Homeschool Discovery
Environmental Education Programs
Peace Valley Nature Center offers exciting outdoor adventures for children! Meandering streams, fields, thickets, woodlands, wetlands, and Lake Galena offer diverse habitats to enhance your child's experience and awaken their senses to the wonders of the natural world. Working with small groups of up to 15 students, our trained teacher naturalists will lead each 1 1/2 hour activity in our 750-acre outdoor classroom. These small groups enable a greater connection with not only the teacher naturalist but with their seasonal program focus and participation in activities. These programs are a great addition to your science curriculum.
Call Jenn Bilger at 267.880.5047 or email v-jlbilger@buckscounty.org to schedule a program for your homeschoolers or group.
Homeschool Discovery
The cost is $10 per student per class.
You can sign up for as many classes as you'd like.
Wednesday,
May 1st
Sense-sational Spring
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
How can we use our 5 senses to discover the world around us? Join us as we explore different habitats and discover the colors, sounds, and smells of nature.
Wednesday,
May 1st
Sense-sational Spring
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
How can we use our 5 senses to discover the world around us? Join us as we explore different habitats and discover the colors, sounds, and smells of nature.
Wednesday,
May 8th
From Eggs to Legs
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Search for amphibians, reptiles, and insects who start their life as an egg. Join us as we learn about the different life cycles that these animals go through.
Wednesday,
May 8th
From Eggs to Legs
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Search for amphibians, reptiles, and insects who start their life as an egg. Join us as we learn about the different life cycles that these animals go through.
Wednesday,
May 15th
Wild and Wonderful Flowers
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Why do plants have flowers? Look for pollinators and watch them in action! Dissect a flower and discover its parts. Build a flower, go on a flower hunt and discover the beauty and diversity of flowers.
Wednesday,
May 15th
Wild and Wonderful Flowers
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Why do plants have flowers? Look for pollinators and watch them in action! Dissect a flower and discover its parts. Build a flower, go on a flower hunt and discover the beauty and diversity of flowers.
Wednesday,
May 21st
Interesting Insects
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
What are the special adaptations of insects? Learn about their lifecycles. Collect and observe insects. Compare and contrast their mouthparts, shapes, legs, wings, and more. The world of six-legged creatures is amazing and awe inspiring.
Wednesday,
May 21st
Interesting Insects
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
What are the special adaptations of insects? Learn about their lifecycles. Collect and observe insects. Compare and contrast their mouthparts, shapes, legs, wings, and more. The world of six-legged creatures is amazing and awe inspiring.
Wednesday,
May 29th
Searching in Streams
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Discover diving beetles, crayfish, water boatman and aquatic nymphs. Through observation, learn about the adaptations of these fascinating creatures that enable them to survive in their aquatic habitat.
Wednesday,
May 29th
Searching in Streams
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Discover diving beetles, crayfish, water boatman and aquatic nymphs. Through observation, learn about the adaptations of these fascinating creatures that enable them to survive in their aquatic habitat.
Wednesday September 4th
Flowers in Fall
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Join us as we search for flowers in the woods and fields around us. Learn about pollinators and explore the different parts of a flower.
Wednesday September 11th
Searching for Seeds
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
Seeds are the future for our native plants and trees. As we walk along the trails, we will look for different types of seeds, discover how seeds travel, and who might eat them.
Wednesday September 18th
Signs of Fall
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
From migration to leaves changing, venture into the woods with us as we find different signs that fall is here.Together, we'll travel the trails to see what changes are happening around us.
Wednesday September 25th
Skeleton Discovery
2:00-3:30pm
Grades K-2 with caregiver
We'll walk our trails and discover bones from our local animals and discuss how their bones help them move. By their shape and size, we will learn how to compare and contrast animal skulls.
Wednesday September 4th
Flowers in Fall
2:00-3:30pm
Grades 3-5 with caregiver
Join us as we search for flowers in the woods and fields around us. Learn about pollinators and explore the different parts of a flower.
Wednesday September 11th
Searching for Seeds
2:00-3:30pm
Grades 3-5 with caregiver
Seeds are the future for our native plants and trees. As we walk along the trails, we will look for different types of seeds, discover how seeds travel, and who might eat them.
Wednesday September 18th
Signs of Fall
2:00-3:30pm
Grades 3-5 with caregiver
From migration to leaves changing, venture into the woods with us as we find different signs that fall is here. Together, we'll travel the trails to see what changes are happening around us.
Wednesday September 25th
Skeleton Discovery
2:00-3:30pm
Grades 3-5 with caregiver
We'll walk our trails and discover bones from our local animals and discuss how their bones help them move. By their shape and size, we will learn how to compare and contrast animal skulls.
