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Programs at Briar Bush
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Live Animal Program |
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Grades |
Preschool - 6th |
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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. |
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# Children |
up to 30 |
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Length |
1 hour |
1.5 hours |
Cost |
$5/child (Abington) $6/child (non Abington) |
$7/child (Abington) $8/child (non Abington) |
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Watery Worlds |
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Grades |
K - 6th |
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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. |
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# 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) |
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Cooperative Games |
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Grades |
4th - 6th |
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Are you ready for a challenge? Test your survivor skills
in activities such as |
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# Participants |
children |
children |
Jr. High/Adults | Jr. High/Adults |
Length |
1.5 hours |
1.5 hours |
2 hours | 2 hours |
Site |
Briar Bush |
Your site |
Briar Bush | Your site |
| Juice/snack? | X | X | no | yes |
Cost |
$6/part. |
$6.50/part. |
$8/part. | 10/part. |
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Native American Programs |
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Grades |
Preschool - 6th |
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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. |
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# Children |
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Length |
1 hour |
1.5 hours |
Cost |
$5/child (Abington) $6/child (non Abington) |
$7/child (Abington) $8/child (non Abington) |
Guided Nature Hikes |
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Seasonal Hike |
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Grades |
Preschool - 6th |
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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. |
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# Children |
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Length |
1 hour |
1.5 hours |
Cost |
$5/child (Abington) $6/child (non Abington) |
$7/child (Abington) $8/child (non Abington) |
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Sensory Excitement Hike |
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Grades |
Preschool |
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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. |
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# Children |
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Length |
1 hour |
1.5 hours |
Cost |
$5/child (Abington) $6/child (non Abington) |
$7/child (Abington) $8/child (non Abington) |
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Home, Sweet Home |
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Grades |
Preschool - 2nd |
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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! |
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# Children |
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Length |
1 hour |
1.5 hours |
Cost |
$5/child (Abington) $6/child (non Abington) |
$7/child (Abington) $8/child (non Abington) |
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Animal Real Estate |
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Grades |
3rd - 6th |
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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. |
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# Children |
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Length |
1 hour |
1.5 hours |
Cost |
$5/child (Abington) $6/child (non Abington) |
$7/child (Abington) $8/child (non Abington) |
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Live Animal Program/Seasonal Hike Combo |
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Grades |
Preschool - 6th |
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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. |
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# Children |
up to 60 |
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Length |
1.5 hours |
1.5 hours |
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Site |
Briar Bush |
Your site |
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Cost |
$8/child |
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A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION SPONSORS Celestial Abington Bank Platinum Abington Township Gold Rohm & Haas Silver PECO Visionary Abington Memorial Hospital |
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