(ages 0-3 with an adult) Infants, toddlers, and caregivers are invited to join our educators in exploring the Daffodil Bowl, discovering the plants, animals, and insects that visit. Explore flower gardens/woodlands and engage in active nature play designed to stimulate your child’s curiosity and sense of wonder. Stories, crafts, music, and sensorimotor activities add to…

(ages 10-13, current 4th-8th graders) Calling All Youth Climate Activists! Join our new weekly after-school 5-session class program to create local climate solutions and become a future leader in the fight against climate change! Over the course of five sessions, you’ll hear from local environmental guest speakers and gain the tools needed to develop a…

(ages 3-5 with an adult) Wonder, respect, and love for the natural world will be a great start in these engaging weekly classes.  Take nature hikes, read stories, and create a one-of-a-kind project every week. These are wonderful experiences where children can spend time outdoors with an Environmental Educator. The cost is per child. Registration…

(ages 5-12) An early ARBOR Day at the ARBORetum! Homeschoolers- it is time to celebrate the many trees that call the Arboretum home. We will embark on a tree identification hike, discover how scientists track and measure trees, and make a tasty treat from trees. Classes will be held almost entirely outside, even in light…

(ages 5-10) BEEhind the Scenes – an interactive art class about the world of bees, taught by a guest instructor. One day, Althea was all set to go to the supermarket when she noticed a little bee stuck on her car—looking a bit lost! Althea decided she would help the bee find its way back…

Forest Bathing, also known as Nature and Forest Therapy, is a slow meditative walk in nature that takes a holistic view of the physiological, mental, emotional, and psycho-spiritual benefits to be derived from an embodied contact with nature