| Monthly Newsletter: April 2021 What is happening at Rock Hollow Woods? What's coming up at Rock Hollow Woods? Nature Photography & Hiking as Spring Unfolds; April 13, 20, 27, & May 4, 2021, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Check out our brand new program tailored specifically for older children! Each day during Nature Photography & Hiking as Spring Unfolds the children will learn the art of nature photography, followed by a hike to a different part of Rock Hollow Woods or the Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary adjacent to Rock Hollow Woods. Hiking destinations will be to: wetlands, the Indian Corn Creek, a creek tributary, a deciduous forest, and ponds. The photographers, Jean McCarney, an elementary and special education teacher, and Amy Langman, photographer and sole proprietor of Amy's Angle Nature Photography , will stop to explore different environmental talk points while hiking and have time for exploration of the area with cameras. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY! Art Exploration for Adults; April 22 & 29, May 6 & 13, 2021, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Art Exploration for Adults is a four-week program that meets four evenings in April and May. Jenn Engle, a mixed media artist and Jean McCarney, a teacher, will instruct adults in a variety of mixed media techniques. Participants will create four different projects throughout the four sessions learning a variety of techniques. Space is limited CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY! CLICK HERE to check out Jenn's YouTube channel where she shares her process of creating art journal pages, artist trading cards, postcards and index cards. Family Hike and Animal Tales - May 8, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Family Hike and Animal Tales is a family event. Enjoy the great outdoors together while hiking through beautiful Rock Hollow Woods. After a hike to the pavilion area, families will sit and listen to animal tales shared by professional storyteller Deborah Pieri, a retired elementary educator with a Masters of Arts in Oral Tradition. After the storytelling, you may explore and play in the area nearby. Space is limited so CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY! Succulent Arranging May 8, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Take a break and spend a part of Mother's Day weekend at Rock Hollow Woods. Join us for an adult succulent arranging event held on Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Enjoy time in the outdoors as Rosemary Keane from 3 Rosebuds Floral helps you create a natural masterpiece. Participants will: *Take a hike to our pavilion *Go through a step-by-step process to create a succulent arrangement *Choose to enter a 50/50 raffle *Choose to enter a raffle for a floral arrangement made by Rosemary This event is BYO beverages and snacks. (A safe space to eat and drink will be set up, and cups will be provided.) Space is limited so CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY! Summer is Just Around the Corner Featured summer camps Books and Nature During Books and Nature , campers will learn about the wonders of Rock Hollow Woods through literature. Children will explore a new topic each day by reading a fiction book, non-fiction book, and poem. The campers will also have time for free play each morning as well. Appropriate for children entering K to 1st grade. (Must be age 5 by May 1, 2021) Read more & sign up! Orienteering and Free Play Looking to improve navigational skills using an orientation map and teamwork? During Orienteering and Free Play, campers will spend time in the great outdoors exploring different parts of Rock Hollow Woods and engaging in free play. Campers will learn the basic skills of orienteering. Each day campers will engage in an orienteering course with peers and the course will be longer and a bit more challenging as the week progresses. Through instruction, collaboration, and cooperation, teams of campers will successfully navigate Rock Hollow Woods’ orienteering courses. Appropriate for children entering 2nd through 7th grades. Read more & sign up! S.T.R.E.A.M. Explorers S.T.R.E.A.M. Explorers (Science+Technology+Reading+Engineering+Art+Math) is an afternoon day camp experience that is offered in July and again in August. Campers will explore the life in streams, swamps, and stream tributaries of Rock Hollow Woods while collaborating, thinking critically, and using their creativity to complete daily challenges and activities. Children will also enjoy free play. Appropriate for children entering K to 1st grade. (Must be age 5 by May 1, 2021) Read more & sign up! Nature Explorers Nature Explorers is a morning day camp experience that is offered in July and again in August. Children will explore the variety of environments at Rock Hollow Woods. Throughout the week, children will make observations and discoveries in nature and engage in cooperative activities. Each day campers will explore and express their learning and experiences through the arts. There will also be time for free play each day. Appropriate for children entering K to 1st grade. (Must be age 5 by May 1, 2021) Read more & sign up! Wildlife CSI Wildlife CSI Elementary will give younger campers the opportunity to explore nature with a mystery twist! They