SCHOOL & YOUTH PROGRAMS

Are you looking for engaging, hands-on, and budget-friendly programs?

At Nature Education Opportunities, our programs:

  • Enhance your science curriculum goals

  • Spark your students’ natural curiosity

  • Utilize an inquiry-based teaching approach

  • Align with many science standards

  • Incorporate mindfulness concepts using nature-themed activities

  • Build critical thinking skills and science vocabulary

We believe an engaged and curious mind is essential to social and emotional well-being and academic success.

Program length is typically 1 hour. Customized programs are available to meet your curriculum needs and educational goals.

Youth Programs

Duration: 1 hour
Program Fee: $150
Class size is limited to 24 students

Each of our unique programs offer:

  •  Inquiry-based, experiential exploration using nature-themed concepts and materials

  •  Curriculum areas webbed into lessons, including language arts, math and science

  •  Fun and memorable activities to support social, emotional learning and wellbeing

  •  Alignment with relevant standards

  •  Educator extension activities and suggested resource guides

All of our programs can be adapted for homeschool, pre-school and scout groups.
Please contact us for details!

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Nature-Based Thematic Units

Thematic Units offer a multi-visit program format designed to provide students with a more in-depth educational experience and exploration of a natural history topic.

Included in each Thematic Unit:

  • 4 classroom visits (1.5 hours each)

  • Pre and post Thematic Unit assessments

  • Assignments between class visits created for skill application

  • Activities designed to include language arts, math, science and social studies to optimize cross-curriculum learning

  • Extension activities

  • Teacher guidance to create classroom centers incorporating hands-on exploration of the unit topic

    Programs are completely integrated and tailored to your specific needs!

“Kelly possesses outstanding teaching skills, depth of knowledge and classroom management skills that transition into a meaningful learning experience for the students. Using her knowledge of the outdoor environment, Kelly finds a way to show the relationship between the lessons introduced and the home/local environment.

Having had the opportunity to observe and work with Kelly, I have found her enthusiasm and love for nature contagious!”

— Jean S., Retired Principal