Check out the *NEW* Wayfinders workshops!

Let your child choose one or more of the following sessions, and help ensure that they spend quality time connecting with nature! This is the perfect chance to check out Wayfinders without committing to the full season.

Workshops take place at the Lenoir Preserve
3:45 - 5:45 pm
and are open to participants in 2nd - 8th grades

Check out the exciting options below! 

Register for one workshop for $60 or three for $150, or sign up for the full session (10 sessions plus Festival).

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!!

Make a Bow & Arrow with Rebecca D’Elia

Join us to make the prehistoric tool that helped humankind survive - the bow and arrow. Walk through the forest to find the right tree branches, whittle your sticks, and string them for a fun tool. (*Bow and arrow made will be just for fun, not actual hunting!)

Tuesday, April 16th

OR

Thursday, April 18th

Learn more about Rebecca

Fire Building with Uri Sarig

Spend the afternoon with Uri trying out different fire building techniques including bow-drilling. Participants will make their own flint & steel fire by the end of the session!

Thursday, April 25th

OR

Tuesday, April 30th 

Learn more about Uri

Forest Yoga with Tori Cronk

Meet us out in the meadow overlooking the Hudson River for some time moving our bodies to the rhythm of nature and finding out all the ways that we are just like trees, grasses, birds, deer, and so much more! 

Thursday, May 2

OR

Tuesday, May 7

Learn more about Tori

Recycled Mosaics with Susie Brubaker

Turn trash into treasures with found objects headed toward the landfill! Susie is a master of crafting beautiful mosaics and your child will be part of leaving a legacy at Lenoir Preserve in the permanent art installation we will create together, with a nature connection message woven through the project!

2 session series

May 16th & May 23rd

OR

May 21st & May 28th

Learn more about Susie

Foraging & Natural Navigation with Greg Rosen

Learn to identify foods you can eat right in our backyards! Identify, prepare and eat some wild edibles around the campfire together!

Thursday, May 30

Tuesday, June 4

Learn more about Greg

Nature Photography with Kathy Lebron

Creep quietly through the forest looking for movement, then stealthily ready, aim, and shoot some pics to capture the moment. Kathy is a seasoned and passionate nature photographer who will expose you to the tricks of the trade. We will create a nature photography art show to be displayed in the woods at our closing session and participants are invited with guests to enjoy!

Thursday, June 6

Tuesday, June 11 

Learn more about Kathy

Choose a bundle of 3 workshops for $150!

Service Project & Family Festival

Join Wayfinders for a fun morning of service - planting pollinators, followed by lunch and the afternoon Spring Festival where you can experience the magic of Wayfinders for the day!

Free for all past and present Wayfinders families; Open to the public for $20/family 

May 19th (rain date: June 2nd)

10am - 3pm

Lenoir Preserve

Internships

We’re still seeking a few more fabulous high school students!

• Tuesdays and/or Thursdays 

• 3:45- 5:45 at Lenoir Preserve (meet at 3:15 to prep, leave at 6:15 after clean up)

• Programs run from 4/9-6/18

• Weekly one-on-one mentoring provided to reflect & connect

Junior Mentors

• 9th-10th graders 

• Community service hours & scholarships available

Mentors in Training

• 11th-12th graders 

• Paid positions available

Wayfinders is committed to increasing opportunities for diverse and underserved participants.

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