Nature Connection in the Classroom gives students opportunities to engage, reflect, and connect - both to the natural world and to themselves. Through real natural materials and engaging projects, students explore nature in ways that complement and extend in-school learning.
Experiences with nature support attention and well-being as they naturally invite curiosity, exploration, and wonder. Our lessons encourage students to observe, investigate, discover, and work collaboratively, drawing them into the softly fascinating details of the natural world. These moments of engagement with nature can help restore attention, reduce stress, support positive mood, and create opportunities for social-emotional learning that students can carry back into their learning and lives.
That experience continues beyond the program. Each student leaves with a Nature Challenge Card, offering a simple invitation to spend 60 seconds in nature paying attention, noticing, and inviting wonder. Extension materials and activities are also provided so educators can continue exploring with their students.
55% of students reported an increase in their sense of connection to nature after participating in a program.
Students told us the experience:
“Made me connect to prior knowledge.”
And gave them the opportunity to engage with:
“Actual [nature] and not just pictures.”
Explore the Programs
Maple Caper: A maple sugaring mystery
Grades: 4-6
Penguin Jumpers: An animal fibers lab
Grades: 4-9
Escape to Nature: A nature-based escape room
Grades: 4-9
Thoreau and the Natural World: Nature Jouranling through the eyes of Thoreau
Grades: 6-10
Calm to the Touch: A sensory exploration of tree bark
Grades: 3-8
Designed for the Classroom
40–60 Minutes
Designed to fit within a typical class period.
Individual Classroom Sessions
Programs are designed for one classroom at a time to allow for hands-on participation and meaningful engagement with natural materials. They are not designed as assemblies or combined-class programs.
Program Fee
$425 for the first classroom, plus $100 for each additional classroom scheduled on the same day.
Keep Exploring
Extension materials and activities are provided for educators, and every student leaves with a Nature Challenge Card.
Bring Nature Connection to Your Classroom
Interested in bringing Nature Connection in the Classroom to your school?
Tell us a little about your students, the programs you’re interested in, and when you’re hoping to schedule a visit. You don’t need to know exactly which program is the best fit - we’re happy to help.
Fall 2026 Pilot Opportunity
Experience Nature Connection in the Classroom at no cost this fall.
Thanks to grant funding from the Gould Foundation supporting the launch of this initiative, we’re inviting a limited number of local schools to pilot Nature Connection in the Classroom this fall.
Pilot programs are offered at no cost to the school and give us an opportunity to gather feedback and continue refining the program ahead of our broader spring launch.
Interested? Fill out the form on the right!
Spring 2027 programs will be available at our regular program rate, with limited availability as we build capacity.