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Programs at Your School Grades PreK - 12
Invite a Schuylkill Center naturalist to your school or classroom! Bring the outdoor environment to your students through our Nature Travels, Schoolyard Ecosystem, Watershed Education, and Live Animal programs.

Travel fees may apply to your program of choice, and are based on mileage and travel time from The Center (generally $15-$30).

Nature Travels Programs

Senses & Nature PreK & K
This program uses hands-on activities and natural history artifacts to engage all of your students’ senses while they learn about nature and the senses of other animals!

Butterflies & Other Insects Grades 1-5
From the creepy-crawly to the magnificent, insects are amazing. Learn facinating facts about insects that will make your students go buggy!

Wildlife Protectors Grades 1-12
From city squirrels to migrating birds, urban wildlife needs protection. Students will learn how some animals have adapted to living close to humans, and how to make our neighborhoods safer for them.

Pennsylvania Mammals Grades 1-12
Using animal pelts, skulls, tracks and scat, students will learn about the characteristics of mammals and the adaptations that help them to survive.

Trash Bash Grades 1-12
We have a trash problem! Learn what it is we’re throwing away and problem-solve to figure out ways to use the three R’s—reduce, reuse, recycle.

Compost Community Grades 1-12
Investigate the process of decomposition while examining the contents of a worm bin. Students will learn about the role that worms play in recycling the energy produced by plants.

Nature Travels Programs are one hour in length and are suited for classes up to 30 students. The base fee for is $100 for up to 30 students. Additional students are $3 each. Travel fees apply.

Schoolyard Ecosystems Programs

Explore your schoolyard through the eyes of animals. Your students will be amazed at all that calls your schoolyard home as they search for signs of plants and animals.

Schoolyard Ecosystem Programs are one hour in length. The base fee is $100 for first 15 students, $175 for 16-30 students. Travel fees apply.

Live Animal Programs

Raptors or Wildlife of Pennsylvania
Our wildlife ambassadors are the stars of these unforgettable programs. Focus on Raptors(hawks & owls) or a variety of wildlife (raptors, mammals & reptiles).

Live Animal programs are one hour, and are suitable for both classroom and auditorium-style settings. Live animal programs are $250. No travel fees apply.

To schedule a Live Animal Program, please call our Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic at 215.482.8217.

Watershed Education Programs

Let us introduce your students to the study of water and excite them about their local streams and rivers! Schuylkill Center educators can transform your classroom into a watershed study area. Based on the popular EcoVan programs of years past, watershed education has never been so much fun.

Watershed Education Programs are $100 for up to 30 students. Additional students are $3 each. Travel fees apply.

What’s with Water?
A comprehensive introduction to water as a natural resource and a thorough exploration of the water cycle.

Watershed Mapping Walk
Students learn what watersheds and non-point source pollution are, then take to the streets of the school neighborhood to identify sources of pollution. Returning to the classroom, students will discuss what they found and brainstorm ways to reduce pollution.

Watersheds & Water Pollution
Students demonstrate the concepts of a watershed and nonpoint source pollution through hands-on activities. Follow the journey of Fred the Fish as he swims downstream.

Wetlands & Water Quality
Students discover, through hands-on activities, how wetlands act as sponges, purifiers, and nurseries. Compare how nature purifies water to how humans clean water by constructing a drinking water filter similar to a drinking water treatment plant.

Water Quality Testing
Students model the work of scientists as they use a combination of chemical and biological tests to determine the water quality of a local waterway (can be done in the classroom or at a walkable pond or stream site).

For a complete list of field trip programs and programs at your school, view our 2010 Education Programs Brochure