TITLE |
DATES |
FEE |
TIMES |
DESCRIPTION |
| Budding Naturalists – Ages 4 - Entering Kindergarten |
| A Bug Huntin’ We Will Go |
June 7 - 11 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Hunt for nature’s recyclers (decomposer bugs) as you explore leaf litter and dead logs on the trail. Make a worm whistle, bug traps and capture a spider web! |
| Miss Bee-haven is FUN |
June 14 - 18 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Explore the butterfly garden in search of pollinators. Capture a caterpillar, net a butterfly and drink nectar. Become a bee for a day and learn why pollinating creatures are so important to us. |
| Superhero Science |
June 21 - 25 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Think you have what it takes to be a superhero? Compare your senses to the “super senses” found in nature. Test your super powers on our superhero obstacle course. |
| It’s All in the Family |
June 28 - July 2 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Find out how scientists group each “family” as you explore the adaptations of reptiles, amphibians and birds. Be a mommy or daddy bird as you tend to eggs in our incubator and feed the hatchlings. |
| Damsels, Dragons, Nymphs and Nature |
July 12 - 16 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Hike down to the stream and net damsel and dragonfly nymphs. Learn about the role water plays in nature’s greatest mystery, metamorphosis. Can you capture a tadpole? How about a frog? |
| Barefoot Bear Foot |
July 19 - 23 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Compare your foot to a bear foot, as you create a field guide of animal tracks throughout the week. Use your guide to find tracks on the trails of the Oglebay Park followed by a teddy bear picnic. |
| WHOO Goes Bump in the Night? |
July 26 - 30 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Who is awake when you are asleep? Learn how our nighttime (nocturnal) friends “see” and “hear” with super senses. Test your hearing against that of a bat in our “echo chamber.” |
| I SPY (With My Little Eye) |
Aug. 2 - 6 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Test your eyes and see if you can find animals in disguise. Explore how animals use color and behavior to “tell” other animals to “beware.” Play camouflage games in the woods. |
| I’m Busy as a Beaver |
Aug. 9 - 13 |
$50/$40 OI members |
8:30 -
11:30am |
Is it art or is it a building? Investigate the wonders animals make to survive as you try to answer this question. Build and make natural wonders using nature’s own supplies as a palette. |
| Nature Investigators – Entering 1st Grade - Entering 3rd Grade |
| A Playful Nature |
June 7 - 11 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Play games that explore ecological concepts such as the interrelationships between living things, habitat and camouflage. Discover what kinds of work and play animals participate in. |
| Why Be Green? |
June 14 - 18 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Why are plants, and even some animals, green? Conduct daily experiments to find out why “green” works and learn the benefits of living in harmony with nature. |
| Like Night and Day |
June 21 - 25 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Celebrate the Summer Solstice on June 21. Capture images of animals active during the day and set up traps for some that come out at night. Compare nighttime (nocturnal) creatures with daytime (diurnal) ones and explore light and dark with games and experiments. |
| Something Fishy |
June 28 - July 2 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Catch some fish and delve into their underwater world. Shake hands with their neighbors and learn the various jobs they do. Paint your own ceramic fish for firing and take it home the next day. |
| Slime and Scales |
July 12 - 16 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Get hands on with reptiles and amphibians at the Schrader Center and discover the similarities and differences used to classify them. |
| Spineless Critters |
July 19 - 23 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Investigate all things arthropod as you collect specimens in the fields, forests and streams of Oglebay. Catch some insects on video and observe how they live. Visit the forests of Camp Giscowheco. |
| Let’s Rock! |
July 26 - 30 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Hunt for rocks and learn to identify them. Touch plants and animals that have turned to stone. See tools and weapons from the Stone Age and learn how they were made and used. |
| Survival Fun |
Aug. 2 - 6 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Experience living in the outdoors. Set up camp for a day and cook lunch over a fire. Compete in games designed to teach qualities and skills needed in the wilderness. |
| Sky High |
Aug. 9 - 13 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Cloud your vision with the world above us and the things that occur there. Become wise about weather and see how nature makes its own predictions. Observe and capture animals that frequent the air and find out the bio-physics that enables them to get there. |
| Nature Explorers – Entering 4th Grade - Entering 6th Grade |
| Cloudy With a Chance Of… |
June 7 - 11 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Investigate the importance of weather on our ecosystems. Build a solar oven and design a kite. Record the weather and compare it globally and historically. |
| Earth Keepers |
June 14 - 18 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Learn to lessen your impact on our environment and measure your footprint. Investigate the three Rs and how to use them at home. Create your own city to examine impacts on the environment. |
| Survivor |
June 21 - 25 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Discover the skills required to be efficient in the outdoors. Learn to use a compass, track an animal, make fire and filter water. Make your own series of animal tracks and an outdoor shelter. |
| Litter Life |
June 28 - July 2 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Search through leaf litter and discover the world inside. Investigate what makes up soil, discover what a decomposer is and what makes them important. |
| Wet n’ Wild |
July 12 - 16 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
The most popular week of the summer! Play water games and become an expert in stream science. Explore the importance of conservation methods for one of our most precious resources. |
| Buggin’ Out |
July 19 - 23 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Explore the fascinating life of the creepy crawly! Discover what separates insects from other arthropods. Create a specimen collection of your own and investigate insect lifecycles. Visit the streams and meadows of Camp Giscowheco. |
| It Starts With a Seed |
July 26 - 30 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Conduct intriguing experiments to better understand the life of plants and investigate the ways in which people use them. Examine the parts of flowers and trees and take a wildflower hunt. |
| Up In The Sky… |
Aug. 2 - 6 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
It’s a bird! Make your own birdfeeders and identify the birds that come to snack. Listen to bird songs on a walk through the forest. Conduct point quarter surveys throughout Oglebay. |
| Nature Olympics |
Aug. 9 - 13 |
$95/$80 OI members |
9am - 3pm |
Compete in a week of challenging games and events. Can you lift more than an ant? Can you run faster than an ostrich? Can you jump farther than a rabbit? Learn about the amazing athletic abilities of animals as you and your team try to win the gold medal. |
| Entering Grades 7 - Entering Grade 9 |
| Junior Rangers Volunteer Program |
Jun. 7 - Aug. 20 |
None |
Varies |
Junior Rangers will have the opportunity to volunteer at the Schrader Environmental Center three days per week during the summer, assisting with educational programs, interpretive exhibits and trail improvements. This supervised program will include training and research; Junior Rangers will work in teams to create, develop and complete projects.
Help to continue the tradition of excellence in education at the Schrader Center. Interested applicants should call 304.242.6855 or click here for an application. Volunteers receive a t-shirt. Participation is free. |
