LoMA News: FW: Hudson River Park's Spring 2017 Education Programs Programs

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Spring 2017 Education Programs

It's time to kick off a new year of field trips at Hudson River Park! This spring, Hudson River Park's low-cost, high-impact field trips bring children to the water's edge to experience science and history through hands-on activities such as water chemistry experiments, fish dissections, historic vessel tours and nature-based games and activities. We offer a wide range of field trip programs suitable for grades K-12.

To participate in our field trip programs, please fill out our online application. For more information, please visit our website. Feel free to contact us with questions by phone (212-627-2020) or by email.

We look forward to seeing you and your class at Hudson River Park!

General Information

Field trip season runs from April 4 - June 30th, weather permitting
Tuesday - Friday
Two time slots available per day: 10:30 am-12 pm & 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
After School time slot: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost: $200 per program (fee waivers available upon demonstration of need)
30 students maximum; 1:10 chaperone ratio mandatory

Field Trip Programs

Scheduled trips for schools and other groups

Junior Explorers (Grades K-1) Investigate park animals with scientific inquiry and nature-based crafts. Garden Adventures (Grades 2-5) Study birds in the Park and go on a scavenger hunt in the habitat garden. Maritime Voyage (Grades 2-12) Investigate NYC's rich waterfront history with artifacts and tour a historic vessel.
	Food Web Fun (Grades 2-5) Use microscopes to examine live plankton and explore their important role in the food web. Go Fish! (Grades 2-5) An introduction to the Hudson River with catch and release fishing, touch tank discovery and a life cycle game.
Pollution Solutions (Grades 3-8) Collect River samples to measure the health of the estuary and conduct experiments to learn about local waters. Plankton Ecology (Grades 6-12) Analyze river samples with a microscope to examine physical traits of plankton and design and test a plankton model.
	Oysters & Water Quality (Grades 9-12) Measure oysters to learn about their role in the estuary and test the River's chemical and physical properties. Fish Biology (Grades 6-12) Discuss fish biology and anatomy topics though a fish dissection and catch and release fishing.