September 3, 2010
by Fred Koontz, Ph.D.
Hike. Discover. Explore. Teatown Lake Reservation announces the fall schedule for its popular Children’s Discovery Programs, which include programs for young children ages 2 to 4 and holiday mini-camps for children ages 4 to 12 years old.
The Children’s Discovery Series is a 10-week program that encourages children to discover and explore the world around them. Young explorers benefit from all that the fall season brings to Teatown in two separate programs beginning the week of September 20, 2010.
Little Treehuggers is geared to 2- and 3-year-olds accompanied by a parent or caregiver. The program is intended to introduce young children to the natural world and encourages both children and their parents to use all of their senses to explore autumn. Sessions are on Tuesdays from 10:00 am – 11:15 am, beginning on Tuesday, September 21 or on Wednesdays from 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm, beginning on Wednesday, September 22, running for 10 weeks. The fee is $175 for Teatown members or $190 for non-members.
Knee Hi Nature gets 4-year-olds outside in the natural world to find bugs, climb rocks, and discover different habitats. Each session features a short hike, story or craft and visits with Teatown’s collection of live animals. Sessions are on Tuesdays from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, beginning on Tuesday, September 21 or on Wednesdays from 10:00 am – 11:30 am, beginning on Wednesday, September 22, running for 10 weeks. The fee is $175 for Teatown members or $190 for non-members.
Teatown’s Annual Holiday Minicamps keep children busy and actively enjoying the gift of nature during school vacation. Sessions are filled with games, animals, hikes and seasonal activities Holi-daze Minicamp runs December 27 – 31, 2010 from 9:00 am – 12 noon for 4- and 5-year-olds, and from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for 6 – 12 year olds. The fee is $160 for Teatown members or $185 for non-members (half-day program for 4- and 5-year-olds); the fee is $300 for Teatown members or $335 for nonmembers (full-day program for 6 – 12-year-olds).
An important part of Teatown’s mission is to teach ecology and encourage responsible interaction with nature in our own neighborhoods. The goal of Teatown’s education programs is to instill a love of the environment, positive attitudes toward conservation and protection, and a sense of personal and civic environmental responsibility. By stimulating interest in the sciences and environment, we hope to cultivate future generations of environmentally caring and responsible citizens. At Teatown, we believe that at the foundation of environmental protection is ecological literacy, an understanding of the local flora and fauna and the essential necessity of protecting nature, and how we as individuals can participate in creating a healthy, sustainable community.
Teatown offers a variety of environmental education programs for children and adults year-round. To learn more about our educational programs or to become a member, visit www.teatown.org.
About Teatown Lake Reservation
Teatown Lake Reservation is a nonprofit, environmental organization with an 834-acre nature preserve and education center located in the Lower Hudson Valley in the Towns of Yorktown, Cortlandt, and New Castle , New York . Teatown Lake Reservation’s mission is to conserve open space and to educate and involve the regional community in order to sustain the diversity of wildlife, plants and habitats for future generations. We are devoted to conserving biodiversity, teaching ecology and promoting nature-friendly living.
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