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Los Serenos de Point Vicente: New Docent Training Classes Begin
September 10, 2025 @ 12:30 pm
Calling all nature lovers. Los Serenos de Point Vicente is looking for you. Apply for our upcoming Docent Training Class today.
On Wednesday September 10th, 2025, Los Serenos de Point Vicente is hosting a New Docent Training Classes.
Los Serenos de Point Vicente is in search of adults who are eager to learn about the local geology, flora and
fauna, and history, and share their knowledge with museum visitors.
Membership is open to those interested in learning about the nature and history of the local area and sharing
this knowledge by conducting tours of the Point Vicente Interpretive Center and various Trails scattered on the
Palos Verdes Peninsula. A full description of docent duties and responsibilities is available here :
www.losserenosrpv.org/become-a-docent/ .
Trainees meet at the PVIC one day a week for approximately 8 weeks to learn about numerous subjects through
classroom lectures and onsite walks. After training, docents commit to 72 volunteer hours per year for a
minimum of two years. Applicants to the docent-training program must be at least 18 years old.
The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Los Serenos de Point Vicente has assisted and supported the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes’ objectives for the Point Vicente Interpretive Center since 1984. It operates various educational
programs for children between 2 and 18 years of age. It also provides learning opportunities for the general
public through Monthly Docent Guided Nature Walks which are held at, Forrestal Nature Preserve/Ladera Linda
Community Center, the Trails at Ocean Trails Nature Reserve and Alta Vicente Nature Reserve. Los Serenos de
Point Vicente docents and volunteers provide interpretive and educational services to the community regarding
the unique features and natural and cultural history of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and the migrating Gray
whales that could be easily viewed from the Center’s outstanding vantage point by the Center’s many visitors.
For more information, visit : www.losserenosrpv.org/become-a-docent/
