Registration opens Nov. 18 with scholarships, funding support available for Title 1 schools
Posted: November 2, 2021
The Hawaii Nature Center (HNC) is offering a new round of outdoor environmental education school programs for Spring 2022. Programs will be available on Oahu and Maui from January through mid-May with some exceptions, and will provide interactive and engaging environmental education to elementary-age students aligned with Next Generation Science Standards.
Registration opens Thursday, Nov. 18, with scholarships and funding support available for Title 1 schools.
HNC follows all COVID protocols including:
- Conducting all programs outside
- 100% staff vaccination rate
- Mask requirement
- Additional handwashing stations
- Social distancing
Oahu
Registration dates: Thursday, Nov. 18, and Friday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To make your reservation:
- Call the number(s) listed below each grade level to make your reservation
- Speak to a live person. Do not leave a voicemail message.
- Dates are given on a first call, first serve basis.
- Any reservations left via voicemail will be answered after the registration period listed above.
- Scholarships and funding support for Title 1 schools will be awarded when you make your reservation.
- After Nov. 19, email your school reservation request to Education Program Manager Taylor Fujimoto at taylor@hawaiinaturecenter.org.
Additional information:
- Spring semester begins in January and runs through mid-May, with the exception of the wetland program.
- Program times listed below include time for lunch, with the exception of preschool.
- Grade 3 programs will only be offered from February to March 2022.
- Registration for Fall 2022 programs will take place in May.
- For any questions PRIOR to registration, email taylor@hawaiinaturecenter.org.
Programs
Preschool
- Children of the Land, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Makiki Valley, 457-0360
Kindergarten
- Introduction to Nature, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Makiki Valley, 457-0360
Grade 1
- Introduction to Plants, Animals and Healthy Habitats, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Makiki Valley, 457-0360
Grade 2
- Cycles in Nature, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Makiki Valley, 457-0405
Grade 3
- Discovering Wetlands, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Hamakua Marsh in Kailua (February to March only), 457-0336
Grade 4, 5, 6
- Forest Encounters, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pu‘u ‘Ualaka‘a State Park, 457-0336
- Coastal Encounters, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Waimānalo Bay Recreation Area, 457-0336
Maui
Registration date: Starts Thursday, Nov. 18
To make your reservation:
- Download this booking request form.
- Fill out and email your completed form to mauibookings@hawaiinaturecenter.org.
- Dates are given based on the order in which the email request is received.
- Do not call and leave a voicemail message. Any reservations left via voicemail will be answered after the registration period listed above.
- Scholarships and funding support for Title 1 schools will be awarded when you make your reservation.
Additional information:
- Program times listed below include time for lunch, with the exception of preschool.
- For specific program questions, email mauibookings@hawaiinaturecenter.org.
Programs
Preschool
- Children of the Land, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Kindergarten
- Introduction to Nature, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Grade 1
- Introduction to Plants, Animals and Healthy Habitats, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Grade 2
- Biodiversity and Cycles in Nature, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Grade 3
- Discovering Wetlands, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., U.S Fish and Wildlife Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Grades 4, 5, 6
- Forest Encounters, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.