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The Annual Plan should include recommendations and implementation strategies for a fall and spring program for visiting school classes. These programs shall be included in the offerings of the City's Young Explorers Environmental Education Program, which is designed to provide 1-2 classrooms of 30 students each with a 2-3 hour on-site, hands-on environmental/cultural experience. Lesson plans should be based upon "inquiry" teaching strategies that provide hands-on experiences and strengthen students' knowledge and understanding of the three (3) cultural/historical eras represented at the site. The fall and spring programs should be differentiated as to historical eras and themes, to provide at least two opportunities for a classroom to visit the site during the academic year. The experiences should be designed to take full advantage of the Park's amenities, including the small amphitheater, exhibits and learning stations. On- site experiences should be modeled after programs that emphasize small group instruction and rotational type "learning center" strategies, which will make use of several portable carts and portions of the site designed for small group work. The Sutter's Fort educational program could be considered a suitable model for this type of teaching strategy and visitor experience. ALVHS will apply its historical expertise and research capabilities in the development of each semester's program in consultation with the City's Naturalist and Environmental Education Supervisor. City staff will ultimately be responsible for the implementation of the program. C. Ridge Runner Summer Camp Program The Annual Plan should also anticipate summertime visits to the Park by participants in the City's Ridge Runner Summer Day Camp Program. Programming plans for such visits should emulate those developed for the Young Explorers program, and accommodate at least one visit per week by the campers. D. Environmental Education Fee Classes The Annual Plan will include recommendations for a variety of fee classes and lectures to be offered through the City's Department of Parks and Community Services, and taught by the City Naturalist and other contract instructors. The classes will be offered during the fall, winter, spring, and summer periods, and include a variety of topics and activities: • Arts and Crafts • Technology, i.e. point making, weaving, shelter construction • Storytelling • Genealogy (early Californio Families) • History 2