Environmental Education Designed for Homeschool Students

Join us at the Wetlands Institute once a month for a 90-minute interactive lesson. Each lesson includes classroom instruction, outdoor activities, scientific experiments and exploration, and even homework. We use hands-on methods to reinforce students’ abilities in not only science, but also math, language arts, and social skills.

Children of all ages are taught together, and we emphasize multi-age learning and peer assistantship. The ages of our students range from 5 to 15. Younger students experiencing a lesson for the first time learn the basics of the topic, and students with some previous experience build upon their knowledge and solidify their understanding through more in-depth exposure to the topic.

2012-2013 Curriculum

We offer one Homeschool Day each month.

Theme: Adaptations

September: Camouflage     October: Hibernation     November: Winter Adaptations

Theme: Populations

December: Populations     January: Territories     February: Tracks

Theme: Birds

March: Local Birds     April: Nests and Babies     May: Horseshoe Crabs & Shorebirds

Group Size and Payment: Each lesson costs $8 per student. There is no charge for parents, or siblings who do not participate in the lesson. We can accommodate groups of 8 to 30 students per class.

To Register: Please call (609) 368-1211 to schedule at least one week in advance. Your child is not committed to attend every month’s lesson. Although each lesson tends to build on its predecessors, you can pick and choose the lessons best suited to your child. Please email Sue Slotterback, Environmental Educator at sslotterback@wetlandsinstitute.org with any questions.