Homeschool Spring Afternoon Mixed-Age Flock (Ages 6-11)
Schedule:
6 classes (show schedule)
Wed, Apr 26, 2023
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed, May 03, 2023
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed, May 10, 2023
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed, May 17, 2023
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed, May 24, 2023
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed, May 31, 2023
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Location:
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
Instructors:
Cori Brauer - Education Coordinator
Bruce Menin - Ipswich River Field Teacher
Bruce Menin - Ipswich River Field Teacher
Audience:
Children
6 - 11 years
Members:
$132.00
Nonmembers:
$156.00
Nonmembers can join today during checkout and take immediate advantage of member prices.
Our Mixed-Age Flock is our afternoon homeschool class. The topics and activities will be the same as the morning Red-tailed Hawk group, but this is a mixed-age class, with younger and older students exploring together. Our classes introduce homeschool students to basic ecology while nurturing an appreciation for and understanding of the natural world.
This season we will be spending each class learning about different groups of living thing that can be found both all around and world and right here at the Sanctuary. Each class we will get to know each group's special characteristics and head out to the fields, forests, and wetlands of the Sanctuary to find and observe (and sometime carefully catch) real life examples. On the last day, all of our homeschool groups will participate in a special challenge called a 'Bioblitz' to try and find all of the living things in one spot!
April 26: Diversity of Life Under a Log - How and Why We Categorize Living Things
May 3: Reptiles and Amphibians of the Sanctuary
May 10: How Birds of a Feather Get Grouped Together
May 17: Massachusetts Mammals Big and Small
May 24: Insect Orders - Ant Lions, Tiger Swallowtails, and Wooly Bears, Oh My!
May 31: Wild Wetland Bioblitz
Make-up date is June 7th if needed should class be canceled due to weather. Please hold this date as well!
Instructions and Directions:
Check-in is outside in front of the sanctuary buildings. Please come dressed for the weather as we will be outside for the entire class. Please note that this is a drop-off class and you will need to fill out a health and emergency contact form for each child.
Registration is required.
Meeting Place:
Email [email protected] for more information.