Educational Programs

BCDHS is pleased to offer PreK-12 educational programming along with teacher professional development workshops to support County educators in their efforts to provide data driven education to Bergen County students. 

We offer a wide array of environmental, space, and general science topics and will tailor programs to address the specific needs of the requesting educator and/or school. 

Programs include, but are not limited to:

Educational Program Selections – DOWNLOAD BROCHURE (.pdf)

  • THE GIVING TREE – Grades: K-1
  • BUSY BEES – Grades: K-3
  • REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON – Grades: 4-5
  • INSECT INVASION – Grades: K-3
  • WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE BUT JUST A DROP TO DRINK – Grades: 5-8
  • POLLINATOR POWER – Grades: 5-8
  • THE DIVERSITY OF TREES – Grades:5-8
  • ALIVE OR NOT ALIVE – Grades:7-8

Teacher Professional Development Workshops – DOWNLOAD BROCHURE (.pdf)

  • Universal Instructional Design
  • Earth in Our Sites- 
  • Solar Weather
  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle from the Earth to the Moon
  • Bergen Bites Back
  • Black Holes & Other Mysteries of the Universe Revealed
  • Is there Life in the Universe?

Professional development workshops are offered throughout the year.
To schedule a and educational program, presentation or be included on our mailing list please call or email: 
Laura Jean Checki, Environmental Specialist Educational Programs
201-336-7287 or lchecki@bergencountynj.gov.