Adult Programs at the Arboretum

GENERAL EVENTS

Project WILD Workshop for Educators

Come join us for a fun-filled day of hands-on activities emphasizing wildlife and habitat at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum. Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation K-12 education program that uses highly motivating learning activities to teach environmental concepts. Participants attending the workshop will receive a FREE copy of the Project WILD and Project Aquatic WILD Curricular Guides to use in their classrooms and supplementary information on Virginia’s wildlife. Both guides have been recently updated and include STEM, Field Investigation and Career information. The easy to use activities are interdisciplinary and support Virginia’s Standards of Learning in Science, Language Arts, Math and other subjects. Please bring a lunch. Formal and non-formal educators are welcome.

Project Learning Tree Workshop for Educators

Join our staff, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and Project Learning Tree for our Workshop for Educators. Become a Project Learning Tree certified educator, be engaged in a hands-on workshop to investigate environmental topics with fun indoor and outdoor activities, and receive PLT's updated K-8 Explore Your Environment Activity Guide, correlated to national and state academic standards. Please bring a lunch. Formal and non-formal educators are welcome.