YEAR AT A GLANCE

We offer special experiences throughout the year that connect children with the changing seasons and the natural world.  Here are just a few of the seasonal experiences we have planned for the coming year:

 

FALL:

 

• Pumpkin picking in our own garden

• Baking with pumpkins and apples

• Collecting and preserving autumn leaves and creating a “nature chandelier”

• Beginning a “nature table” to display our discoveries

 

WINTER:

 

• Enjoying time in nature in all kinds of weather - especially snow!!!

• Building snowmen

• Celebrating Christmas, caroling, baking, making homemade gifts

• Holding a Christmas concert

• Birdwatching 

• Tapping our own maple trees and making our own maple syrup

 

SPRING/ EARLY SUMMER

 

• Raising our own baby chicks

• Starting a garden

• Raising butterflies 

• Learning about and observing natural life cycles

• Tending our own garden

• Pressing Flowers

• Harvesting our own fruits and vegetables 

• Making our own healthy snacks