Incorporate nature-based learning into your classroom, support your science curriculum, and help students discover the wonder of the natural world in their own schoolyard. We offer a variety of school-based, standards-aligned programs that will get students exploring science concepts in the classroom or outdoors in your schoolyard.
Students will explore the ecology of their schoolyard through hands-on activities that help develop core science practices and bring classroom content to life. Whether you have a parking lot surrounded by weeds, a soccer field, or a vernal pool in your schoolyard, we will make the most of it!
Give your science lab a nature-based spin. Through exciting, inquiry-based science activities, students will observe, investigate, classify, think critically, and draw conclusions about the natural world—all inside the classroom.
Our educators bring tools and samples of pond water, soil, fungi, or other natural materials that provoke wonder and engage students in hands-on exploration.
Let the natural world come to you and bring core science concepts to life with a classroom visit from native wildlife and a Mass Audubon wildlife expert. Programs include live animal observations and interactive discussions that honor the questions and observations of students while weaving in relevant science content.
Note that we work primarily with wildlife that cannot be released into the wild. Our animal availability will vary from region to region.
West
Pleasant Valley, Lenox Central
Broad Meadow Brook, Worcester Metro West
Broadmoor, Natick North Shore
Ipswich River, Topsfield BostonBoston Nature Center, Mattapan |
Metro South
Blue Hills Trailside Museum, Milton South East
North River, Marshfield Cape Cod
Long Pasture, Barnstable IslandsFelix Neck, Edgartown |
Dive DeeperOur extended, multi-week programs engage students in active, inquiry-based environmental learning in their own classroom and schoolyard over multiple visits. Learn more > Field TripsMost in-school programs can be paired with a field experience at your local Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary. Learn more > |