Home School Classes

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THREE DIFFERENT HOMESCHOOL CLASSES!!

Homeschool Session 3:

Tuesdays Jan 4th-Feb 22nd
11 AM - 12 PM
Ages 5 - 12
$168 with 10% sibling discount (8 weeks) includes active registration fee

Register online or email: ecoadventuresmd@gmail.com Spaces available!!

We customize to your needs. If you have a group of 6-14 students, we can form your own one-time class or session. Please inquire at ecoadventuresmd@gmail.com

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Session 3 THEMES (8 weeks)

Talented Tails

Tuesday, Jan 4th

Talented Tails

Talented Tails: Long tails, short tails, wagging tails? Ever have both your hands full and wished you had an extra limb? Meet some special animals like a kinkajou or a chameleon who have tails that can act like an extra hand! Students will learn about prehensile limbs and how these special appendages help animals survive in their arboreal environment as well as tails in general!

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Into the Deep...

Tuesday, Jan 11th

Into the Deep, Deep Ocean!

Into the Deep: Dive into the deepest depths of the ocean with us! Explore what creatures live in the ocean's depths and the special adaptations like bioluminescence or (that glow) that have to live so far down. Meet animals like a glow in the dark scorpion, or flying squirrel with special adaptations that make them glow! Make your own angler fish with glow in the dark component.

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Welcome to the Jungle

Tuesday, Jan 18th

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle: Grab your explorer hat and binoculars and step into the jungle! We will be exploring plants that grow in the rainforest that we use in our lives for medicines, materials, spices and food sources. Meet some friendly animals from the different layers of the rainforest while exploring.

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Leapin' Lizards!

Tuesday, Jan 25th

Tuesday, Jan 25th

Leapin' Lizards!

Leaping Lizards: Lizards have some of the best adaptations on the planet! Did you know that geckos use static to climb walls? Learn how through a series of lizard labs putting lizard adaptations to the test! Create static with just a balloon and your friend's head, try to fly like a Draco lizard with paper, and more! Leapin' lizards, we'll sure have fun!

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Constellation Creations

Tuesday, Feb 1st

Constellation Creations

Constellation Creations: For a long, long time, people have seen pictures among the stars--just like connect the dots! Discover the stars, constellations, and how myths and stories evolved throughout time. Students will be exploring how stars are made, how constellations work and change with the seasons, and all about the stories and animals that inspire these pictures in the sky. Play a nebula game, experience real stars in our rainforest and create their own stars to take home!

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Pet Keeping 101

Tuesday, Feb 8th

Pet Keeping 101

Pet Keeping 101: Do you want to be the best pet parent EVER? During this class learn all the ins and outs of what it takes to be a responsible pet parent. Meet some of Eco Adventures animals that could be pets and learn about how we care for them. Learn to make toys for the animals and even get a chance to feed an animal.

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Love Bugs!?

Tuesday, Feb 15th

Love Bugs!?

Love Bugs? Not THAT love bug Herbie!! We’ve been bitten by the love bug! Insects and invertebrates are vital parts of any ecosystem and we are just head over heels for them here at Eco Adventures! Meet Eco’s adorable invertebrates and create your own Love Bug!

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Art on the Wildside

Art on the Wildside

Art on the Wildside: Nature produces beautiful creations! Dazzling sunsets, beautiful flowers and spectacular creatures. Join us to create amazing art with NATURE! Meet animals with beautiful patterns and crazy colors!

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Tuesday, Feb 22nd

"NEW" Wizarding School of Arts and Sciences

Thursdays, Jan 6th-Feb 24th
Ages 5-14
11am-noon $168(includes active reg fee)

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NEW" Wizarding School of Arts and Sciences Ages 5 and up Thursdays

Calling all first-years wizards, and muggles!! Eco’s school of wizarding is SUPER excited to announce a classes full of science, history, and arts. Wizards in training will be sorted with our talking sorting hat into working groups or houses. Classes consist of Introduction/make your own wand, Care of Magical Creatures, herbology, potions, dueling and more! Where else can you combine the magic of Harry Potter books and real-life science experiments, art projects, history lessons, and animal interactions with your favorite creatures? We encourage creativity, fun, and imagination while providing real science and arts topics. Meet "Scabbers the rat to Nagini the snake, train a dragon, meet alligators, tarantulas, and more. And of course, along with all that learning we celebrate in the last class in the session in the Great Hall with some magical snacks, like butterbeer, Bertie botts every flavor beans including ear wax and snot, and licorice wands.
Students are welcome to wear their cloaks and bring their wands. Sign up now- Space is limited .

Session 2 classes:

Week 1, Intro, Silencio, sound waves/ how humans/animals hear
Week 2, Potions, basic chemistry
Week 3, Lumos, electricity and bioluminescence/animals that light up
Week 4, Accio, magnet science animals that use magnetic fields to navigate
Week 5, Incendio, fire science/how plants and animals survive in extreme heat/drought conditions and fire!
Week 6, Aguamenti, water science/aquatic animals
Week 7, Locomotor, adaptations in animals/how animals move
Week 8, End of session celebration/reflection

Session 3 classes THEMES TBA

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In-Depth Keeper Apprentice Program

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Weekends
10am-12:30pm Every Tues and Wed and on weekends
Ages 8+
$70 per class

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Wonder what it is like to be a zookeeper? Who hasn’t, right? This highly personal program is led by one of our credentialed animal keepers, to pull back the curtain on all involved in animal husbandry. This in-depth experience is for the older students who are serious about learning animal husbandry and medical care of animals. Students will tour the facility and learn specific information and needs of our special animal collection. Students will get to not only encounter animals in our behind-the-scenes animal room, but assist with animal care, food prep, training, & cleaning. This is a very hands-on experience like no other, with interactions with numerous endangered species! Whoever gets to interact with an endangered species in this day and age? YOU DO, in this extremely elite camp, the ultimate insider experience. **Space is very limited, with only one to three select participants per day!! Perfect for aspiring Jr. Assistants.

