Learn about a variety of different environmental topics with our range of programs. These programs are great for after school programs and home school groups! Please contact the Education Coordinator for information on scheduling and pricing.
Trash Art
Discover our environment through recycled art projects. Your group will create an art project, read a story, and play a game to explore a variety of environmental topics.
Grades: K3 – 2nd Grade
Sessions: Up to 6 60 minute sessions
Projects include
- Recycled paper & the 3 R’s
- Toilet paper tube owls & ecosystems
- ‘Worm’ string painting & soil
Eco-Heroes
Explore our environment with Eco-Man and his team to see how you can help save the earth! Learn through games, crafts, and fun exploration activities.
Grades: 3 – 6th
Sessions: Up to 12 60 minute sessions
Activities include:
- Incredible Journey water cycle game with Water Woman
- Complete the circuit game with Volt
- Papermaking with Flora
- Recycling relay with Eco-Man
- Worm obstacle course with Sprout
Eco-Explorers
Dive into local environmental issues through this service learning program. Each environmental topic (waste, recycling, urban forests, urban gardens, water, energy) have 3 sessions for students to learn about the topic (at your location), visit a local company or non-profit that works with the issue, and finally allows students the opportunity to participate in a service project. This is a great pack for high school students looking to gain meaningful volunteer hours at a variety of locations around the city.
Grades: 7 – 12th Grade
Sessions: 3 to 18 90 minute sessions
Activities include
- Touring Jones Island and water quality monitoring
- Tour a landfill and do a neighborhood cleanup
- Tour Central Greens Hydroponics and help care for a community garden