School visits and youth programs
Presentations, programs, residencies
and adventures for students, classes, youth groups schools and community organizations
Upcoming PROGRAMS in 2025
Beltrami on Expedition;
A journey to the Headwaters
of the Mississippi River
Presentation about Giacomo Beltrami and his 1823 expedition. Includes a showing of our new documentary about his journey, and hands-on activities for students to explore his route on a giant map floor map of Minnesota.
Dates:
March 17 -- Clearbrook-Gonvick School, MN
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March 26 -- Brookdale Historical Society,
Williamsburg, VA
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May 15 -- Bagley Elementary School, MN
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October 17 -- National Council for Education, Omaha, NE
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November 26 -- Bagley Elementary School, MN
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Exploring with
Anna Botsford Comstock
Nature study and mapmaking classes taught in character as Anna Comstock in the Old Schoolhouse at the Beltrami County Fair
August 6-9 Bemidji, MN
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"Arts in Exploration"
--Young Explorers Nature Art class
River's Edge Launchpad, Bemidji, MN March 15
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--presentation at the
Exploration and Expeditions Conference,
Royal Geographic Society, London
November 2, 2025
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https://www.rgs.org/exploration/rgs-explore-weekend/speakers/dr-janet-rith-najarian
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