Discovery Programs
We are nearing capacity for field trips for this school year. Availability is extremely limited for Spring.
Please note, the Garden will NOT have Butterflies LIVE! in 2024 or 2025. This is due to the Garden’s THRIVE: Growing the Garden’s Future Expansion of the Conservatory and grounds, which will result in a year-round butterfly house and additional displays and gardens. We look forward to bringing you these wonderful improvements.
Pricing
- The cost is $12 per student; the minimum group charge is $120.
- One adult per five students is admitted free to ensure adequate supervision during the program. Exceptions will be made for students who require additional support.
- The cost for additional adult chaperones is $15 per person. The limit of adult chaperones that can accompany each guided program is five, including teachers. Additional adults can accompany their child before and after the guided program time.
Availability
- Hour long programs are offered Tuesday-Friday at 10:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
- Three programs are available during each time slot for up to 25 students per program.
- Programs take place outdoors, rain or shine, so please be prepared to be active the entire program time.
- There are no indoor classrooms available. Please have everyone dress for the weather. Layers are recommended for days that start cool and heat up.
- We reserve the right to cancel programming when weather conditions prove unsafe or detrimental to a positive experience for your students (such as in the event of heavy rains or poor air quality). While we do everything possible to reschedule visits canceled due to inclement weather, nature is unpredictable and we cannot make any guarantees.
Program Offerings
Garden Explorers
K
Availability: Sept. – May
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Tree Traits
K - 2nd
Availability: Sept. – May
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Small Sprouts to Garden Giants
1st
Availability: Oct. & Mar. – May
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Plants, What Good Are They?
2nd
Availability: Oct. & Mar. – May
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Go with the Flow
2nd-3rd
Availability: Sept. – May
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Inquiry Into Nature
3rd-5th
Availability: Sept. – May
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Tallying Up Trees
3rd -5th
Availability: Sept. – Oct. & Mar. – May
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Watershed Wonders
4th-5th
Availability: Sept. – May
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Registration
We are currently accepting reservations for Summer self-guided Independent Garden Exploration. Visit this page to get further information. Thank you!
To register, contact our Youth Program Logistics Coordinator, Laura Lee Folman, at lauraleef@lewisginter.org with the following:
- Your name, email address, and phone number, contact person’s information (if it is someone other than yourself).
- Your organization’s name and mailing address.
- Which program topic you would like.
- The number of classes you would like to bring.
- The total number of students who will attend.
- Your top three choices of program dates in order of preference (please include the program time(s) you prefer as well).