After-School Nature Classes
We offer school pick-ups!
Spring Nature classes in Prospect Park
April - June 2024
REGISTRATION is now Open!
Spring Nature classes in Prospect Park
April - June 2024
REGISTRATION is now Open!
SPRING INTO NATURE!
Explore the treasures of Prospect Park! Kids will hike to and learn about the most beautiful and peaceful spots in the park, including the Peninsula, Juneteenth Way and the Vale of Cashmere! And sometimes we just stay in quiet spots for bird and bug and squirrel and chipmunk watching.
We also ask: How does our presence in the park affect the plants and animals around us? Can we use our knowledge and power to help native plants and wildlife? Kids will create art wok to educate passersby about the benefits of native plants while learning about the birds which grace our waterways and the fascinating mushrooms which pop up in the oddest places. We don’t always know what we’ll find, but every week is an exploration of the park’s mysteries and histories.
GRADES: K - 5.
Older kids will have more challenging activities. Classroom buddies, siblings and similar age groups will work and hike together.
TRANSPORTATION:
We pick kids up from schools and school bus stops and walk them to Prospect Park. Parents also have the option of dropping kids off to Prospect Park. We sometimes use our cargo bike to pick kids up.
WHERE:
We walk kids to Prospect Park and explore beautiful spots together. If picking up from a farther school, we either take public transportation with your child or we use our Brooklyn Seeds cargo bike. Dismissal is at Prospect Park West and Garfield Place at 5:20. If it’s easier, and you communicate with us the previous day, can walk your child to Grand Army Plaza for dismissal.
REGISTRATION:
Please see start and end dates below. Click on your child's school below for more details about school pickups. Go to the Prospect Park link if you are dropping your child off or if your child pickup is at a bus stop. If your child attends United (PS 305/Arts & Letters), we offer pickups from the bus stop on Fridays, and an onsite after-school garden program on Thursdays. If your school is not listed or you have a creative idea on how we can include your school and/or child, please email info@brooklynseeds.net. We must have at least 3 kids registered at a school in order to pick up from that school.
WHEN
10 Mondays in Prospect Park: $1150
2:40 - 5:20
April 1, 8, 15, 29,
May 6, 13, 20,
June 3, 10, 17
9 Wednesdays in Prospect Park: $1050
2:40 - 5:30 (If your child dismisses from school earlier than 2:30, please add $200)
April 3, 17,
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12,
10 Fridays in Prospect Park: $1150
2:40 - 5:20
April 5, 12, 19
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
June 14, 21
Cost includes gear kids will be using to explore nature: binoculars, monoculars, magnifying glasses, maps, art supplies, etc.
There are no Prospect Park classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
If you have at least 3 students in your school who are interested in starting Tuesday or Thursday nature classes in Prospect Park, please reach out to Meghan at info@brooklynseeds.net.
Explore the treasures of Prospect Park! Kids will hike to and learn about the most beautiful and peaceful spots in the park, including the Peninsula, Juneteenth Way and the Vale of Cashmere! And sometimes we just stay in quiet spots for bird and bug and squirrel and chipmunk watching.
We also ask: How does our presence in the park affect the plants and animals around us? Can we use our knowledge and power to help native plants and wildlife? Kids will create art wok to educate passersby about the benefits of native plants while learning about the birds which grace our waterways and the fascinating mushrooms which pop up in the oddest places. We don’t always know what we’ll find, but every week is an exploration of the park’s mysteries and histories.
GRADES: K - 5.
Older kids will have more challenging activities. Classroom buddies, siblings and similar age groups will work and hike together.
TRANSPORTATION:
We pick kids up from schools and school bus stops and walk them to Prospect Park. Parents also have the option of dropping kids off to Prospect Park. We sometimes use our cargo bike to pick kids up.
WHERE:
We walk kids to Prospect Park and explore beautiful spots together. If picking up from a farther school, we either take public transportation with your child or we use our Brooklyn Seeds cargo bike. Dismissal is at Prospect Park West and Garfield Place at 5:20. If it’s easier, and you communicate with us the previous day, can walk your child to Grand Army Plaza for dismissal.
REGISTRATION:
Please see start and end dates below. Click on your child's school below for more details about school pickups. Go to the Prospect Park link if you are dropping your child off or if your child pickup is at a bus stop. If your child attends United (PS 305/Arts & Letters), we offer pickups from the bus stop on Fridays, and an onsite after-school garden program on Thursdays. If your school is not listed or you have a creative idea on how we can include your school and/or child, please email info@brooklynseeds.net. We must have at least 3 kids registered at a school in order to pick up from that school.
WHEN
10 Mondays in Prospect Park: $1150
2:40 - 5:20
April 1, 8, 15, 29,
May 6, 13, 20,
June 3, 10, 17
9 Wednesdays in Prospect Park: $1050
2:40 - 5:30 (If your child dismisses from school earlier than 2:30, please add $200)
April 3, 17,
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12,
10 Fridays in Prospect Park: $1150
2:40 - 5:20
April 5, 12, 19
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
June 14, 21
Cost includes gear kids will be using to explore nature: binoculars, monoculars, magnifying glasses, maps, art supplies, etc.
There are no Prospect Park classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
If you have at least 3 students in your school who are interested in starting Tuesday or Thursday nature classes in Prospect Park, please reach out to Meghan at info@brooklynseeds.net.
Brooklyn Seeds Spring 2024 -- Please click on your child's school