Field Trips to the Arboretum
Schools, homeschool co-ops, scout troops, and more are invited to learn with us.
General Visit as an education group:
$2.00 per student
One free adult for every 10 students. Each additional adult is $5.00 each.
Bus drivers are free.
Picnic lunches are allowed. Several picnic areas are available. Please remove all trash from the property. What you bring in, must be taken out.
One free adult for every 10 students. Each additional adult is $5.00 each.
Bus drivers are free.
Picnic lunches are allowed. Several picnic areas are available. Please remove all trash from the property. What you bring in, must be taken out.
Program ad-ons:
Programs can accommodate up to 30 people total (students and adults)
$20 Rapid Program: 20–30 minute programs to fit curriculum needs
$30 Short Program: 45–60 program that includes hands on exploration, inquiry driven activities to meet curriculum needs.
$50 long program: 90–120 minute program that dives deep into the curriculum with hands on activities, and inquiry driven lessons.
$20 Rapid Program: 20–30 minute programs to fit curriculum needs
$30 Short Program: 45–60 program that includes hands on exploration, inquiry driven activities to meet curriculum needs.
$50 long program: 90–120 minute program that dives deep into the curriculum with hands on activities, and inquiry driven lessons.
Lesson topics include:
East Texas Heritage: Tours of the school house, discovery barn, and historic Wofford House.
Food Webs: Explore what layers go into an ecosystem and how different flora and fauna each play their part. Focus on forest, meadow, or pond ecology.
Layers of a habitat: What are the ingredients to a habitat? Students investigate if the natural spaces at the Arboretum have all that they need.
Plant and Animal Adaptations: Making it in the wild can be tough, but plants and animals have figured out the secrets of survival.
Art in Nature: Role up your sleeves and let's make some art!
We can build a special lesson or PBL experience for your students' needs.
Food Webs: Explore what layers go into an ecosystem and how different flora and fauna each play their part. Focus on forest, meadow, or pond ecology.
Layers of a habitat: What are the ingredients to a habitat? Students investigate if the natural spaces at the Arboretum have all that they need.
Plant and Animal Adaptations: Making it in the wild can be tough, but plants and animals have figured out the secrets of survival.
Art in Nature: Role up your sleeves and let's make some art!
We can build a special lesson or PBL experience for your students' needs.
Scouting at the Arboretum:
We are flexible to tailor our inquiry driven programs to meet requirements for the following badges:
Ambassadors: Trail Adventure, Outdoor Art Master, Photographer, Water, Eco Advocate
Seniors: Collages, Adventurer, Game Visionary, Eco Explorer, Outdoor Art Expert
Cadettes: Eco Trekker, Trail Blazing, Trees, Outdoor Art Apprentice
Juniors: Animal Habitats, Flowers, Gardener, Geo-Cacher
Brownies: Trail Adventure, Art and Design, Bugs, Hiker
Daisies: Math in Nature, Eco Learner, Trail Adventure, Animal observer, Outdoor Art Maker
Ambassadors: Trail Adventure, Outdoor Art Master, Photographer, Water, Eco Advocate
Seniors: Collages, Adventurer, Game Visionary, Eco Explorer, Outdoor Art Expert
Cadettes: Eco Trekker, Trail Blazing, Trees, Outdoor Art Apprentice
Juniors: Animal Habitats, Flowers, Gardener, Geo-Cacher
Brownies: Trail Adventure, Art and Design, Bugs, Hiker
Daisies: Math in Nature, Eco Learner, Trail Adventure, Animal observer, Outdoor Art Maker
