Education for Schools

Nature education about Aruba’s natural surroundings is one of Parke Arikok’s most important pillars sustaining the parks mission and vision. The Park strives to create awareness amongst the local community, youth and island visitors. Awareness is created trough the development and provision of educational materials about the local flora, fauna, culture and conservation efforts. In the visitor center one can encounter our permanent exhibition of information panels about Aruba’s bats, birds, trees and history are found inside as well as outside the visitor center.

Do you have a general question? Please feel free to contact us at info@arubanationalpark.org or at 585-1234.
Are you interested in our educational possibilities? Then take a look at School visits to the park, educational programs and internships .

Come and visit the park for an educational hike. Within Parke Arikok various interesting hiking trails are found such as: Cunucu Arikok, Shon Shoco and Miralamar. Are you a school teacher interested in visiting our Park? Please contact us at 585-1234 or send an email to reservations@arubanationalpark.org.

Please keep in mind that guided school visits have to be booked two weeks in advance. You have the following choices:

* School Visit to the Park

Arikok National Park Aruba

– Visit

Entrance per child is FREE (teachers pay the daily entrance fee)
Tickets can be purchased directly at the visitors center (no reservation needed) during opening hours 8:00 – 16:00

– Visit with Guide

The entrance to the park is FREE for children and teachers on an official school visit.
An educational tour of the park is provided by one of our Park rangers

– Visit with Guide and Educational Materials

The entrance to the park is FREE for children and teachers on an official school visit.
An educational tour of the park is provided by one of our Park rangers
Before or after your visit you can expand your lesson with our educational materials.

If you are interested in teaching in our park, please contact us at 585-1234

* Educational Materials

There are various types of educational material available at our park.

– Factsheets

Arikok National Park Aruba

Here you find information about Aruba’s flora and Fauna.

Fact sheets can be used for school presentations and school projects. For the list of fact sheets, please click here.

– Lesson Packages

Here you find a lesson package about the diverse properties of the flora found in Arikok and on Aruba. These lesson package is directly obtainable through our for website. The lesson package is intended for school children in the 4th grade of elementary school and can be adapted for grades 3 and 5.

The lesson package consists out of:

A teacher’s guide
A student lesson book
A PowerPoint Quiz
Additional material: Arikok Map, Cunucu Arikok Trial Map, herbarium tutorial, pictures, video.

Keep in mind

When booking a tour please inform that you are specifically visiting our Park to conduct the practical lesson related to the lesson package: ‘Onze veelzijdige medicianale planten’ and would like to request a special ranger for this.
Please read attached safety instructions with the lesson package

The lesson package is written in Dutch as required by the Aruban educational system.

Download Complete Lesson Packages

* Let the Ranger visit you

Arikok National Park Aruba It is also possible to book an educational lecture at your school or institution. One of our Park rangers will provide your classroom or group with an informative lecture about Parke Arikok’s flora, fauna and culture.