ECO Adventurers - 1st - 3rd Grade

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Our Adventurers Program will be geared towards children who are in 1st-3rd Grade (approximate ages 6-9 yrs old).  This program is optional drop off.

 There are only 10 openings for this program! 

Full year payment option:  $270 for the year / Sibling discount $250 ($20 discount)

*A $36 discount

½ semester payment option:  $136 Fall, $170 Spring / Sibling discount $126 Fall, $160 Spring

In the Fall we will be meeting at Mansel Carter Park (Queen Creek). And in the Spring we will be meeting at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Both of these locations offer  everything we need to meet our program goals.

*ECO has no affiliation with these parks and the City of Queen Creek and City of Gilbert assume no liability.

We will meet every other Thursday from 10 am -2 pm for 18 weeks.  You can view the calendar here. 

Each class will follow a similar format:

10 am - Nature Journaling 

10:15 am - Learning Activity

11 am - Animal Highlight

11:30 am Lunch and Exploratory/Loose Parts Play
12 pm - Citizen Science and/or Hike

12:45 pm - Art/Craft Project and/or Historical/ Scientist Highlight 

1:15 pm - Exploratory/Loose Parts Play

2 pm - Class Ends 

Each semester we will focus on a different topic. You can view the class syllabus here.

2021-2022 class topics:

Fall - Awesome Arthropods
Spring - Flying Wild

Mrs. Kathy and Ms. Gwyn  will be the ECO Steward's for this program. You can learn more about them here. 

Please visit our FAQs page which should answer any questions you may have. If you don't see your question answered please send us an email.

Registration is now open, please complete this form (or click register now) and send your payment. We currently have 2  spots . Once spots are full we will take down the registration  form.

We will be offering drop in classes throughout the year if you don't make it into the yearly program.