Maple Sugaring Days are in full swing this March, and the outings are “SOLD OUT”! For Nature Educators Niki Espy and Christina Hill it’s a particular kind of March Madness, a sweet one, that gives kids a taste of an age-old outdoor tradition. Kids from Neighborhood House pre-school and after school programs are busy drilling, tapping, and collecting…
Harvesting, canoeing, wood cutting – each season brings different reasons for Neighborhood House participants to get outdoors. This fall, children in our Early Childhood program picked apples at Bartel’s Fruit Farm in Mequon and toured Waldvogel’s pumpkin farm. Elders in our citizenship program paddled in Washington Park, with support from Urban Ecology Center Staff. And volunteers got a…
“I never knew there were mountain lions in Wisconsin!” said Katrina Roxas, one of four environmental education interns at Neighborhood House. Discoveries like this are part and parcel of the outdoor education experience at Neighborhood House. This summer, Lead & Learn Nature Camp for Urban Kids kicks off with 300 kids from Neighborhood House, Agape, COA, and other community centers.…
This Earth Week we’re celebrating the magnificent Treehouse Murals, a great example of S.T.E.A.M.-powered learning at Neighborhood House. S.T.E.A.M is scientific inquiry fueled by arts and humanities ( S.T.E.A.M = Science + Technology + Engineering + Arts + Math). The Treehouse Mural Project underscores the strong tradition of environmental education at Neighborhood House. Created by Milwaukee artist Andrew Parchman, the…
January 2014 marks the second year of “From Egg to Eagle” at NH, an environmental education initiative. Children of all ages are learning about birds in natural and urban habitats through observation, field trips to the International Crane Foundation, Horicon Marsh, Milwaukee County Zoo, and summer research conducted in partnership with Cornell University’s Ornithology Research Lab.…