Tuesday, March 17 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm  $15 per participant

Discover the diversity of Pennsylvania’s plants, animals and habitats while using Growing UP WILD. Growing UP WILD is an award-winning early childhood education program that offers a wide range of activities and experiences that foster lifelong social and academic skills while exploring the natural world. Including activities such as Hiding in Plain Sight, Lunch for a Bear and Who Lives in A Tree?, the Growing up WILD guide features 27 hands-on activities that integrate environmental and biological concepts with art, music and movement, math, reading and outdoor exploration. Each activity also includes a “healthy me” and “home connection” extension and is correlated to Head Start Outcomes, NAEYC Accreditation Criteria and PA Early Childhood Standards.

This workshop is for all formal and non-formal educators, scout/program/camp leaders who work with children ages 3 to 7 and are interested in the environment. All participants will receive the Growing UP WILD Activity guide. Act 48 is provided to PA certified teachers. A simple afternoon snack will be provided.

Growing UP WILD is part of the Project WILD program and uses science-based, developmentally appropriate activities to address wildlife, people and the environment. Click here to register.

Tuesday, August 11 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm  $25 per participant

From birds singing in the trees to grasshoppers searching for just the right flowers to eat, we are surrounded by a multitude of interactions that help form our environment. During this workshop, we will explore the wetlands and woodlands of Wildwood Park while using activities from Project Learning Trees’ Explore Your Environment K-8 guide. This award-winning guide contains 50 hands-on activities that can help educators incorporate place-based, STEAM activities about wild species, people and the environment into their curricula or group programming. Activities are multi-disciplinary, and can help address the Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core Standards for English, Math and Social Studies and Pennsylvania’s Environmental Literacy Standards. All participants will receive the guide.

This workshop is designed for all K-8^th grade classroom and informal educators interested in teaching about the environment. Morning refreshments and snack provided. ACT 48 hours are available for PA Certified Teachers.  The workshop will be held indoors and outdoors. Click here to register.