New and Exciting Programming for 2011

Overview          Program Descriptions          Meet New York State Standards          Policies and Procedures

Native Americans and Nature

Long before the Europeon settlers put their first foot on the shores of Pamanok, people lived their lives off the bounty of nature. Sweetbriar will take your students back to that time and share with them the different ways the native people used plants and animals to survive. Through stories, crafts, live animals, native Americans artifacts, and our beautiful nature preserve students will see how they lived off the land and respected what they received from nature.

Grades: K, 1, and 2
Fee: $6.50/child for an hour and a half experience

Nature Through the Seasons
Sweetbriar is now offering an exciting seasonal series which will allow kindergarteners, first graders, and second graders to observe the changes that nature undergoes through the seasons. This can be a two part or a three part series. In the fall and spring students will visit the nature preserve and in the winter we will come to your school.

Build a Nature Trail
Wouldn’t it be exciting to have a place on your school grounds to learn about nature and wildlife. Sweetbriar is piloting a new program that will help teachers and students to create a nature trail on the school grounds. We can focus on any topic from birds to food chains. It can be made to change seasonally or follow the water cycle. Any trail we do will mirror our educational philosophy of making learning interactive and fun. As part of the package Sweetbriar will include two programs of your choice, preferably one at your school and one at the nature center.

Growing up with Nature
It has always been the goal of Sweetbriar Nature Center to have children exposed to nature and wildlife throughout their schooling. With this in mind we have developed a nature discovery series for each level of schooling from primary through high school that coincides with the New York state learning standards for science and the mandate that no child be left inside. The goal of this program is to help children build a more thorough understanding and appreciation of the natural world. We will come to your school up to five times and culminate the experience by having your students visit Sweetbriar. These sessions will occur between September and April. Each session will be an interactive learning experience on a specific theme.

K-2 The Living World 1) Living Colors 2) Patterns In Nature 3) Shapes and Sizes 4) The Cycles of Life 5) Animals With Backbones 6) Five Senses at Sweetbriar 3-5 The Life Around Us 1) Life In a Tree 2) Life In the Air 3) Life Beneath the Ground 4) Life In the Water 5) Life In Other Lands 6) The Web of Life at Sweetbriar

6-8 All Creatures Large and Small 1) The Green Brigade 2) Animals without Backbones 3) Slimy and Scaly Skinned Creatures 4) Wings and Feathers 5) Mammals 6) Wildlife on the Brink 9-12 Issues and Actions 1) Our Long Island 2) Threatened Species 3) The Air You Breath, the Water You Drink 4) Energy Needs 5) What Is Safe 6) You Can Make Difference

$500 minimum for six sessions, $30/child over minimum

Call Eric Young, Program Director, for more information at 631-979-6344, ext. 102.