Nature Buddy Development Day (11 and up)

Topic is TBA. Here is some info about the program. (More specifics about this day’s program will be coming.)

This is a series of 2-day field trips to Sunfish Lake Park and the Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center, in Lake Elmo, MN, for a local homeschooled-kids group (between 30-50 children; Ages from pre-K to 9th graders) (“grade level” varies depending on what the kid and abilities).

On the first day the presenter (nature center staffer) and the older children, roughly grades 7-9 (varies depending on what the kid and their abilities are), will learn about a predetermined environmental theme and determine how they will assist in teaching pre-k through 6th graders. Initially, there will be pre-selected programs for them to choose from to set up the next day’s field trip and then eventually they will figure out how to create aspects of the lessons on their own. Once the 7-9 graders construct their own lessons, they will then determine how to implement what they learned through outdoor/environmental education focused lessons to the lower grade children on the second day.

The second day will consist of the 7-9 graders implementing the mini-camp of lessons with supervision and guidance from the presenter.  These sessions will be completely outdoors unless severe weather conditions are present. If you would like to schedule sessions for your homeschool group, or would like more information, email Verity Davis at verity.davis@sminc-lake-elmo.org.