Spring Homeschool Session - One of our favorite programs!

Our favorite program in the Life Science department is our Homeschool sessions with k-3 students.  We love this opportunity to work with these little ones for numerous reasons: seeing them every week lends to familiarity between teachers and students, creation of bonds and memories, consistency in curriculum and programming and so much fun!  This group was no exception and we had a wonderful time sharing the wonders of nature with them.

Each week had a theme, ranging from water, to waste/recycling, pollinators, sun/solar power, food, gardening and more.  Our program starts with a quick lecture or activity introducing the topic, time spent in the garden where students plant and care for their own plants and concluding with an art project.  Our Homeschool program was a great success and we are looking forward to accommodating more groups from our surrounding areas.  

Learning about the power of the sun!

Integrated and organic pest management in gardens.

Repurposing our orange rinds for bird feeders!

Using beautiful items in nature to create looms.

Exploring the world around us, even at the smallest level.

Discussing decomposers and their importance in our environments.

A trip to the zoo to learn about native animals and some not so native.

 Seed mosaics!

 Harvesting fruit from the orchard.