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Stone Tools
(1 Hour) |
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Investigate the uses of Native American tools through
viewing relics and using reproductions. Learn what materials are used to create
tools, observe and participate in the making of a tool that you will bring back
to the classroom.
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| Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student |
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Minimum fee range: $70 to $140 per group |
| Grades: 2nd - 6th |
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information)
science
standards |
| Max. classes:
1 |
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Tunxis
Indians (1 Hour)
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Visit Indian
Rock and learn about its legend. Take a tractor drawn
hayride to the
Wigwam and unearth the history of the first inhabitants of our Preserve. |
| Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student |
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Minimum fee range: $70 to $140 per group |
| Grades: K - 6th |
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information)
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standards |
| Max. classes:
2 |
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Foods of
the Earth (1 Hour) |
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Observe first hand the various foods, gathered and
cultivated, by the First Americans. Students will sample a variety of native foods. |
| Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student |
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| Minimum fee
range: $70 to $140 per group |
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| Grades: K - 6th |
(more information)
science standards |
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Max. classes:
2
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Early American Experiences |
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Please
Note: Early American Experiences are limited to a maximum of 25 students per
class. We reserve the right to cycle another school in rotation if you bring
less than 3 classes to this program. |
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Colonial
Cooking: The Sampler (4 Hours) |
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An "all day" visit designed for multiple classes
from the same school. Students will learn the various cooking methods and
equipment used to prepare a meal over the fireplace. Students will participate
in the boiling, baking, frying, roasting, and toasting methods of colonial days.
The food prepared will be sampled either during the presentation to individual
classes or at the end when all classes will gather together for a sit down mini
meal. Turkey,
pies, soup, biscuits, cookies and homemade ice cream will be served. Please
note that even though you will be sampling a fair amount of food, a small bag
lunch and two drinks should be brought to insure hearty eaters and thirst from
the fire are satisfied. |
| Fee: $12.75/student
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| Grades: 1st - 6th |
| Max. classes:
3 |
(more information)
science standards |
| Minimum fee: $280 per class |
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Colonial
Cooking: The Demonstration/Hayride (2 Hours) |
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This is a demonstration of various cooking methods and
equipment used to prepare a meal over a fireplace. Boiling, baking, frying, and
toasting methods are covered. Students will be able to participate in the
cooking and will have an opportunity to taste some foods. If you have three
classes, a tractor drawn
hayride will be used to transport the group to and from our cooking site. |
Fee: $9.00/student
| Grades: K - 3rd |
(more
information)
science
standards |
| Max. classes: 3 |
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Minimum fee: $140 per class
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Farm Life Experiences |
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Farm Tours
(2 Hours) |
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Guides will lead groups on the tour of the farm and
spend an average of 15 minutes with the chickens, cows,
sheep, pigs, rabbits and honey bees. Group size is
limited to approximately 20-25 in each group. The tour
is modified in subject content according to grade level. |
| Fee: $6.50/student
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| Grades: K - 3rd |
(more information)
science
standards |
| Max. classes:
6 |
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Farm Tour (1.5 hours)
Due to a limited time in school, Kindergarten groups
may schedule a 1.5 hour farm tour. Children will visit 5 farm animals and spend
approximately 15 minutes with each one. Honey bees are usually omitted in this
shortened tour.
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Fee: $5.50/student
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Grades: Pre-K - 3rd |
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Max. classes: 5 |
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Hayrides
(30 minutes) |
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Have you ever been on a hayride? Well, there's something
about the smell of dry grass, crisp autumn air and bright fall colors that
instills that old time feeling of days gone by. You can get back in touch with
yesterday on an engine pulled hayride through the woodlands and around the
waters of the Preserve. The hayride is a great addition to one of our other
programs. |
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Fee: $1.75/student
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Bees and
Honey (1.5 Hours) |
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Investigate the life of a honey bee and the inner workings
of a hive; see how honey is made and taste different types of honey. This is a
three part program that involves: visiting the hive, a slide presentation on
the inner workings of a hive, and tasting different types of honey. |
| Fee: $5.00/student
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| Grades: 1st - 4th
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science standards |
| Max. classes:
3 |
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Dairy
Workshop (2 Hours) |
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Learn about raising and caring for a dairy cow; feel what it
is like to hand milk a cow through a simulated milking; help operate a cream
separator as you learn about the parts of milk; make and sample butter, cheese
and ice cream. |
| Fee: $6.50/student
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| Grades: 2nd - 6th
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(more information)
science standards |
| Max. classes:
3 |
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Wonders of
Wool (2 Hours) |
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Learn the processes of making fiber into fabric. Discover
the steps of felt making and the art of spinning in this "hands-on"
experience of processing wool into fabric. |
| Fee: $6.50/student
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| Grades: 3rd - 6th
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| Max. classes:
2
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science standards |
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Nature Experiences
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Wildlife
Adventures (1.5 Hours) |
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Enter the world of wild animals that inhabit our field and
forest environments. Learn to interpret animal signs, examine mounted animals
and view slides of our area's wildlife. |
| Fee: $5.00/student
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| Grades: 3rd - 6th
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| Max. classes: 2
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information)
science standards |
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Animal Tracks
(1.5 Hours) |
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Learn to identify animal tracks through slides and first
hand observation on the trails at the Preserve.
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| Fee: $5.00/student
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| Grades: 3rd - 5th
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| Max. classes:
2
(more information)
science standards |
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Casting
Tracks (30 minutes) |
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Cast your own animal track out of plaster to bring home. Only available as a supplement to Animal Tracks. |
| Fee: $1.75/student
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| Grades: 3rd - 5th
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| Max. classes:
2
(more information) |
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Forest Community (2 Hours) |
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Students will learn the concept of ground cover, under story and canopy to determine the health and history
of the forest. The relationship between plant and animal life of the forest
will also be examined. |
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Fee: $6.50/student
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| Grades: 4th - 6th
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| Max. classes:
3
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science standards |
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Minimum Fees
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Unless otherwise noted, programs have a minimum fee of $70/hour of instructional time per one of our instructors.
A program scheduled during our prime season (Sept. 15th - Dec. 1st and April 1st
to the end of school) that starts before 11:00a.m. and does not end by 11:30a.m.
will have a daily minimum per instructor fee of $280 for a Field Trip and $300
for an Out to School program.
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Contact Us |
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If you would
like to contact us to get more information about any of the previously
mentioned programs you can give us a call at (860) 583-1234.
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Or if you like, you
can E-Mail us.
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