Monthly Newsletter: October 2020 What is happening at Rock Hollow Woods? What is coming up at Rock Hollow Woods? Join us for our first adult painting event held at Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. Imagine a crisp Fall afternoon in our pavilion: the fire crackling softly, laughing with friends, and receiving helpful painting instruction from a talented local artist, Karen Zueno (credited for painting our beautiful honeybee mural and the wooden entrance sign.) Participants: *Will go through a step-by-step process to paint a Halloween-themed gourd *May choose to enter a 50/50 raffle *Have the opportunity to enter a raffle for one of Karen's hand-painted pieces This event is BYO beverages and snacks. (A safe space to eat and drink will be set up, and cups will be provided.) Click to register today! We are now offering a STEM Exploration program which will be held on Wednesday mornings in October and November! Children will explore environmental topics such as: biodiversity, creek exploration, animal adaptations, plants, and seeds while incorporating elements of STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The program will conclude with a nature hike delving deeper into the topics learned. Click the link below for more information about the program, its dates and times, and to register. STEM Exploration Explore the Woods is a fun family event in October where you can enjoy nature and learn along the way! Each session will include a story to start, followed by an interactive lesson where we will get moving and hike around to discover the natural world. What a perfect way to spend an Autumn day! Click the link below for more information about the program, its dates and times, and to register. Explore the Woods Homeschool Happenings is back by popular demand! Children will explore journaling through activities such as creek exploration, hikes, observation, read alouds, poetry, art and more. They may also learn and journal about plants, animal life cycles and food webs, and of course enjoy free time and unstructured play. Click the link below for more information about the program, its dates and times, and to register. Homeschool Happenings November is full of beauty, so why not use it as inspiration for artwork? Seasonal Art Drawing is a new program being offered at Rock Hollow Woods. It's a nature based program that focuses on drawing techniques and the great outdoors. Click the link below for more information about the program, its dates and times, and to register. Seasonal Art Drawing In September we enjoyed... We enjoyed teaching the homeschooled children from Nature Kids Wild and Free! The children spent time exploring and searching for signs of Fall, while learning about changes in animals and the environment. Interested in having a field trip to Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center? Contact us at
[email protected] today! The little adventurers in our Nature Pre-K program are having a great time exploring the wonders of Rock Hollow Woods! They've learned what it means to be part of a community and have delved into Autumn 'wonders.' The most recent, "I wonder why leaves change color?" resulted in a leaf chromatography experiment in which the children separated the pigments within Fall leaves they collected. If you're taking advantage of the deals on Amazon Prime Day on October 13th and 14th, don't forget to check out using AmazonSmile! You can select Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center as your charity of choice for all of your Amazon purchases. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. Go to http://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/change/html and login with your Amazon credentials. It will prompt you to pick a charity of your choice. Choose Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center and help give back to our programs with your Amazon purchases! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with a friend! Visit Our Site Check us out on social media!
