Branching Out: Tree Studies for Every Classroom

Join the Harris Center for Conservation Education for this full-day workshop on the common trees found in schoolyards across the Monadnock Region. Discover the secret lives of trees using techniques and activities focused on observation, identification, life cycles, and animal connections. You’ll leave with ready-to-use lesson ideas aligned with NGSS across grade levels, practical strategies for managing outdoor tree studies, and materials to help you launch tree investigations right away. This workshop is for teachers of all grade levels.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harris Center. Cost: $120. Space is limited to 20 attendees, and registration is required by October 9. For questions about the event, including accessibility, please contact Jaime Hutchinson at hutchinson@harriscenter.org.