Spring Workshops!
Check out the *NEW* Wayfinders workshops!
Let your child choose one or more of the following sessions, and help ensure that they spend quality time connecting with nature! This is the perfect chance to check out Wayfinders without committing to the full season.
Workshops take place at the Lenoir Preserve
3:45 - 5:45 pm
and are open to participants in 2nd - 8th grades
Check out the exciting options below!
Register for one workshop for $60 or three for $150, or sign up for the full session (10 sessions plus Festival).
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!!
Make a Bow & Arrow with Rebecca D’Elia
Join us to make the prehistoric tool that helped humankind survive - the bow and arrow. Walk through the forest to find the right tree branches, whittle your sticks, and string them for a fun tool. (*Bow and arrow made will be just for fun, not actual hunting!)
Tuesday, April 16th
OR
Thursday, April 18th
Learn more about Rebecca
Fire Building with Uri Sarig
Spend the afternoon with Uri trying out different fire building techniques including bow-drilling. Participants will make their own flint & steel fire by the end of the session!
Thursday, April 25th
OR
Tuesday, April 30th
Learn more about Uri
Forest Yoga with Tori Cronk
Meet us out in the meadow overlooking the Hudson River for some time moving our bodies to the rhythm of nature and finding out all the ways that we are just like trees, grasses, birds, deer, and so much more!
Thursday, May 2
OR
Tuesday, May 7
Learn more about Tori
Playing with Pollinators with Julia Snook, Curator of Lenoir Preserve
Come play some buzzing games, and experience the life of the bees living at Lenoir Preserve. End the day with sweets provided by the bees! Check out Julia’s vast knowledge of pollination, and get ready to meet the bees (safely!) in person!
Thursday, May 9th
Tuesday, May 14th
Learn more about Julia
Recycled Mosaics with Susie Brubaker
Turn trash into treasures with found objects headed toward the landfill! Susie is a master of crafting beautiful mosaics and your child will be part of leaving a legacy at Lenoir Preserve in the permanent art installation we will create together, with a nature connection message woven through the project!
2 session series
May 16th & May 23rd
OR
May 21st & May 28th
Learn more about Susie
Foraging & Natural Navigation with Greg Rosen
Learn to identify foods you can eat right in our backyards! Identify, prepare and eat some wild edibles around the campfire together!
Thursday, May 30
Tuesday, June 4
Learn more about Greg
Nature Photography with Kathy Lebron
Creep quietly through the forest looking for movement, then stealthily ready, aim, and shoot some pics to capture the moment. Kathy is a seasoned and passionate nature photographer who will expose you to the tricks of the trade. We will create a nature photography art show to be displayed in the woods at our closing session and participants are invited with guests to enjoy!
Thursday, June 6
Tuesday, June 11
Learn more about Kathy
Choose a bundle of 3 workshops for $150!
Service Project & Family Festival
Join Wayfinders for a fun morning of service - planting pollinators, followed by lunch and the afternoon Spring Festival where you can experience the magic of Wayfinders for the day!
Free for all past and present Wayfinders families; Open to the public for $20/family
May 19th (rain date: June 2nd)
10am - 3pm
Lenoir Preserve
Internships
We’re still seeking a few more fabulous high school students!
Tuesdays and/or Thursdays
3:45- 5:45 at Lenoir Preserve (meet at 3:15 to prep, leave at 6:15 after clean up)
Programs run from 4/9-6/18
Weekly one-on-one mentoring provided to reflect & connect
Junior Mentors
9th-10th graders
Community service hours & scholarships available
Mentors in Training
11th-12th graders
Paid positions available
