The OCMVCD education program is a free, NGSS-aligned mosquito education program provided to classrooms in Orange County designed to educate students about mosquitoes and empower students to play an active role in keeping our community safe from mosquito-borne diseases.

There are a variety of options for educators. All classroom visits will include observation of live mosquitoes, hands-on activities, student collaboration and take-home materials. Education program options include: 

• 2nd-grade “Mosquito Backyard Inspectors” lesson
• 4th-grade “Mosquitoes, Our Community and You” lesson
• 6th-grade “Disease Detectives: Identifying High-Risk Cities in Orange County” lesson
• Career Day presentation
• Custom presentation tailored to other grade-level standards, special events and/or non-classroom settings

Explore the links below to discover more information regarding each program's learning objectives, activities and standards alignment. Interested educators are encouraged to complete the Book an Education Program Form and are welcome to send any additional inquiries to our Education Program Assistant at educationprogram@ocvector.org.