will dissect, splatter, fingerprint suspects, and think their way through puzzles collaboratively. It's time for problem solving, creative thinking, and hands-on exploration. Appropriate for children entering 2nd through 4th grades. Wildlife CSI Intermediate will introduce older campers to the art of keen observation and deductive thinking, arouse their curiosity through on-site lab experiences and thrill them with the science behind wildlife who-dun-its... Appropriate for children entering 5th through 8th grades. Read more & sign up! Camp Free Play During Camp Free Play , children will spend time in the great outdoors exploring a different part of Rock Hollow Woods and then enjoy free play. Research suggests that free play, especially in nature, is essential to cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. Free play happens when children create their own agenda and play together. This kind of play occurs easily at Rock Hollow Woods because there are so many natural environments to stimulate creativity and discovery. Camp Free Play Elementary is appropriate for children entering 2nd through 4th grades. Camp Free Play Intermediate is appropriate for children entering 5th through 8th grades. Read more & sign up! Gratitude Corner We are so grateful for the many ways you continue to support Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center! Thank you to this month's donors: John Hoskyns-Abrahall, Michelle Ferrell, George and Ann Hubley, Don and JoAnn Hurley, Karen Jeffords, Doug Metcalfe & Brian Lahmann, Jeanice and Robert Naulty, Jeremy and Diane Velkoff. Thank you for the gifts that are being used at Rock Hollow Woods: Jeffrey Conlow and Family, Jodie Geary and Polka Dot Power House, Tracey Lubas, Jennifer Herring, Elliot McCarney, and Jennifer Morocko. Thank you for the amazing volunteers who help at Rock Hollow Woods: ~ Nelson Weber continues to clear out invasive species on our property. ~Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading, Jim, Jean, and Mike McCarney worked together to build four benches, install a fire ring, rip out invasive species, and clean up our parking area. Carrie Rissel-Sorber’s friends honored her life with four benches that were constructed for the new fire pit area. In March we enjoyed a variety of educational programs. Toddler Time on the Trail Homeschool Happenings Nature Pre-K Program Toddler Time on the Trail Homeschool Happenings Nature Pre-K Program Please help us spread the word by sharing this with a friend! Visit Our Site Check us out on social media! |
Monthly Newsletter: April 2021
What is happening at Rock Hollow Woods? | |
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What's coming up at Rock Hollow Woods?
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Nature Photography & Hiking as Spring Unfolds; April 13, 20, 27, & May 4, 2021, 1:00-3:30 p.m. | | |
Check out our brand new program tailored specifically for older children! Each day during Nature Photography & Hiking as Spring Unfolds the children will learn the art of nature photography, followed by a hike to a different part of Rock Hollow Woods or the Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary adjacent to Rock Hollow Woods. Hiking destinations will be to: wetlands, the Indian Corn Creek, a creek tributary, a deciduous forest, and ponds. The photographers, Jean McCarney, an elementary and special education teacher, and Amy Langman, photographer and sole proprietor of Amy's Angle Nature Photography, will stop to explore different environmental talk points while hiking and have time for exploration of the area with cameras. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY!
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Art Exploration for Adults; April 22 & 29, May 6 & 13, 2021, 6:30-8:30 p.m. | | |
Art Exploration for Adults is a four-week program that meets four evenings in April and May. Jenn Engle, a mixed media artist and Jean McCarney, a teacher, will instruct adults in a variety of mixed media techniques. Participants will create four different projects throughout the four sessions learning a variety of techniques. Space is limited CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY!
CLICK HERE to check out Jenn's YouTube channel where she shares her process of creating art journal pages, artist trading cards, postcards and index cards.
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Family Hike and Animal Tales - May 8, 9:30-11:30 a.m. | | |
Family Hike and Animal Tales is a family event. Enjoy the great outdoors together while hiking through beautiful Rock Hollow Woods.
After a hike to the pavilion area, families will sit and listen to animal tales shared by professional storyteller Deborah Pieri, a retired elementary educator with a Masters of Arts in Oral Tradition. After the storytelling, you may explore and play in the area nearby. Space is limited so CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY!
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Succulent Arranging May 8, 1:00-3:00 p.m. | | |
Take a break and spend a part of Mother's Day weekend at Rock Hollow Woods. Join us for an adult succulent arranging event held on Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Enjoy time in the outdoors as Rosemary Keane from 3 Rosebuds Floral helps you create a natural masterpiece.
