Indian Rock Nature Preserve

Fall and Spring Field Trips

First American Experiences

Fees vary depending on the number of groups, number of students and date and time of program.

Wigwam Adventure (1 Hour)
Travel back in time during your visit to our authentic Indian Wigwam. Nestled deep within the forest preserve, you will rediscover how the First Americans lived in harmony with the natural world.
Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student
Minimum fee range:  $70 to $140 per group

Grades: 3rd - 6th

(more information)          science standards

Max. classes: 1 

Stone Tools (1 Hour)

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.

Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student
Minimum fee range:  $70 to $140 per group
Grades: 2nd - 6th (more information)          science standards
Max. classes: 1

Tunxis Indians (1 Hour)

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
Minimum fee range:  $70 to $140 per group
Grades: K - 6th (more information)          science standards
Max. classes: 2
Foods of the Earth (1 Hour)
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  
Minimum fee range:  $70 to $140 per group  
Grades: K - 6th (more information)          science standards

Max. classes: 2 

Early American Experiences

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.

Colonial Cooking: The Sampler (4 Hours)

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
Grades: 1st - 6th
Max. classes: 3 (more information)          science standards
Minimum fee: $280 per class
Colonial Cooking: The Demonstration/Hayride (2 Hours)

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

Minimum fee: $140 per class

Farm Life Experiences
Farm Tours (2 Hours)

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
Grades: K - 3rd (more information)         science standards
Max. classes: 6

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.

Fee: $5.50/student

Grades:  Pre-K - 3rd

Max. classes: 5

Hayrides (30 minutes)

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.

Fee: $1.75/student

Bees and Honey (1.5 Hours)

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
Grades: 1st - 4th (more information)          science standards
Max. classes: 3
Dairy Workshop (2 Hours)

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
Grades: 2nd - 6th (more information)          science standards
Max. classes: 3
Wonders of Wool (2 Hours)
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
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Max. classes: 2                                                       (more information)          science standards

 

Nature Experiences

Wildlife Adventures (1.5 Hours)
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
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Max. classes: 2                                                       (more information)          science standards
Animal Tracks (1.5 Hours)

Learn to identify animal tracks through slides and first hand observation on the trails at the Preserve. 

Fee: $5.00/student
Grades: 3rd - 5th
Max. classes: 2                                                       (more information)          science standards
Casting Tracks (30 minutes)
Cast your own animal track out of plaster to bring home. Only available as a supplement to Animal Tracks.
Fee: $1.75/student
Grades: 3rd - 5th
Max. classes: 2                                                        (more information)
Forest Community (2 Hours)
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.

Fee: $6.50/student

Grades: 4th - 6th
Max. classes: 3                                     (more information          science standards                               

Minimum Fees

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.

Contact Us

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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