Pre-School

These programs are appropriate for four and five year old pre-school classes.

Two of the programs are seasonal; the other is offered throughout the school year.
When choosing chaperones, keep in mind that our insurance does not allow tag-a-longs of any age, including babies.
Please impress on your chaperones that they should find a caregiver for their other children.
Owl's Hill has some financial assistance available for under-served communities.
Program correlation with the Tennessee State Curriculum Standards Early Childhood/Early Learning

Autumn Nature Adventure: (October)
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Enjoy an autumn hayride
Develop observation skills on a guided hike focusing on seasonal adaptations of plants and animals
Participate in the presentation of an age-appropriate autumn tale.
Choose pumpkins from our pumpkin patch.
This is a rain or shine program, with an Owl Program substituted for outdoor activities if weather is truly inclement.
Remember that everyone will be leaving with a full-sized pumpkin and plan ahead for transportation of the Orange Orbs
Cost: $9/person, $100.00 minimum/class.
For this program, full fee must be paid in full in advance. No refunds available.

Meets some or all criteria for Tennessee State Curriculum Standards: Early Childhood/Early Learning in the following areas (see chart for details): Communication, Early Literacy, Math Science, Creative Arts, Social Studies, Approaches to Learning, Gross Motor Development. Program correlation with the Tennessee Early Learning Curriculum Standards.

Discover Nature: (August through May)
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Trained guides lead your class through varied habitats on a seasonal, age-appropriate interpretive hike, focusing on sensory experiences and observation skills.

Autumn hikes abound with fruit, seeds, spiders and insects.
Winter offers a wonderful time to look for old nests, burrows and tracks
Spring provides frogs and toads calling at the pond, birds building nests everywhere, butterflies flitting through the meadow and opportunities to discuss life cycles at every turn
A short age-appropriate seasonal story or game is included.
Cost: $5/person, $50.00 minimum/class.

All About Groundhogs: (February)
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While folks in Philly are yanking a sleepy, grouchy Groundhog out of its burrow, classes at Owl's Hill hunt for the holes of still snoozing local Groundhogs.

look for other animal's winter homes
Consider why some animals have migrated south
Visit our people-sized burrow for a Smithsonian Backyard story
Investigate adaptations to winter made by local plants and animals, including themselves.
Teachers receive simple weather tracking information to assist the class in checking spring predictions, whether made by a hibernating rodent or a weatherman!
Allow the only mammal in North America with its own holiday to teach your students about animals in winter.
Cost: $5/person with a minimum fee of $50/class.