​Peter's Continuing Education Courses
Through research and site visits, you will learn the natural, human and cultural history of each site. You will also have an opportunity to develop high interest lessons for your students that meet your teaching goals.
EACH OF THE COURSES ON THIS PAGE ARE ONE CREDIT
SW PORTLAND & DUNTHORPE
In this fun and informative self guided course, you will tour Tryon Creek State Natural Area, the campus of Lewis & Clark College, Foothills Park in Lake Oswego and Elk Rock Garden in Portland's Dunthorpe neighborhood. As you learn about the natural, human and cultural history of these sites, you'll develop dozens of ideas for classroom lessons and field trips.
TRAIL, TRAM, TROLLEY & TRAIN
This course follows a route known as the 4T, exploring trails and transportation options in SW Portland. You'll travel from just outside the Washington Park MAX Station on forested trails to Council Crest Park (Portland's highest point), and then to the campus of OHSU. Next, you'll ride the Aerial Tram down to the South Waterfront, where you'll board a Portland Streetcar to the Central Library stop. From there, a one block walk will lead you to a westbound MAX train that will take you back to Washington Park. Along the way, you'll discover a mixture of nature, history, and transportation. You'll acquire dozens of teaching ideas for both the classroom and field trips.
WILDWOOD TRAIL & PITTOCK
In this course that combines natural and human history, you'll hike along the Wildwood Trail, through the Hoyt Arboretum and over the new Barbara Walker Pedestrian Bridge to the Pittock Mansion. Touring the Pittock Mansion and the adjacent Pittock Acres Park are additional highlights to this course. Along the way, you'll discover many high interest teaching ideas.
FOREST PARK & NW PORTLAND
In this course, you'll research, and then visit, the site of Portland's 1905 Centennial Exhibition Fair, a monumental event in Portland's history. Also included are two beautiful hikes in Forest Park, and a visit to the St. Johns neighborhood and the St. Johns Bridge. You'll develop lots of ideas in teaching about Portland's natural and human history.
PORTLAND'S WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENSPACE
In this urban adventure course, you'll explore both banks of the Willamette River on foot, discovering memorials, parks and bridges between the Hawthorne and Broadway Bridges. Through research, readings and explorations, you'll develop ideas for teaching about nature, urban parks, bridges and history.
If any of these courses interest you, please contact Peter at walkportland@msn.com. Peter can provide specific information about how to complete each course.