school day into an environmental adventure!
Ready to explore? View our flyer for program details.
Scout's Adventure registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026/27 School Year. Click HERE to get started.
Scout Visits DJ Lance
Creek Quest - NEW Fall 2026
KCCB’s newest program, Creek Quest, invites students to step outside the four walls of the classroom and become watershed detectives as they explore Coyote Creek at Hellyer County Park.
During these hands-on, two-hour explorations, students in grades 2–5 (ages 7–11) will use their senses to investigate the natural world, discover how local watersheds work, and uncover what it means to be a steward of our environment. Along the way, they’ll observe, ask questions, make connections, and build a deeper appreciation for the place they call home.
Led by professional naturalists and educators, Creek Quest is designed
to bring science and environmental learning to life while helping students:
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Build meaningful connections with nature
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Strengthen observation and critical-thinking skills
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Explore local watersheds and the role they play in our community
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Discover what it means to care for and protect our environment
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Learn through movement, exploration, and hands-on discovery
Give your students the opportunity to learn where the learning is happening—in the creek, under the trees, and out in the world.
If interested, please contact Molly Curtis, Education Coordinator, at molly@keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org or 408.905.9207. View our flyer.
Ready to send your students on a Creek Quest? Reserve your date HERE.
College Presentations and Projects
College offerings are tailored to the individual course needs. Examples are Water Quality, Intro to Environmental Science, climate action projects, and marketing.
BioBlitz Service Learning Events
A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz, scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to get an overall count of the plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms that live in a place. These events are a service-learning opportunity since not only are participants learning, but they are contributing to iNaturalist, a tool to support science.
Read more here.
Nature Walks and Birdwatching
In partnership with a myriad of other organizations, we offer nature walks and birdwatching at some of the beautiful parks along the Coyote Creek park chain. Places we’ve visited include Coyote Creek Visitor Center, Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, and Hellyer County Park.
Bike Rides
Join us as we ride along the Coyote Creek trail or through Coyote Valley while stopping at various locations to learn about the creek, nature, and the social connections we all have to our watershed. We recently hosted a ride for families at the Coyote Creek Habitat Day at the Coyote Creek Visitor Center in June.
