About this Class

President Roosevelt’s conservation leadership preserved and expanded a national treasure that continues to grow even today, our National Parks. Students begin a journey led by President Roosevelt as they hear a story of a bed ridden, sickly young boy who reads picture books on nature and hear the story firsthand of what inspired him to become a naturalist. They learn about the political system and how Roosevelt changed it to meet the needs of the wilderness and the people. Along the journey, they see the places Roosevelt saw and helped save, and the people who helped him. Students experience the sounds of the forest and learn to understand why these wild places are so important to continue to protect. Meets Minnesota Social Studies Standards and teaches children on the important subjects of Citizenship and Government, Geography, resource utilization and economics, and Minnesota as well as national history.