Join us after school for pumpkin decorating! We will provide all of the supplies you need to turn your pumpkin into a marvelous work of art! We will not be carving and we ask that you please BRING YOUR OWN PUMPKIN. Designed for children of all ages and no registration necessary.
Let's head out to our spectacular local habitats! Each nature exploration will focus on the importance of a sense of place as we explore the ecology, sights, and sounds of our natural landscape. Wildlife, local and migrating birds, collecting techniques, and environmental awareness will be presented in a fun, energetic format that adults and children alike will enjoy. This week we will dig for clam in the tidal flats of pavilion beach in Ipswich Massachusetts!
Join naturalists from Joppa Flats Education Center on a nocturnal hike through Rough Meadows underneath the Hunger Moon! We'll peek at the stars, go on stealth walks, and investigate the behaviors that animals use to survive the cold New England winter. We'll return to Joppa Flats for hot cocoa and s'mores over the fire pit. This is a tween/teen program.
Join Kirsten Lindquist on a nocturnal hike through Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Rowley as "All Hallow's Eve" approaches on this kids-only adventure! We'll peek at the stars, learn about nocturnal animal adaptations, and see what kind of wildlife we can uncover. We'll cap off the evening with s'mores roasted over the firepit at Joppa Flats Education Center.
Join naturalists from Joppa Flats Education Center on the deck in the salt marsh at Rowley's Rough Meadows for a sing-a-long of sea shanties and maritime poetry, and learn how music was used to entertain, focus on work, and tell stories of nautical life. Bring your blanket and dinner and plan to stay for a picnic under the rising full moon. Instruments and shanty singers are welcome.
With warmer weather upon us comes preparations for summer fun and summer programs for children 3-6 years of age. Register your child today and join us for another summer full of trips to the beach, the bowling ally, the farm, the movie theater! We will enjoy Spanish lessons, tye-dye day, a bubble party, lemonade stands, weekly water play, theater arts, music and treasure hunts with Jape the Pirate, decorating fairy houses, visits from the Ice cream truck and much more! We will be busy making memories that will last a life time!
In every kind of weather, our favorite thing is to head outdoors to our spectacular local habitats! Each nature exploration will focus on the importance of a sense of place as we explore the ecology, sights, and sounds of our natural landscape. Wildlife, local and migrating birds, collecting techniques, and environmental awareness will be presented in a fun, energetic format that adults and children alike will enjoy. This week we will walk the trails of the Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Rowley.
Clark School, a private independent school founded in 1978, is moving from Danvers to Rowley, Massachusetts. Clark was founded on the idea that not all students are the same types of learners. Over the years the demand for the individualized approach to education offered at Clark School has steadily increased and the school has grown to where it is now – serving more than 140 students from all over Boston’s North Shore and Metro West, in Kindergarten through grade twelve.
When was the last time you held a hermit crab? Have you ever set a fish trap to catch minnows? How would a great blue heron look through a telescope? Have you ever seen red-winged blackbirds mobbing a red-tailed hawk? Now is your chance for your family to learn together about the wonders in nature. Each program will focus on conservation updates, animal and plant interrelationships, changing environmental conditions, and an appreciation for the beauty and diversity of our surroundings. Each experience will leave you excited for the next one!This week we will walk the trails of the Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Rowley.
Join us this Sunday, August 25, from 9-11 AM at the Rowley Farmer's Market for a care clinic for your favorite stuffed friends! Nurse Libby of the Alpaca Center of Rowley and her team will be checking stuffed animals for bumps, breaks, bruises, and rips and helping them stay healthy and happy.
