A successful partnership of life, community, and the city of Torrance.
A successful partnership of life, community, and the city of Torrance.
January, 2015
We hope you will join our docent training program for school tours. The experience of working with young, eager students is very rewarding. We have a small (HINT: We could use more!) but wonderful and welcoming group of docents who lead students on tours from 10 am -12 noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, from October through May.
If you are a new docent, you will probably start with pre-school and kindergarten youngsters. There are a few other concerns, such as the need to be at least 21 years old, fingerprinted and approved by the Marsh Manager.
Read Position Description.
Important classes for docent training are as follows. Times and dates could change so if you are interested, please contact the front desk at (310) 782-3989 to sign up and to confirm the date, time, etc.. If you can’t attend all classes, make-up material usually can be provided.
IMPORTANT: All docents should join a least one morning bird walk at the marsh. Please check the schedule.
| DATE | DAY | DESCRIPTION | INSTRUCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
1/20/2015 |
Tuesday |
History of Interpretive Learning and developing Interpretive Techniques |
Tracy Drake |
1/22/2015 |
Thursday |
Sample Tour |
Daniel Marion |
2/3/2015 |
Tuesday |
Insects of the marsh |
Jeanne Bellemin |
2/5/2015 |
Thursday |
History of the marsh and upcoming developments |
Bill Arrowsmith |
2/10/2015 |
Tuesday |
Plants and trails of the marsh - where to take your tours and where not to take your tours |
Dan Portway |
2/12/2015 |
Thursday |
Lives of the Tongva/Gabrielino people |
Linda Gonzales |
2/16/15 |
Monday |
Native plant uses and adaptations |
Connie Vadheim |
| 2/19/15 | Thursday |
What's wiggling in the water, plus common water plants |
TBD |