Summer @AMP: Grow
This experiential program for kids 7 to 11 sparks innate wonder .They’ll explore, garden, and make art in the natural world. Fun, hands-on, outdoor projects engage kids in gardening and landscaping, environmental art-making, citizen science, inquiry, and self-discovery. With the guidance of their master gardener/teaching artist, kids will: Explore the natural world with all their senses. Deepen their connection to nature. Participate in the Great Sunflower Project—and become citizen scientists. Design and cultivate a native-plant garden. Discover scientific principles: botany,…
when
July 15, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
where
90 Whiting St
Winsted,
06098
United States
about
This experiential program for kids 7 to 11 sparks innate wonder .They’ll explore, garden, and make art in the natural world. Fun, hands-on, outdoor projects engage kids in gardening and landscaping, environmental art-making, citizen science, inquiry, and self-discovery. With the guidance of their master gardener/teaching artist, kids will:
- Explore the natural world with all their senses.
- Deepen their connection to nature.
- Participate in the Great Sunflower Project—and become citizen scientists.
- Design and cultivate a native-plant garden.
- Discover scientific principles: botany, ecosystems, lifecycles, and more.
- Create a pollinator pathway.
- Recognize native plants and herbs.
- Play in AMP’s nature playground.
- Be inspired by environmental art.
- Create their own nature-inspired masterpiece: printmaking, textile art, sculpture, and more.
Kids leave with a strong sense of their own place in the natural world, an appreciation of stewardship, and a foundation for further scientific learning—all gained from real hands-on experiences.
No experience is necessary. This is a small group program led by teaching artist Meredith Arcari Luciano. Space is limited.