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Crossing America Celebrates Holiday in the PARKS- December 12

More than 15,000 students joined their ranger friends from across the country as we explored 19 national park sites, discovering how people, wildlife, and landscapes adapt to winter.
Together, students investigated how snow, ice, and shorter days shape life in different parks—from snow-covered mountains to windswept coastal shores. Along the way, they learned about winter traditions, storytelling, survival skills, and seasonal celebrations deeply connected to the land. Each conversation invited students to think about what it truly means to explore, respect, and protect these special places during the coldest season of the year.
Engineering Design Challenge
Students took on the role of park designers, creating accessible and sustainable park features that make national park sites more welcoming for all visitors. Their designs highlighted stewardship in action—showing how caring for both the land and people strengthens accessibility, inclusion, and long-term protection of our parks.

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Lesson 1: Lights in the Dark
Lesson 2: Winter Wildlife
Lesson 3: ​Traditions of the Land
Lesson 4: Engineering Warmth
Lesson 5: Food and Feasts
Lesson 6: Sounds of the Season
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    • Our Staff
    • Our Sponsors
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  • Crossing America School Visits
    • Place Bridge Academy
    • Ladera Stars Academy
    • St. Michael Catholic School
    • Campbell/Savona High School
    • Elizabeth Holladay Elementary School- VA
    • Oak Grove Elementary- GA
    • Cone and Smyrna Elementary School
    • Cason Lane & Highland Park, TN
    • Austin Elementary and Bethlehem Elementary, GA
    • Woodard Elementary, TN
    • Mount Harmony & Tracey's Elementary ​Maryland
    • Elkins, WV- Go Polar Bears!
    • Alvaton Elementary- KY
    • Stallings Elementary, Matthews, NC
    • Pleasant Knoll Elementary School ​Fort Mill, SC
    • Guilford Elementary School in Plainfield, INDIANA
  • Crossing America LiveStreams
    • Grand Teton LiveStream
    • Holiday In The Parks LiveStream
    • Grand Canyon LiveStream
    • Redwood LiveStream
    • Voyageurs LiveStream
    • Fort Sumter LiveStream
    • North Cascades LiveStream
    • San Juan LiveStream
    • Crossing America 4.0 >
      • National Mall LiveStream
      • Mammoth Cave LiveStream
      • Holiday in the Parks LiveStream
      • Everglades LiveStream
      • Voyageurs LiveStream
      • New River Gorge LiveStream
      • Rocky Mountain LiveStream
      • Glacier LiveStream
    • Archived Livestreams >
      • Solar Eclipse at Cuyahoga Valley National Park >
        • Solar Eclipse Activities
        • Solar Eclipse Information
      • Stories from the Swamp: Big Cypress
      • Tidepool Studies at Acadia National Park
      • Dark Sky Magic: Voyageurs National Park
      • Holiday in the Parks
      • Hawai'i Volcanoes LIVE Event
      • Dark Sky Event with Voyageurs Conservancy
      • Under the Sea
  • Crossing America Videos
    • Season 5 >
      • Glacier National Park
      • Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
    • Alcatraz to El Malpais >
      • Alcatraz Island
      • Amache National Historic Site
      • Amistad National Recreation Area
      • Assateague Island National Seashore
      • Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
      • Biscayne National Park
      • Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
      • Cabrillo
      • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
      • César E. Chávez National Monument.
      • Cumberland Island National Seashore
      • Death Valley National Park
      • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
      • Dry Tortugas National Park
      • El Morro National Monument
      • El Malpais National Monument
    • Everglades to Hot Springs >
      • Everglades National Park
      • Fort Laramie National Historic Site
      • Fort Pulaski National Monument
      • George Washington's Birthday 2022
      • Grand Teton National Park
      • Haleakalā National Park
      • Hawai'i Volcanoes
      • Holiday in the PARKS
      • Homestead NHP
      • Hot Springs National Park
    • Isle Royal to Olympic >
      • Isle Royale National Park
      • Jewel Cave National Monument
      • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
      • Lava Beds National Monument
      • Lewis and Clark
      • Lincoln Boyhood
      • Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
      • Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
      • MotorCities National Heritage Area
      • Natchez Trace Parkway
      • Olympic National Park
    • Pearl Harbor to Voyageurs >
      • Pearl Harbor National Memorial
      • Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
      • Pinnacles National Park
      • Pipestone National Monument
      • San Antonio Missions NHP
      • San Juan National Historic Site
      • Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
      • Tumacácori National Historical Park
      • Vicksburg National Military Park
      • Voyageurs National Park
  • Our other sites
    • Expeditions in Education
    • STEAM in the PARK