Education Program
Become a Docent
We invite you to join us!
Docent training for the Learning Laguna program is offered once a year from March through May. Registration for the 2010 training is open! Please view the application here.
Laguna Docents...
lead school groups in the Learning Laguna program as well as leading community groups on field trips and hikes in the Laguna, throughout the year. Our docents work with school districts in Sonoma County to bring 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students into the Laguna to learn about the wonders of this wetlands treasure in our own backyard.
EXPERT TRAINING Program
Experts in biology, hydrology, natural history and environmental education train docents in 10 lively sessions held on Mondays beginning March through May. The classes are held at the City of Santa Rosa's wastewater treatment plant classroom on Llano Road. Each meeting includes a lecture and a fieldtrip and runs from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. Docents receive a binder with reading and reference material. There is $145 fee to cover the cost of the materials. Payments can be arranged and partial scholarships are available.
After training, docents are asked to make a two-year, minimum 40 hour per year volunteer commitment to the Laguna Foundation. During that time, docents are expected to participate in elementary school classroom and fieldtrips each school season, Fall and Spring. Because the program is focused around the classroom, and school year, it requires that docents be able to schedule during school hours (8-3), Tuesday through Friday. Some docents are interested specifically in leading community hikes , and in alternating years, additional training is provided for those docents. Other volunteer opportunities are also available.
For further information about the docent program, please contact Christine Fontaine, Director of Education Programs, at 527-9277 x102 or email christine@lagunafoundation.org. If you would like to receive the Docent Brochure and the training application via US mail, please email the Education Program Director with your name and address. Be sure to put "Docent Information Request" in the subject line. Once the application is fully completed, please mail to:
Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, Attn: Christine Fontaine
900 Sanford Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95401