EMAIL TO REGISTER: ecoadventuresmd@gmail.com

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NEW: Homeschool Animal Keeper Apprentice Class

Weds, Jan 5th-Feb 23rd (8-week session)
11 AM - 12 PM
Ages 8+
$168 (includes active registration fee)

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Learn what it is like to take care of over 80 of ECO's animals. Assist with animal care chores and learn about husbandry and the welfare of animals. Help make diets and feed and train animals. What do they eat, what do they need to survive and thrive? What happens if they get sick? What do I need to do to be a keeper in the future? What makes a good pet...and what does not. These are all questions we will answer in this in -depth class all about ANIMALS!!

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Pre-K and Me Classes

Wed 9:30-10:15 am, 6-week session Dec 1-Jan 12th
$20/class for parent and me, $10/extra sibling $7, $130 (includes active reg fee)
Discover! Create! Explore! Use all your senses in this class to learn about the wonderful world of nature, art, and science! Classes may consist of a storybook, meet and interact with animals, and a hands-on activity such as a game/craft/music/experiment/fossil dig/nature scavenger hunt. Each week is a different theme. Join us for a safe and fun class!
*Class can be outdoor/indoor in small groups. Masks required for ages 2 and up

Themes not necessarily in this order:
Happy Hibernation
Gingerbread Baby
Snowman Magic
Holiday Party
Happy Feet
Sounds of the Jungle
* Please note this may change

PRE-SCHOOL-ELEM "OPEN PLAY" PODS

Starting this Fall, back by popular demand, we are bringing back our pandemic pods. What exactly is a Pandemic Pod? A Pod is a group of friends that you feel comfortable with during these uncertain and dangerous covid times. A group of friends that you KNOW, have been with throughout the pandemic, and you deem safe to interact with. Put together a group, a POD, of kids and parents, that can safely interact together at Eco Adventures. You can meet once a week, twice a week, or as many times as you wish, for your kids’ enrichment and enjoyment/learning experience. What a way to get a group of youngsters together to satisfy that vital social interaction their young lives need, while you have the peace of mind knowing that your entire pod is a familiar and safe group. Eco Adventures stringently follows all local and state-mandated guidelines surrounding the virus. In addition, all of our instructors have been vaccinated, providing a safe educational experience for your entire group. Each Pod session will be for 1.5 hrs and include live animal interactions each time and may include, crafts/experiments, games, fossil dig, and open playtime in our award-winning rainforest setting.
Price: $150 for up to 10 people after that $10 per person. Call or email to book. ecoadventuresmd@gmail.com

Eco Adventures and the Home School Community:

"My 10 year old son and I attended the open house before the grand opening of Eco Adventures in Millersville a year ago. I knew right away that this was a place I wanted my son to attend and I knew it would be wonderful for our family and for the home school community. The staff was willing to work with me and set up a home school class and from the very first adventure we were hooked!

Each class includes hands on animal experiences and this is the only place I have ever been that always seems to say yes in some fashion to the children — Yes, you can touch this way. Yes, we can do that. Yes, we can bring an animal out to look at and learn about. The atmosphere is relaxed and the children are always engaged and excited to learn. They cover so many topics and always in a way that is fascinating. My son enjoyed the program so much that he started working towards the Junior Assistant program and just this July, after 9 months of preparing, he passed the interview and reached his goal. This will be an excellent addition to his home school transcript and we hope to have a working/school relationship with Eco Adventures for many years to come."

*Please help us spread the word and share with your home school groups. You can get $10 off for a NEW participant registration (max of $30 discount) if they mention your name (You must be an existing customer to receive the discount)

Home School Policies

Special Needs – We welcome special needs students to learn and thrive in our hands on learning style at Eco Adventures. In order to maintain the quality of our programs and for your children's and animals' safety, we require that special needs students have adult supervision to assist. Failure to do so, may result in cancellation of registration .

COVID UPDATE: Masks must be worn inside. We will temp check and social distance.

Please do not bring any toys/ or use of electronics is prohibited

Absences: Please notify us when you child will be absent or travel outside of the state.

Whenever possible, students will be given different activities/challenges according to their age.

Vacation & Sick Policy: You may make up to 1 days of missed home school class anytime during the same session. You must give advance notice to make up class & it will be dependent on availability. If that does not work out you may get one pass to a Jungle Express. No refunds or credits.

Snow/Inclement Weather Policy: We will try our best to reschedule for "snow days", or you can make them up on the other day. but if not possible we will give a Jungle Express pass.

Discounts: 10% sibling discount except Parent and me - 50% discount

Must have a minimum number of 8 students to run the class.

Please note that some of our animals may eat peanuts and other varieties of nuts.

COVID Safety- We follow strict guidelines: small groups, masks must be worn indoors, outdoors it is optional, social distance, use ventilators and HEPA air purifiers. We temp check and prescreen participants. We sanitize before and after each program.