Discovery Room Experience

The Discovery Room Experience allows caregivers and young children to engage in a variety of experiences unique to the Discovery Room. Meet an ambassador animal, try on costumes, use a microscope and more! This program is ideal for homeschool groups. All ages are welcome, but materials will be designed with early childhood in mind. Program… Read More >

Beaver Ponds

Learn how beaver dams create ponds where wildlife can eat, swim and grow up. Meet creatures that live in these ponds such as frogs, salamanders, turtles, and snakes. Program includes time for Discovery Room exploration, teacher handouts and a natural science object for the classroom. Program length is 45 minutes. This program is held onsite… Read More >

Your Backyard

Discover the fascinating world of your backyard. Learn how backyards can be good animal homes and meet some North Carolina backyard “stars”: live animals like turtles, rabbits, snakes, and birds. Program includes time for Discovery Room exploration, teacher handouts and a natural science object for the classroom. Program length is 45 minutes. This program is… Read More >

Dinosaurs Roar!

Head back to the Cretaceous and embark on a journey of discovery. Examine fossils and meet a live animal whose ancestors lived in prehistoric times. Program includes time for Discovery Room exploration, teacher handouts and a natural science object for the classroom. Program length is 45 minutes. This program is held onsite at our Downtown… Read More >

Prairie Ridge: Preschool on the Prairie

Focus on using observation and the senses to discover animal signs and other wonders of nature. Add a pond session to your program for an additional $80 per program. Preschool on the Prairie Program: 45 minutes long; Pond Add-on: Additional 45 minutes This program is held at our Prairie Ridge Ecostation location. Curriculum Correlation(s):   n/a… Read More >