For School Administrators
Wave Hill staff work with you to create a program specifically tailored to your teachers. The following broad topics are available, and all can incorporate cross-curricular elements. The format can be half-day or full-day, at Wave Hill or at your site. For more information about these programs, please call 718.549.3200 x237.
•  Soil studies
•  Local birds
•  Tree studies
•  Flowers and pollination
•  Making art and science connections

For Educators
Educators may register for these programs online, or by calling 718.549.3200 x237.

The Outdoor Classroom
Our way of welcoming you to Wave Hill, free of charge! Learn ways to use the grounds of Wave Hill as an extension of classroom learning. Explore strategies for environmental education to develop realistic and effective practices for teaching science and other curricular areas.
Dates: TUE, November 8, 10am–Noon or THU, April 12, 3:30–5:30pm
Fee: FREE, pre-registration required

Connecting Nature and Art: A MoMA and Wave Hill Collaborative Program for Teachers
Join educators from the Museum of Modern Art and Wave Hill for two, half-day workshops that explore the rich connections between nature and art. Through up-close observation and hands-on activities, teachers investigate how nature has influenced and inspired artists, exploring the similarities between different inquiry-based approaches to creating art and interpreting natural phenomena.
Dates: SAT, November 12, 10am–1pm at Wave Hill; SAT, November 19, 9am–2pm at MoMA
Fee: $120, includes refreshments on November 19

Listening and Seeing: Nature, Childhood and the Senses of our Imagining
Richard Lewis, Founder and Director of The Touchstone Center for Children, leads this afternoon workshop focusing on the sensory qualities of listening and seeing, exploring how educators can deepen these experiences through writing and art.
Date: SAT, October 29, 2–4 pm
Fee: $35

A Seed, A Leaf, A Pebble: Explorations of Worlds within Worlds
Richard Lewis leads this afternoon workshop exploring the ways educators can tap into children’s fascination with things small and secretive. Through discussion, reflection and art activities, this program focuses on the imaginative realms of thought and expression.
Date: SAT, May 19, 2–4pm
Fee: $35

Inside and Outside: Childhood, the Natural World and the Play of Imagining
This course is available for 1 graduate credit through the City College of New York. Richard Lewis leads four, two-and-a-half- hour sessions indoors at CCNY, culminating in one, full-day session held outdoors at Wave Hill. The course looks at the role and use of imagination as a means of discovering, understanding and experiencing nature. Each session, new discoveries and insights help participants deepen their own teaching and learning.
For credit option, contact Wave Hill and then also CCNY, at bfalk@ccny.cuny.edu or 212.650.5182.
Dates: WEDS, March 7*, March 21, April 4, April 18; 4:50–7:20 pm at CCNY, Harris Hall, Rm 10 and MON, May 7, 9:30am–3:30pm at Wave Hill
Fees: $150 for non-credit option; $325 for credit, plus non-matriculation fee of $125 for those not enrolled at CCNY

* Note new date