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Programs at Briar Bush Onsite Programs

Name
Live Animal Program
Grades
Preschool - 6th
Pet a snake! Touch a turtle! Come visit with the Briar Bush animal collection. Live animals and taxidermy mounts highlight this exciting hands-on experience. Learn what behaviors and adaptations are unique to each species, then touch and see the critters up close. Content and vocabulary will be age-appropriate.
# Children
up to 30
Length
1 hour
1.5 hours
Cost

$5/child (Abington)
$6/child (non Abington)

$7/child (Abington)
$8/child (non Abington)
 
Name
Watery Worlds
Grades
K - 6th
See turtles lined up on a log, insects that can walk on water, and frogs hopping to hide! Using hand nets and magnifying lenses, students will explore the natural wonders of the Briar Bush pond. Content and vocabulary will be age-appropriate.
# Children
up to 24
up to 48
Length
1 hour
1.5 hours
Cost

$5/child (Abington)
$6/child (non Abington)

$7/child (Abington)
$8/child (non Abington)
 
Name
Cooperative Games
Grades
4th grade - adult
Are you ready for a challenge? Test your survivor skills in activities such as Shark Island, Poison Peanut Butter Swamp, and the Human Knot. Group cooperative games emphasize teamwork, safety, listening, problem solving, and leadership.
# Participants
Children
Jr. High/Adults
Length
1.5 hours
2 hours
Where?
BBNC
Your site
BBNC
Your site
Juice/snack?
X
X
no
yes
Cost/ participant
$6
$6.50
$8
$10
 
Name
Native American Programs
Grades
Preschool - 6th

Learn about the people who walked this land long before Briar Bush was around. Using artifacts, discussion and activities, learn how the Native Americans of the area, the Lenape people, lived over 400 years ago.
# Children
Length
1 hour
1.5 hours
Cost

$5/child (Abington)
$6/child (non Abington)

$7/child (Abington)
$8/child (non Abington)
 

Guided Nature Hikes

Name
Seasonal Hike
Grades
Preschool - 6th

Each season brings something new to Briar Bush. Experience the amazing variety of nature during a Winter Search Party, Signs of Spring, Summer Spies, or Fall Frenzy seasonal hike. Our enthusiastic educators can also tailor the lesson to your groups' interest. Topics include but are not limited to: Plants, Birds, Insects, Habitats/Ecosystems, Pond, and Animal Signs.
# Children
Length
1 hour
1.5 hours
Cost

$5/child (Abington)
$6/child (non Abington)

$7/child (Abington)
$8/child (non Abington)
 
Name
Sensory Excitement Hike
Grades
Preschool
We will explore the environment using all of our senses. Learn how our eyes, ears, nose, mouth and hands give us information about our world. Hug a tree, listen to the birds and smell a spicebush.
# Children
Length
1 hour
1.5 hours
Cost

$5/child (Abington)
$6/child (non Abington)

$7/child (Abington)
$8/child (non Abington)
 
Name
Home, Sweet Home
Grades
Preschool - 2nd
Explore the various places where animals make their homes.  Look under a log, up a tree, inside a hole and everywhere around you to discover the many places animals live!
# Children
Length
1 hour
1.5 hours
Cost

$5/child (Abington)
$6/child (non Abington)

$7/child (Abington)
$8/child (non Abington)
 
Name
Animal Real Estate
Grades
3rd - 6th
Looking for a condo for bees or an apartment for chipmunks? Briar Bush is the place for you! Using information gathered about a variety of animals, students search for animal homes found in and around our center. Our educators stress the concepts of habitats and animal needs in this program.
# Children
Length
1 hour
1.5 hours
Cost

$5/child (Abington)
$6/child (non Abington)

$7/child (Abington)
$8/child (non Abington)
 
Name
Live Animal Program/Seasonal Hike Combo
Grades
Preschool - 6th
One of our most popular programs, participants have the chance get hands-on with their favorite resident critters AND enjoy a hike along our always-changing trails.
# Children
up to 60
Length
1.5 hours
1.5 hours
Site
Briar Bush
Your site
Cost
$8/child
depends on location