Special Thanks to Our Community Partner:

 

Our Corporate / Business Partners:

A.O. Smith Foundation

Ansay Development Corporation

Badger Meter Foundation

Charter Manufacturing Co. Foundation

Dana Investment Advisors

Johnson Controls, Inc.

Kinder Morgan

MGIC

Midwest Iconic Services

Milwaukee Insurance Foundation, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Olsen's Piggly Wiggly

Robert W. Baird & Co. Foundation

 


K-8 School Program List

Name of Program

Grade Level Length Max #
of
Students
Seasons
Offered
 Indoors/
Outdoors
 Self Guided  pre-K, K 1-2 hrs  60  All Seasons   Out
 Art in Nature  K-3, 5-8  2 hrs  60  All Seasons  Out/In
 Winter Sensitizing  K-2  2 hrs  60  Winter  Out/In
 Sensitizing  K-2  2 hrs  60  All Seasons   Out
Garden Explorations K-3 2 hrs 40 Fall & Spring Out/In
Soil Secrets 1, 2 2 hrs 60 Fall & Spring Out
 Fruits of Fall  1, 2, 3  2 hrs  60  Fall  Out

 Community Explorations

 2, 3  2.5 hrs  60  Fall & Spring  Out
 Maple Sugarin'  2, 3, 4, 5  2.5 hrs  60  March  Out
 Life in Winter  3, 4  2.5 hrs  60  Winter  Out/In
 Never  Ending Nutrients  3, 4  3 hrs  60  Fall & Spring  Out
 Vernal Pond Life  3, 4, 5  3 hrs  30  Spring  Out
 Adaptations  4, 5  2.5 hrs  60  Fall & Spring  Out
 Pond Interactions 4, 5, 6 3 hrs 60  Fall & Spring  Out/In
 Pollination Puzzle 4, 5, 6 2.5 hrs 60  Sept. & Oct.  Only  Out
 Basically Birds 4, 5, 6, 7 2.5 hrs 30  All Seasons  Out
 Exploring with a Microscope 4, 5, 6, 7 2.5 hrs 30  November - February  In
 Wisconsin's Glacial Landscape 4, 5, 6, 7 3 or 5 hrs* 60

 Fall & Spring

 Out
 Communities and Ecosystems 5, 6, 7 3 or 5 hrs* 60  Fall & Spring  Out
 Exploring Natural  Systems 5, 6, 7, 8 3 or 5 hrs* 60  Fall & Spring  Out
 The Dirt on Soils 5, 6, 7, 8 3 or 5 hrs* 60  Fall & Spring  Out
 River Reflections 5, 6, 7, 8 3 hrs 30  Fall & Spring  Out
 Winter Wildlife Habitat 5, 6, 7, 8 2.5 hrs 60  Winter  Out/In
 Winter Pond 5 - 12 3 hrs 30  Winter  Out/In
 Energy Flow in the Pond 6, 7, 8 3 hrs 60  Fall & Spring  Out/In
 Wetland Wonders 6, 7, 8 3 or 5 hrs* 60  Fall & Spring  Out
 Determining Water Quality 6-12 3 or 5 hrs*# 30  Fall & Spring  Out

 

Key:

 

Fall= September, October and November

Winter = December, January and February

Maple Sugarin'= March

Spring= April, May and June

 Click the program titles above to access the Teacher's Guides.

* Full Day programs include 4.5 hrs of instruction and a 30 minute lunch break

# If 5hr program is chosen for Determining Water Quality, indicate if you wish to visit the dam.

Download a full copy of the 2013-14 School Program Brochure here.

Download a full copy of the 2012-13 School Program Brochure here.


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Riveredge Nature Center
Riveredge Nature Center
4458 West Hawthorne Drive
Newburg , WI , 53060 United States
(262) 375-2715

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