At Home with Nature

Registration for 2022-23 opens Aug 15, 2022

At Home with Nature is a program designed to supplement science and history homeschool education through fun, interactive, hands-on activities. Each series consists of three programs, all held outdoors. Students ages 5-12 will be divided into groups based on their age. Each session is limited to 30 students, with students divided into two groups.

Each series is $20 per student and $18 for each additional sibling. (CNC members: $16 per student, $14.40 for each additional sibling.)

Pre-registration is required at least one week before the start of the series. A complete health form must be on file. CNC follows guidance issued by the Midland County Health Department regarding COVID-19. Contact Jenn Kirts, Director of Programs, at jkirts@chippewanaturecenter.org for questions or current protocol.

Series must be registered for as a package, and missed sessions cannot be made up or refunded. Individual sessions will be cancelled due to weather or program restrictions at CNC’s discretion. Sessions cancelled by CNC will be refunded.

      Tuesdays 10-11:30 am or 1-2:30 pm      

Early Fall Series - Plants
Sept 20 - Wildflowers
Oct 4 - Seed Dispersal
Oct 18 - Plant Classification

Late Fall Series - Nature's Cycles
Nov 1 - Energy Cycle (Food Chains)
Nov 15 - Water Cycle
Nov 29 - Life Cycles

Winter Series - Nature of the Night
Jan 17 - Moon and Stars
Jan 31 - Owls
Feb 14 - Nocturnal Animals

Early Spring Series - Michigan History
Feb 28 - Natural Resource Use by Indigenous People
March 14 - Fur Trade
April 4 - Archaeology

*Topics may shift within the series due to weather or other conditions.