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EXPLORE! Growing Like a Tree

June 13 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Online registration form is below. To sign up for any or all of the Explore! sessions, fill out the form below.
You will receive an email with payment information. Your reservation is not complete without payment.

This is the first in our series of six outdoor adventure programs in June and July. 

Designed for kids in grades K to 5, EXPLORE! programs will run on six Thursdays, June 13, 20, 27, and July 11, 18, 25 [no session on July 4].

Session runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, Pa.—a full 90 minutes of educational fun!

All program activities are outside, and each week features a different theme. Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, programs include educational activities related to the season and theme. Students may attend any or all sessions.

June 13: Growing Like a Tree:

During this program, students will learn about the life cycle of a plant and what a plant needs to survive. They will hike through the park looking for plants in all different stages of life, and then get to paint a flowerpot and plant a seed in it to take home!

Pre-registration and payment in advance are required. Fee: $8 member, $10 general public. Attendance is limited.

To register, use the form below.

For more information, email to [email protected] or call 717-762-0373.

The full slate of summer EXPLORE! programs:

June 13- Growing Like a Tree

June 20-Metamorphosis Magic

June 27- Insect Investigations

July 11- Pollination Celebration

July 18- Log Sweet Log

July 25- Painting with Nature

EXPLORE! programs are sponsored by The Anderson Family Fund, in memory of Vida Mae Anderson, and by our Today’s Horizon Fund Contributors: The Nora Roberts Foundation; Marge Kiersz; Alma W. Oyer; and the Carolyn Terry Eddy Family: Carolyn, with daughters Connie Fleagle & Kim Larkin. Facility support courtesy of Washington Township.

Online Registration Form!

Details

Date:
June 13
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Event Category:

Organizer

Buttonwood Nature Center–Home of The Institute
Phone
(717) 762-0373

Venue

Pine Hill Recreation Area
12684 Mentzer Gap Rd
Waynesboro, PA 17268 United States
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