Programs for Schools at Long Pasture

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Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary is a spectacular 110-acre sanctuary on Cape Cod Bay, featuring 2.5 miles of trails through woods, salt marsh, fields, freshwater wetlands, and sandy beach habitats. It’s an ideal location to bring curious students.

No two days are alike at the sanctuary, as the forces of wind, weather, and fluctuating tides change the scene daily, even hourly. This helps children understand that nature is dynamic and constantly changing.

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Program Types

At the Wildlife Sanctuary • At Your School • Homeschool • Teacher Resources

At the Wildlife Sanctuary

Through guided explorations of our woods, wetlands, tidal flats, salt marsh, and fields, students make inquiries, investigate, classify, think critically, and draw conclusions. Programs include activities such as using tools, gathering data, and making observations. Each program will be geared to the age level and curriculum needs of the students. Groups may also choose to stay for lunch and explore the sanctuary.

Child counting tree rings at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary

At Your School

Staff from Long Pasture will visit your class to provide students with a broader understanding of the nature of Cape Cod. We have designed classroom units that focus in-depth on specific organisms within each ecosystem, bringing living plants and animals into the classroom for observation whenever possible.

Homeschool Programs

Our homeschool programs are designed to encourage children to interact with the environment through nature exploration and science-based learning. Whenever possible we split large groups into small teams to make these experiences more personal. Portions of the program will take place indoors, but most days we anticipate spending the majority of time outdoors at the wildlife sanctuary. Participants may also receive "home projects" each week to help further their learning and to share with their families.

Meadow at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary

Professional Development for Teachers

Long Pasture provides professional development opportunities and resources for educators on a variety of topics. All offerings integrate sound scientific knowledge with practical classroom use and are in alignment with State Standards and Frameworks, and we are a DOE-approved PDP provider.

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Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary