Homeschool Groups

Location: Glenwood Gardens/Garden View Room
Cost: $225

Date: March 5–October 15, 2019, 3:30–5 p.m.

Earn your certification as an international Junior Master Gardener! Explore native plants, homegrown foods, gardening techniques, and participate in nature-based experiments. Ages 7-9. Sessions are the first three Tuesdays, Mar- Oct. Glenwood Gardens/ Gardenview Room (program includes Highfield admission: $225/child, register by 3/3) 

Thu 2/21, 1–3 p.m.:  

Home-schooled students, ages 5–12, and parents are invited to explore what animals eat, how they get their food and how it all fits together in nature. We will do this through interactive learning stations, lessons and games. Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center ($7.50/child, register by 2/18)

Location: Winton Woods/Winton Centre
Cost: $7.50 

Date: March 19, 2019, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Is it survival, instinct or just seasonal cycles? Animal, bird and insect migration is a baffling mystery to some. Home-schooled students, ages 5-12, and parents are invited to explore interactive learning stations, take part in lessons and enter the world of migration. Winton Woods/Winton Centre ($7.50/per child, register by 3/12) 

Location: Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center
Cost: $7.50 

Date: March 21, 2019, 1–3 p.m.

It’s that time of year again, winter one day and spring the next. The weather is doing some wacky things. Home-schooled students, ages 5-12, and parents are invited to explore the science behind this madness. Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center ($7.50/child, register by 3/19) 

Location: Winton Woods/Winton Centre
Cost: $7.50 

Date: April  16, 2019, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

What could be better than joining other families for our annual Earth Day Celebration? This year, we will engage in ways to give back by learning through hands-on learning stations and a group challenge. Home-schooled students ages 5-12 and parents are invited. Winton Woods/Winton Centre ($7.50/per child, register by 4/9)  

Location: Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center
Cost: $7.50 

Date: April 18, 2019, 1–3 p.m.

Spring is a great time to explore new things growing in the woods and see animals that recently woke from hibernation. Home-schooled students ages 5-12 and parents are invited to explore the sights and sounds of spring. Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center ($7.50/child, register by 4/16) 

Location: Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center
Cost: $7.50 

Date: May 16, 2019, 1–3 p.m.

Grab your waders and get ready to search for birds, frogs and insects in the Shaker Trace wetlands. Home-schooled students ages 5-12 and parents are invited to dip into our wetlands to discover all the cool critters living there. Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center ($7.50/child, register by 5/14)

Location: Winton Woods/Winton Centre
Cost: $7.50 

Date: May 21, 2019, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Habitats, food webs and life cycles all come to play when examining the ecology of insects. Home-schooled students ages 5-12 and parents are invited to explore learning stations, take part in lessons and a challenge of the insect kind. Winton Woods/Winton Centre ($7.50/per child, register by 5/ child, register by 4/9)