2025-2026
Year of the Tree

Through games, crafts, stories, songs and adventure, our school-aged enrichment programs invite children to develop a deeper connection to themselves, the natural world, and their community. Skills introduced include plant identification, animal tracking, nature journaling, naturalist knowledge, orienteering, shelter building, fire safety, woodworking, storytelling, nature-based art, and hazard awareness.

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This year our Nature Explorers program will be centered around trees in our ecosystem. We'll learn to put down deep roots, take our time and help one another, nourish and give back to our community and to be resilient like the many trees found in Southeastern NC.

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Not only will we learn from trees and their adaptations but we will learn about them as well.  Explorers will learn leaf shapes and tree ID,  medicinal and edible parts of a variety of trees, observe different trees through the seasons, the importance of fire and fire ecology, as well as playing games like fire in the forest, meet a tree, and more!

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We will do this through naturalist study, collaborative projects, community building, skill building, creative expression through art, word, and movement along with lots of nature exploration and play. Opportunities to be part of a supportive community, where everyone is met where they’re at builds belonging and provides a lifelong benefit.  We will foster this connection through wonder and curiosity!