Please see our school field trip offerings below. You can download a PDF version of this information here. If you have questions or have specific needs or ideas that are not reflected below, please contact the Montezuma ÃÛèÖAPP Center staff at montezuma@audubon.org or (315) 365-3588. We look forward to seeing you and your students at Montezuma ÃÛèÖAPP Center soon!
Elementary
Nature Detectives: Pre-K & K
Children will heighten their senses by playing sensory guessing games, learning how to use binoculars and hand lenses, and solving a natural mystery.
Montezuma Wild Wetlands: Pre-k - 5th
Students will discover pond life using dip nets, explore the soaring life of Montezuma’s birds, and learn about why wetlands are an important habitat.
Montezuma Migration Sensation: 3rd - 5th
Students will become citizen scientists by documenting Montezuma’s birds by sight and sound and play interactive activities to explore the world of bird migration.
Green Means Grow: 3rd - 5th
Students will use nets to explore pond critters and the plants they depend on, explore the process of photosynthesis through a relay race, and participate in a project to help restore Montezuma’s habitats for birds.
6th Grade & Up
Montezuma’s Living Environment: 6th & Up
Students will explore the wild side of Montezuma; learn how plants and animals depend on each other, and how human dimensions and activities have a profound impact on the physical environment.
Conservation Volunteer Opportunities: 6th & Up
Students will put on a pair of work gloves to get involved with real conservation projects from planting native vegetation, restoring habitat, and surveying for a variety of bird species.
Logistics and Standards
Program Pricing
- $15/student, no cost for teachers or chaperones
- Minimum program cost per class: $150 $50 deposit taken off total cost
- A full reimbursement will be given if the MAC cancels. If school cancels with less than 3 weeks notice, the $50 deposit will be kept.
Logistics
- Program length: 1.5 – 2 hours
- Classes are welcome to bring bagged lunches to eat at the Center.
- Dress for the outdoors!
Our programs will run in all weather conditions unless there is severe inclement weather. Boots, jackets, old shoes are highly suggested. - Ready to Book Your Next Adventure?
Please send an email to montezuma@audubon.org with the following information: Desired program & date options, school district, grade, class size - Call (315) 365-3588 or email with any questions
Science Standards
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Nature Detectives 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1a 2-LS2-1
Pre-K-5th grade
Wild Wetlands 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.2a, 3.1a, 4.1a, 5.2a, 5.2b, 5.2c, 5.2e, 5.2f MS-LS2-1, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1
3rd - 5th Grade
Migration Sensation 1.1a, 1.2a, 2.1a, 2.1b, 2.2a, 2.2b, 3.1a, 3.1c, 3.2a, 3.2a, 3.2b, 4.1a, 4.1f, 4.1g, 4.2a, 4.2b, 5.1a, 5.1b, 5.2b, 5.2d, 5.2e, 5.2f, 5.2g MS-LS2-1, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1
Green Means Grow 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.2a, 2.1a, 2.2a, 2.2b, 3.1a, 3.1b, 3.1c, 3.2a, 4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1c, 4.d, 4.1g, 4.2a, 4.2b, 5.1a, 5.2a, 6.1a, 6.1b, 6.2a, 6.2b MS-LS1-3, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-5, 3-Ls4- 4, 4-LS1-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1
6th Grade and up
Living Environment 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1e, 1.2a, 3.1a, 4.1a, 5.1a, 5.2a, 5.2b, 5.2c, 6.1f, 7 MS-LS1-3, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-5
Connect Kids to Parks grant supporting FREE field trips!
We are a part of the Connect Kids to Parks field trip grant where schools receive a FULL reimbursement of field trip and transportation costs. All you need to do is apply!
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