EDUCATION
Our Education Programs
We offer educational opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Programs can be customized for your group's needs. For more information about extracurricular opportunities, please contact Brandon Burda at bburda@cloca.com.
All of our Conservation Areas are available to teachers wishing to conduct their own outdoor programs.
Booking fees may apply.
Everything You Need in an Outdoor Program
Hands-On,
Experiential Learning
It has been our experience, and research has shown, that there are many benefits to spending time outdoors. Better physical and mental health, and increased creativity and sense of place, to name a few. Spending time in nature facilitates making connections to it, which is important to the development of an understanding and appreciation of our natural world, and leads to the formation of an environmental ethic, and a desire to protect natural spaces.
Watershed
Connections
Our Conservation Areas are the places where we protect ecologically significant land within our watershed, and educate and inspire future generations. Students visiting and exploring our Conservation Areas will learn that they are part of a watershed community, and what we do on the land has an impact on the quality of our drinking water, and on aquatic habitats. They will realize that we have a responsibility to recognize and manage our impacts to keep our watershed healthy.
K12
Curriculum-Based
The sooner children become active and engaged in the outdoors, the stronger and more lasting their bond will be with the natural environment. That is why we start our conservation education programming at the Kindergarten level. We also offer programming to home-school and Montessori groups. It is important to nurture and strengthen that bond as children age, so we continue the learning through to Grade 12. All of our programs are connected to the current Ontario curriculum.
All Seasons!
There is opportunity for fun and learning outdoors in all seasons! Whether it's hiking through fall colours, snowshoeing in the winter or tasting the sweet maple syrup of spring, CLOCA offers education programs that connect students to local nature and create awareness and wonder for the rhythm and natural changes of the seasons. There's so many programs to choose from! Make a day of it and book two programs!
"...this was the best field trip I had taken my students to for decades.
Our students had the time of their lives, they never stopped talking
about their adventures! "
Grade 2 Teacher
Exploring Animal Clues in Nature
with Pond Option
Our Education Programs
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Exploring Living Things in Nature
Duration:
1.5 Hours
Grade Level:
1
Location Options:
Enniskillen Conservation Area
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Purple Woods Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Lynde Shores Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Location Options for Program with Pond Exploration
Enniskillen Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Curriculum Connections
In Your Backyard
Duration:
1 Hour
Grade Level:
1
Location Options:
In-School
Schools must be within the CLOCA watershed and have access to a natural area.
Curriculum Connections
Exploring Animal Clues in Nature
Duration:
1.5 Hours
Grade Level:
2
Location Options:
Enniskillen Conservation Area
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Purple Woods Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Lynde Shores Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Location Options for Program with Pond Exploration
Enniskillen Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Curriculum Connections
In Your Backyard
Duration:
1 Hour
Grade Level:
2
Location Options:
In-School
Schools must be within the CLOCA watershed and have access to a natural area.
Curriculum Connections
In Your Backyard
Duration:
1 Hour
Grade Level:
3
Location Options:
In-School
Schools must be within the CLOCA watershed and have access to a natural area.
Curriculum Connections
Exploring Habitats & Communities
Duration:
1.5 Hours
Grade Level:
4
Location Options:
Enniskillen Conservation Area
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Purple Woods Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Lynde Shores Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Location Options for Program with Pond Exploration
Enniskillen Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Curriculum Connections
In Your Backyard
Duration:
1 Hour
Grade Level:
4
Location Options:
In-School
Schools must be within the CLOCA watershed and have access to a natural area.
Curriculum Connections
In Your Backyard
Duration:
1 Hour
Grade Level:
5
Location Options:
In-School
Schools must be within the CLOCA watershed and have access to a natural area.
Curriculum Connections
Biodiversity in Nature
Duration:
1.5 Hours
Grade Level:
6
Location Options:
Enniskillen Conservation Area (all year)
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Purple Woods Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Location Options for Program with Pond Exploration
Enniskillen Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Heber Down Conservation Area (fall/spring)
Curriculum Connections
In Your Backyard
Duration:
1 Hour
Grade Level:
6
Location Options:
In-School
Schools must be within the CLOCA watershed and have access to a natural area.
Curriculum Connections
