June 12-16, 2023
Morning Session:  8:30-11:30am
Afternoon Session:  12:30-3:30pm

Children will become nature detectives, looking for clues, solving mysteries and using their senses to look, listen, touch, taste and smell.  Our days will include games, projects, and an explorer’s notebook.

Fee: $115/child 
Limit: 15 children per session
Registration Deadline: May 29, 2023

Instructor:  Mary Szepi taught early childhood education at Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Schools.  She headed the Environmental Education program at NOW for over a decade. Mary enjoys long-distance hiking and has trekked the wilderness in several countries. She has been helping children discover the simple joys of playing in nature at the KVR for 16 years.

Ages 6-7:
NEW! Love Bugs! 

Full with waiting list

June 5-9, 2023   10:00am - 3:00pm

Children will become nature detectives, looking for clues, solving mysteries and using their senses to look, listen, touch, taste and smell.  Our days will include games, projects, and an explorer’s notebook.

Fee: $115/child (youth must pack own lunch)
Limit: 12 children
Registration Deadline: May 22, 2023

Instructor:  Willow Lovecky is an ecologist with a particular fondness for insects, but really, she is a naturalist at heart. She graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a B.S. in entomology and certificate in American Indian Studies. Willow has spent a lot of time with bumble bees and other pollinators but loves all insects! She can be found looking through stacks of field guides identifying birds, trees, and bugs. Willow aims to encourage people to slow down and appreciate the natural world, especially the creatures that have six legs.