The Vermont Institute of Natural Science has been engaging individuals and communities in the active care of their environment for more than a quarter of a century. The program's companion teaching guide, Hands-on Nature, can be found in book stores throughout North America. Our Small Wonders activity workshops give preschool caregivers and teachers across the state the skills and ideas they need to bring science to life for our littlest naturalists. Taught by volunteers, the program offers students fieldwork skills, learning materials and an understanding of whole systems in nature. Natural History Outreach Presentations can be customized for any group at any level and last approximately one hour.
Topics range from the magnificent moose to the ways of wolves and can also incorporate live animals.
We offer specialty programs for kindergaretn and pre-K students.