Are your kids ready for a summer filled with animal encounters and outdoor adventures? Do you have a budding ecologist, entomologist or ornithologist? Does your child love exploring in the forest, scooping at the pond or planting in the garden? If so, send them to the Darien Nature Center!
This summer the Nature Center is offering three, two-week sessions for children ages 4-9. The program runs June 27th – August 5th. Our Living Planet is for ages 4-6. And new this year is the Eco-Explorers program for ages 7-9. Eco-Explorers has been designed to inspire kids to explore, respect and protect nature by diving deeper into topics like Connecticut wildlife, the natural sciences, and wilderness skills.
A registration lottery for all 2022 Summer Camp programs will run February 1-8. For full program and pricing details visit us here. To be added to the Nature Center’s mailing list email leah@dariennaturecenter.org.
Enrollment is now open for the Darien Nature Center’s after-school program, Outdoor Explorers. This is a monthly series for students in grades K – 5 that meets three times per month from 3:30 to 5:00 PM. Each month has a new theme. The theme for February is Adaptations: Feathers, claws, camouflage, and more! Children will spend 90 minutes outside, exploring the different areas of Cherry Lawn Park. For more information and to register, please visit us here.