A short business meeting including election of new Board members will precede the program, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held at Sheep Hill.

Sessions: Monday afternoons from 1-2:30, April 23 through May 21, 2012 (NO MAY 7 class),  rain or shine.

 Cost:          $15 per child per session, $12 for WRLF members

Description: Parents!  Come with your child to Sheep Hill for stories, activities and discovery walks to engage children in gentle exploration of nature. Basic principles of observation will be involved as we experience spring as it unfolds.

Come to one session or all!  Pre-registration is suggested but not required.  One parent per two children, please. 

Call 413-458-2494 for more information.

Registration form for nature programs

Summer Sprouts for 4-5 year olds with environmental educator Kathy Chesney

Monday July 9 – Friday July 13    9-1 daily,  $175 per child, $135 WRLF members

Each day will introduce a nature topic featuring the pond, meadow, and woodlands, and their swimming, hopping and flying inhabitants. 

Nature drawing, nature crafts, and cooking will also be a part of the program.

Parent and Preschooler Nature Class with Kathy Chesney

Thurs July 5 & Fri July 6,  10 – 11:30 AM each day,   

One parent per 2 children, pre-registration required, sign up for one or both days  

$25 per child, $20 WRLF members

In this 1 ½ day workshop led by Art Evans, participants will gather wild and recycled materials and build a chair using rustic techniques and hand tools. 

The workshop will focus on basic design and building skills, safe tool use, and identification of suitable materials. Limited to 12 participants.

Cost: $85;  $75 WRLF members  includes snack and materials

Tues. August 7, 8:30 to 12:30 – all participants

Two sessions  August 8 and 9, 8:30 – 4:30  limit 6 per session

Summer Seedlings for 5-6 year olds with environmental educator Kathy Chesney

Monday June 25 – Friday June 29, 9-1 daily, $175 per child, $135 WRLF members

Each day will introduce a nature topic featuring the pond, meadow, and woodlands, and their swimming, hopping and flying inhabitants. 

Nature drawing, nature crafts, and cooking will also be a part of the program.

A week-long program about Nature and the Imagination for 5 – 8 year olds

9 am –noon   Cost: $185; $150 WRLF members

We will be looking closely at the Sheep Hill landscape and engaging imaginatively with what we see and experience.

Making art from natural materials, drawing in hand-made nature journals, constructing fairy houses, and making outdoor sculpture for Sheep Hill will be some of the ways we make art about what we see and what we imagine!

An art program about the idea of place for 8 -11 year olds .

Mon July 16–Fri July 20,    9 am –noon   

Cost: $185; $150 WRLF Members

By looking closely at where we live, by investigating the ground under our feet and the sky overhead, by exploring the hills, trees, and meadows, we will use art-making to re-discover our home on earth.        

For this exploration we will use drawing, painting, outdoor sculpture, and creative book-making.