Ranchos, Traditional Narratives, and Urban Habitats
Program Type: Hybrid Learning program includes a virtual pre-visit and guided field trip.
Grade Level: K- 12th grade
Capacity: 60 students
Chaperone Ratio: 1 adult per 10 students
Length: Virtual Pre-visit: 45 minutes, Field trip: 90 minutes + Lunch and Commute time
Los Encinos State Historic Park is a relic of California Rancho history featuring preserved buildings that hold the stories of the different people who settled in the San Fernando Valley. Through the centuries, the area has been home to Native peoples, the Spanish Crown, Mexico, and lastly, becoming part of the United States in 1850. Students will be able to explore the remnants of a once 4,500-acre Rancho, experiencing 8 rooms of the 172-year-old De la Osa Adobe, the 149-year-old Garnier building, the natural hot spring and duck pond, and various native plants, trees, and animals.