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This Saturday, January 28th, 1pm – 3:30pm at BEEC
donations welcome
BEEC naturalist Patti Smith will start the program with a slide presentation that introduces the species active in Vermont’s winter woods, the track patterns that reveal their gaits and speed, and tips for recognizing the tracks of each species. We will then head out into the woods and fields to see how many tracks we can find and follow and see what stories they tell.
Snowshoes may be needed. This program is weather dependent.
Please contact BEEC at 257-5785 if the snow conditions are questionable, or check BEEC’s website: www.beec.org.
Join us from February 20th to February 24th for Winter Vacation Camp!
We have a brand new camp curriculum that we’re excited to use as our platform for outdoor adventures and discoveries!
Click here to read the full camp descriptions and to register. Campers may come for one day of camp, or all five. $35/day member and $45/day non-member. Camp runs from 9am – 3pm. For more information please contact beec@sover.net.
BEEC and the Windham Childcare Association will once again present the film Mother Nature’s Child: Growing Outdoors in the Media Age by filmmaker Camila Rockwell.
The film explores nature’s powerful role in children’s health and development through the experience of toddlers, children in middle childhood, and adolescents. The film marks a moment of time when a living generation can still recall childhoods of free play outdoors; this will not be true for most children growing up today. The effects of “nature-deficit disorder” are now being noted across the country in epidemics of childhood obesity, attention disorders, and depression. The film asks such questions as “Why do children need unstructured time outside?” and “How is play a form of learning?”
The film screening is free, and will take place at:
The Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room
Monday, January 30th, 7pm – 9pm
Please visit www.mothernaturesmovie.com And contact BEEC with questions: 257-5785
Need childcare for Teacher In-Service days? BEEC will be offering super-fun-outdoor-adventure-packed Play Days on scheduled Teacher In-Service and specific holidays this winter and spring.
Our first two Play Days are coming up: January 16th (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and January 17th (Teacher In-Service). The day will run from 9am – 3pm and allow your child to explore the outdoor classroom with BEEC’s environmental educators.
$35/day member, $40/day non-member
Please contact Louisa Pugh with questions and registration: louisa@beec.org.
*Sledding and snow play will depend on snow conditions, but we’ll have fun outdoors whatever the weather!
This year, BEEC has joined up with Windham Childcare Association to deliver a four-part series of workshops on exploring nature with young children. The next workshop will be held on Saturday, January 21st from 9am-11am at BEEC.
 “Bound to Hop”: LEAP, WALK, RUN, WADDLE! How do animals move and what track patterns do they create? Explore a winter wonderland through songs, games and sensory awareness activities. We will look for tracks and make some trails while learning more about how animals survive in the winter. We’ll be outside exploring for part of the time, so be sure to dress warmly with appropriate hats, gloves and boots.
Inquiries can be made to Windham Childcare: www.windhamchildcare.org
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