Homeschool Adventures
Come join us and let us add an environmental educational component to your home school curriculum!
Our outdoor classroom encompasses 377 acres of beautiful forests, fields, streams, ponds and wetlands.
Classes are designed to help integrate Next Generation Science Standards while incorporating learning about the natural world using play based discoveries, scientific inquiry and in-depth field studies. We also add Art and Literature components because beauty and creativity surround us.
Depending on the topic, students may observe live animals, collect aquatic creatures, take measurements of water quality, design and/or build habitats or play games illustrating cycles and relationships among living things. Parents can also take home activities, suggestions for further study, and recommended readings from many of our classes.
iNaturalist, Carolina HERP atlas and other citizen scientist websites/apps will be incorporated into the program
The Homeschool Adventure program is offered as a series of six different two-hour long visits to Chestnut Ridge. These programs will be offered once per week with a Fall of 2017 and an Early Spring of 2018 series.
Fall 2017 Spring 2018
Sparrows- Ages 5-7 Sparrows- Ages 5-7
Tuesday Sept. 19th -Tuesday Oct. 24th Tuesday Feb. 20th -Tuesday March 27th
9:30am-11:30am 9:30am-11:30am
cost: $100 cost: $100
Hawks- Ages 8-10 Hawks- Ages 8-10
Wednesday Sept. 20th-Wednesday Oct. 25th Wednesday Feb. 21st -Wednesday March 28th
9:30am-11:30am 9:30am-11:30am
cost: $100 cost: $100
Herons- Ages 11-12 Herons- Ages 11-12
Wednesday Sept. 20th- Wednesday Oct. 25th Wednesday Feb 21st -Wednesday March 28th
12:30pm- 2:30pm 12:30pm- 2:30pm
cost: $100 cost: $100
Registration
Pre-registration and payment is required at the time of registration. Space is limited. Please email christine@campchestnutridge.org or call 919 304 2178 to register for the Homeschool Adventure program.
Siblings
Children who are not registered for the program should not be brought to class. Siblings are welcome to play and picnic at Chestnut Ridge under adult supervision.
Weather
Most programs will be held even if weather is inclement. Please be sure your child is adequately prepared for weather conditions including rain, snow, sun, cold, and heat.
Program times
Please be punctual, as the class will be taking place at different locations each week and it may be difficult to find the class if you arrive late. If you will not be staying at Chestnut Ridge and are dropping your child off, be sure to pick him/her up on time as well.