10–11:30am
Max. class size: 30 students
Fee: $105
An experienced educator leads your class in an outdoor excursion followed by a hands-on activity that helps students make meaningful connections to their Wave Hill visit. Content and activities are skillfully tailored to complement the developmental and academic level of your class.
We experience the natural world with the tools we have at hand—our senses. As students move throughout the garden engaging in various activities that employ their senses, they explore and discover new sights, sounds, smells and textures.
Wave Hill boasts a collection of extraordinary, stately and very old trees. Through observation and inquiry, students are introduced to some of Wave Hill’s most treasured specimens. Students discover how trees grow by investigating a tree’s parts and the role each part plays in its growth. Then, using patterns they observe, students create their own unique designs.
What makes a bird a bird? This hands-on program encourages students to observe birds closely and explore their unique characteristics. As we examine the various parts of bird anatomy, students discover how these adaptations help birds thrive in their particular niche. A hands-on project––creating three-dimensional birds with a variety of materials––helps to reinforce this avian adventure.
Though seeds span a wide range of sizes, shapes and forms, they share similar properties and perform the same critical function of creating new generations of plants. Using simple scientific observation and physical exploration, students discover what seeds are, what they are used for and their role in the cycle of life. They investigate the ways in which seeds adapt, survive and thrive, and dissect seeds to learn about their parts. Then, using a variety of seeds, students create their own unique seed mosaic.
Visit Wave Hill’s own beehives to learn about bee life cycles and the role of bees in the pollination of flowers. Students observe and practice bee communication as they watch honeybees and other pollinators in action throughout the grounds. Learning about the production and harvesting of bee products, such as honey and beeswax, students use beeswax to create a unique sculpture.
Guide your class on an independent exploration of Wave Hill’s gardens and grounds.