Promotes the Dunes Learning Center Gala, highlighting a silent auction and scholarships totaling $522,735 for educational programs.

People are hiking on a wooden path through a forest, carrying backpacks.

A group of kids enjoying a day at the beach, sitting and playing in the sand.

Three girls are lying on the grass in a park, smiling and laughing under a tree.

Children are wading in a shallow stream, holding nets for exploration or educational activities.

National Park Service emblem featuring a tree, mountain, bison, and lake. — **Dunes learning Center is the OFFICIAL OUTDOOR SCHOOL of INdiana Dunes National Park**

700 Howe Road, Chesterton, IN 46304 | 219-395-9555 | curious@duneslearningcenter.org
Official Outdoor School of Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center, Inc. D/B/A Dunes Learning Center
A 501c3 nonprofit educational institution: Federal Tax ID number 35-2031658
Dunes Learning Center is an equal opportunity provider and does not discriminate.
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Annual Gala

Dunes Learning Center

Inspiring curiosity, scientific literacy and environmental stewardship through hands-on learning in the dunes.