2011 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Tree Quest Program for Homeschoolers

This nature class will use the role of the forest and trees in our environment as the basis of study.  Students will engage in games, activities and hikes while spending time in a natural setting.

Classes will meet from 2:00 to 3:00 pm for 6 weeks on Tuesdays beginning on Tuesday, April 12th. Cost is $30 per child for the entire 6 week session.  Each additional child is $5 total (includes all six sessions). Must have 10 students enrolled for class to begin.  North location is Northwest Allen County Environmental Center (Union Chapel/Coldwater Rd).  South location is Whitewood Habitat at Aboite Christian School in Roanoke.

Questions?  You may contact Mary Ibe for the north location at

ibe.science@frontier.com  or (260) 637-4873.  For the south location please contact Diana Clausen at flintridgefarms@yahoo.com or (260) 356-3959.

Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom

Trees Indiana is proud to be developing the first Certified Nature Explore Classroom in Indiana.  The location site will be Cedar Canyon Elementary School in Fort Wayne and will serve students from northeast Indiana.  It will also serve as a field trip location for our TreeKeepers.

Research shows that children benefit greatly from daily connections with the natural world. And these benefits have a lasting impact, especially when positive outdoor experiences come at an early age.

The Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation have developed the Nature
Explore program.  Based on years of Dimensions’ research and field testing, this Nature Explore classroom will be used
to help children make closer connections to nature and develop a lifelong sense of wonder.