Participants will:
*Take a hike to our pavilion
*Go through a step-by-step process to create a succulent arrangement
*Choose to enter a 50/50 raffle
*Choose to enter a raffle for a floral arrangement made by Rosemary
This event is BYO beverages and snacks. (A safe space to eat and drink will be set up, and cups will be provided.) Space is limited so CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY!
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Summer is Just Around the Corner | |
Books and Nature
During Books and Nature, campers will learn about the wonders of Rock Hollow Woods through literature. Children will explore a new topic each day by reading a fiction book, non-fiction book, and poem. The campers will also have time for free play each morning as well. Appropriate for children entering K to 1st grade. (Must be age 5 by May 1, 2021)
Read more & sign up!
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Orienteering and Free Play
Looking to improve navigational skills using an orientation map and teamwork? During Orienteering and Free Play, campers will spend time in the great outdoors exploring different parts of Rock Hollow Woods and engaging in free play. Campers will learn the basic skills of orienteering. Each day campers will engage in an orienteering course with peers and the course will be longer and a bit more challenging as the week progresses. Through instruction, collaboration, and cooperation, teams of campers will successfully navigate Rock Hollow Woods’ orienteering courses. Appropriate for children entering 2nd through 7th grades.
Read more & sign up!
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S.T.R.E.A.M. Explorers
S.T.R.E.A.M. Explorers(Science+Technology+Reading+Engineering+Art+Math) is an afternoon day camp experience that is offered in July and again in August. Campers will explore the life in streams, swamps, and stream tributaries of Rock Hollow Woods while collaborating, thinking critically, and using their creativity to complete daily challenges and activities. Children will also enjoy free play. Appropriate for children entering K to 1st grade. (Must be age 5 by May 1, 2021)
Read more & sign up!
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Nature Explorers
Nature Explorers is a morning day camp experience that is offered in July and again in August. Children will explore the variety of environments at Rock Hollow Woods. Throughout the week, children will make observations and discoveries in nature and engage in cooperative activities. Each day campers will explore and express their learning and experiences through the arts. There will also be time for free play each day. Appropriate for children entering K to 1st grade. (Must be age 5 by May 1, 2021)
Read more & sign up!
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Wildlife CSI
Wildlife CSI Elementary will give younger campers the opportunity to explore nature with a mystery twist! They will dissect, splatter, fingerprint suspects, and think their way through puzzles collaboratively. It's time for problem solving, creative thinking, and hands-on exploration. Appropriate for children entering 2nd through 4th grades.
Wildlife CSI Intermediate will introduce older campers to the art of keen observation and deductive thinking, arouse their curiosity through on-site lab experiences and thrill them with the science behind wildlife who-dun-its... Appropriate for children entering 5th through 8th grades.
Read more & sign up!
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Camp Free Play
During Camp Free Play, children will spend time in the great outdoors exploring a different part of Rock Hollow Woods and then enjoy free play. Research suggests that free play, especially in nature, is essential to cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. Free play happens when children create their own agenda and play together. This kind of play occurs easily at Rock Hollow Woods because there are so many natural environments to stimulate creativity and discovery.
Camp Free Play Elementary is appropriate for children entering 2nd through 4th grades.
Camp Free Play Intermediate is appropriate for children entering 5th through 8th grades.
Read more & sign up!
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We are so grateful for the many ways you continue to support Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center!
Thank you to this month's donors: John Hoskyns-Abrahall, Michelle Ferrell, George and Ann Hubley, Don and JoAnn Hurley, Karen Jeffords, Doug Metcalfe & Brian Lahmann, Jeanice and Robert Naulty, Jeremy and Diane Velkoff.
Thank you for the gifts that are being used at Rock Hollow Woods: Jeffrey Conlow and Family, Jodie Geary and Polka Dot Power House, Tracey Lubas, Jennifer Herring, Elliot McCarney, and Jennifer Morocko.
Thank you for the amazing volunteers who help at Rock Hollow Woods: ~Nelson Weber continues to clear out invasive species on our property.
~Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading, Jim, Jean, and Mike McCarney worked together to build four benches, install a fire ring, rip out invasive species, and clean up our parking area.
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Carrie Rissel-Sorber’s friends honored her life with four benches that were constructed for the new fire pit area. | | |
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In March we enjoyed a variety of educational programs. | |
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Please help us spread the word by sharing this with a friend! | |
Check us out on social media! | |
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