School’s Out Workshops
When school is closed for a day or a week, our workshops offer time outside and endless possibilities for adventure. Workshops are for children ages 3.5 through 10 years old, unless noted otherwise. Children should be prepared to spend most of their day outside, bring lunch, and dress for the weather.
$95/child per day.
Online pre-registration required.
Registration is available by the day.
Registration now open!
Learn how to tap a maple tree! Families will learn about the process of creating maple syrup and get a tour of our Sugar Shed.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Jan. 20
Do all birds fly south for the winter? Learn about the birds who live at Rye Nature Center during these snowy months.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Jan. 20
Children will learn the tracks of local animals to find out how they’ve been spending their days.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Jan. 20
We will learn about glaciers, ice cores, and even pot holes, as children investigate the properties of water when it freezes and how it impacts the living and nonliving things surrounding us!
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Jan. 20
Children will learn how Rye was impacted by the Ice Age and investigate the properties of water when it freezes.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
Join us as we learn about our local pollinators including honeybees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, and moths.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
Learn how our local watershed and Blind Brook is connected to the water cycle and what happens to rain after it hits the ground.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
We will learn about two fascinating group of animals - reptiles and amphibians. We will hike in search of local reptiles and amphibians including eastern box turtles and spring peepers.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
Join us as we learn more about this diverse group of animals and what makes them successful in different environments.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3