pre-k
Come explore the Chattahoochee Nature Center with your class for fun, educational experiences your students won’t ever forget! Can’t make the trip to visit us? No problem, book an Outreach Program and we will bring the learning into your classroom! Either way, a CNC naturalist will lead your class in exploration. School programs include hands-on activities and a Teacher’s Guide with additional curriculum.
All onsite programs are conducted at CNC and are suggested as a 2 hour and 30 minute experience. Each program includes:
Guided forest hike with one of our naturalists plus an up-close animal encounter with one of our non-releasable wildlife. The program is 1 hour and 15 minutes. Self-guided time in our picnic areas, gardens, and Wildlife Walk, and a guided tour of our Watershed Gallery in the Discovery Center with the rest of the time.
Young children receive an introduction to Nature. What is and is not a part of nature is discovered as they use their senses, to explore in the natural world around them.
Students discover how plants and trees grow and learn about the relationships between humans, plants, and animals.
When you schedule a program, we reserve a slot in the calendar for your group, and we commit staff and resources to ensure you an exceptional educational experience. Please review the following cancellation policy for Chattahoochee Nature Center:
>> All programs take place rain or shine {indoor space is available).
>> You may reschedule a program, if space is available, up to 4 weeks before your originally scheduled date without penalty.
>> You may cancel a program up to four weeks before your originally scheduled date without penalty.
>> Programs cancelled less than 4 weeks from program date will not receive a refund of deposit.
>> Schools with an unpaid balance will not be able to schedule another program until the balance is paid.
Help bring nature to life for your younger children even if you can’t come to CNC! A naturalist will bring fun and engaging activities along with biofacts and a non-releasable animal! Choose from several programs below. Programs can be booked Monday through Sunday, mornings, afternoons, and evenings, year-round. Spaces are limited during spring and fall due to high demand. All programs must be booked a minimum of three weeks prior to the program date. Please contact us if you have any questions about our policies.
Children will hear a story about an animal, then get to meet that animal. This program may only be scheduled in conjunction with another outreach program.
(Pre-School Children Age 3)
Explore the wonders of pollinators with this engaging 30 minute program! Program includes an animal demonstration.
This interactive 30-minute program will provide children with an awareness and early understanding of nature. Young children will practice observation skills to encourage exploration of their own backyards. This program will conclude with a live animal presentation. PLEASE NOTE: This program is designed with the skills, interests, and abilities of 3-year-olds in mind and is not appropriate for children under the age of 3.
Explore the wonders of pollinators with this engaging 30 minute program! Program includes an animal demonstration.
This 45 minute, hands-on program will engage young minds in the wonders of the natural world. Children will explore what is part of nature and what is not and become budding scientists who use their innate curiosity to examine a variety of nature treasures. PLEASE NOTE: This program is designed with the skills, interests, and abilities of 4 and 5 -year-olds in mind and is not appropriate for children under the age of 4.
This program captures the curiosity of young minds through a series of engaging stations that focus on the human – plant relationship. The program includes with an animal demonstration. Children will discover the wonders of plants. This hands-on, 45-minute program will include learning about the relationship between trees and humans. A perfect addition to any plant or tree unit! This program will conclude with a live animal presentation.
Prepackaged curriculum and activities you can rent from CNC to use in your classroom for up to 3 weeks. The Skunk Trunk – La Maleta de Mofeta is a program all about the Five Senses. Using both Spanish and English vocabulary and curriculum, La Maleta de Mofeta is also a celebration of language. Filled with books, puppets, photographs, animal biofacts, and easy-to-use activities, the trunk will help teachers’ open doors for all children to have a better understanding of the five senses while learning about nature.