Explore to Learn
Nurtured in Nature: After-School Nature-Based Science + Mindfulness Education at Pitney Meadows Community Farm
Over the course of (2) eight week sessions, students embark on an enriching journey with instructors Leah and Andrew Ferrone, exploring the rhythm of nature through the distinct seasons of upstate New York, right here in the living classroom of Pitney Meadows Community Farm. Each month, the group meets twice: one session focusing on a nature-based science lesson and exploration, and the other on a nature-based mindfulness lesson and discovery.
Each session is carefully scaffolded to accommodate learners from K-5, ensuring that all students can participate fully and benefit from the program. At Pitney Meadows, our programs are designed to be inclusive and accessible, ensuring that kids of all abilities can participate fully and benefit from nature.
"Nurtured in Nature" is more than just a program; it’s a pathway to a deeper connection with the environment and one another.
A huge thank you to Deborah and Dexter Senft for their generous support in funding "Nurtured in Nature"
Indigenous Arts of Life Immersion with Ndakinna Education Center
Offering a series of three types of workshops open to all ages, our partners at the Ndakinna Education Center will engage learners of all ages in the Indigenous lifeways of the original peoples of our lands.
Our farm is part of a wide area whose lands and waters were cared for by the Algonkian people known as the Mahican for over ten thousand years. About fifteen hundred years ago, a group of Iroquoian-speaking people, the Kanien-ke-haka (Mohawk) migrated to the area. Both nations regarded the area surrounding Saratoga Springs sacred. Because of the mineral springs with healing waters, it was considered an area of peace to be shared by all.
Click here to explore these upcoming workshops:
Art of Seeing: Seasonal Tracking Workshops with James Bruchac
Writing with the Land: Poetry Workshops with Joseph Bruchac
Art of Remembering: Introduction to the Eastern Algonquian Language Family with Jesse Bowman Bruchac
Growing Minds - A Living Classroom Experience with Cornell Cooperative Extension
This program aims to bridge the gap between classroom-based science lessons and real-life experiences on a working farm and acres of conserved natural habitat. Our living classroom has proven instrumental in enhancing environmental and agricultural education for youth, providing a unique and irreplaceable hands-on learning experience.
Through this partnership, Cornell Cooperative will facilitate a series of public school field trips to Pitney Meadows, offering students hands-on activities and farm tours. Students can expect to witness and interact with agricultural practices as the seasons change.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is available to develop pre-field trip materials to prepare students for their visit, providing context and building excitement. Their team will also create post-field trip enrichment materials for in-classroom reflection, connecting on-farm experiences to academic lessons.
For booking information for a Growing Minds Field Trip, please email us at contact@pitneymeadows.org
This program is funded by a generous grant from the Land Trust Alliance through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program.
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