SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Explore the natural world with your students at the Nature Center and other locations in the National Forest with our SEEd aligned programs!
Looking for an affordable, engaging, and all-local approach to science for your students?
Stokes programs for grades K-6 are aligned to SEEd standards as well as ELA, Mathematics, Social Studies, and PE standards.
Our programs focus on our local environment and give students the opportunity to acquire new skills and knowledge that will help them continue their learning. We recognize research continues to show that time spent in nature contributes to positive physical and mental health outcomes. Our nature-based, student-centered programs provide students opportunities to develop Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills in all five CASEL core competencies.
We work hand-in-hand with your school to develop the programming you need and provide experiences only possible through Cache Valley’s oldest and most trusted Nature Center.
Pricing and Group Size
We are offering two 4th grade programs for FREE!
Each 4th grade class may attend one free program this school year (second program available at full price).
Program cost is $6 per student for regular programs and $9 per student for snowshoeing programs. Transportation cost is additional, see below for scholarship info.
Maximum class size is 25 students for grades K-2, and 30 students for grades 3-6.
We can accommodate one class at a time.
Groups with fewer than 16 students will be charged a flat rate program fee of $96.
Custom Programming available upon request at the cost of $12 per student, minimum of 20 students.
Transportation Scholarships:
We are excited to cover 100% of transportation costs for all Title I schools. If you are not a Title I school but have concerns about transportation, or want more details about scholarships, email schools@logannature.org to discuss options.
Program Options
Programs are subject to change based on weather, temperature, road conditions, public health, and safety concerns.
Program requests may be submitted throughout the school year, beginning August 1st.
NOTE: Programs will NOT be offered the week of September 18th-22nd, 2023, due to Stokes Nature Center’s participation in teaching Natural Resource Field Days.
Click on the buttons next to each photo for full program descriptions by season.
Kindergarten
SEEd Strand K.2
Living Things and the Places They Live 1.5 hours, Fall or Spring
Interpretive Hike 1.5 hours, Winter
1st Grade
SEEd Strand 1.2
The Needs of Living Things and Their Offspring: Plants 1.5 hours, Fall or Spring
Interpretive Hike 1.5 hours, Winter
2nd Grade
SEEd Strand 2.2
Living Things and Their Habitats: What Lives Here? 2 hours, Fall or Spring
Snowshoeing Exploration 2 hours, Winter
3rd Grade
SEEd Strands 3.1 and 3.2
River of Life 2 hours, Fall or Spring
Snowshoeing and the Geography of Our Community 2 hours, Winter
4th Grade
SEEd Strand 4.1
Organisms Functioning in their Environment: Fossil Exploration 2 hours, Fall or Spring
Snowshoeing and Tracking 2 hours, Winter
5th Grade
SEEd Strands 5.3 and 5.1
Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems 2.5 hours, Fall or Spring
Snowshoeing and Avalanche Education
2 hours, Winter
6th Grade
SEEd Strand 6.4
Population Dynamics: Hiking or Snowshoeing (season specific)
2.5 hours, Fall, Winter, or Spring
FREE GREAT SALT LAKE
HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM:
Introduce the Great Salt Lake into your high school classroom with this FREE Fair Shares Presentation and Teacher’s Guide!
Teach your students all about the Great Salt Lake, the issues facing the lake today, and what we can do to save it. Pick your own ending with our suggested “advocacy projects” that cover a variety of disciplines such as art, English, and government.
Download the PDF versions of the presentation and teacher’s guide below for free. Having prints made of the presentation slides is recommended, but cost of printing is not covered by Stokes.
*Printing Recommendations: Slides are created to be 12" x 7.5”, print at 88% to fit an 8.5 x 11 inch paper or size up to larger, equal dimension.
Created in partnership with Stokes Nature Center and UPR.
Still have questions? Email us at schools@logannature.org
“Stokes Nature Center has fun, hands-on experiments and instructors do a great job of teaching the children on a level that they can understand... My goal is to have them present in my classroom every year.””
“We had a great time, and I loved how we stopped on the trail to discuss things around us. That was cool!”
