ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER
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Environmental Education Programs
DURING THE 2022-23 PROGRAM YEAR OVER 26,500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER (ENC) PROGRAMS. ENC STAFF NATURALISTS PRESENTED OVER 53,000 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. OUR NUMBERS HAVE NOW COMPLETELY RECOVERED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, IN MANY CASES WEVE SURPASSED THEM.THE ENC NATURE PRESCHOOL OPERATED AT FULL CAPACITY IN 2022-23, SERVING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF 72 CHILDREN DAILY. OUR SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.ON SITE FIELD TRIPS EXCEEDED ANY PREVIOUS YEARS NUMBERS OVER THE PAST YEAR, PARTLY DUE TO THE ADDITION OF OUR NEW LOCATION, ENC TUCKER WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. IN THE SPRING IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON TO FIND OUR NATURALISTS TEACHING MULTIPLE FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS AT BOTH LOCATIONS EACH DAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL TEACHING LOCATION, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE WILL EXCEED THIS YEARS FIELD TRIP NUMBERS NEXT YEAR.TRAVELING NATURALIST PROGRAM NUMBERS IMPROVED FROM LAST YEAR, WITH 254 PROGRAMS REACHING 6,897 STUDENTS. MANY OF OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS OCCUR AS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS OR AS PROGRAMS AT LOCAL LIBRARIES. WE ARE GLAD THAT TEACHERS AND SCOUT LEADERS PREFER TO BRING THEIR STUDENTS TO OUR NATURE CENTERS SO THEY CAN HAVE A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH NATURE, BUT WE CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT NEW AUDIENCES FOR OUR TRAVELING PROGRAMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ENC AND ENTICE THOSE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO VISIT NATURE IN PERSON.IN 2022/23 917 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WINTER CAMPS, PRESIDENTS WEEK CAMP, SPRING BREAK CAMP AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSES (TINY, MINI, AND LITTLE NATURALIST PROGRAMS) CONTINUE TO BE VERY POPULAR. 690 CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSES IN 2022-23. 227 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ENRICHMENT CAMPS. OUR SUMMER NATURE CAMPS SOLD OUT QUICKLY AGAIN THIS YEAR, WITH 810 CHILDREN FILLING ALMOST EVERY SESSION OF NATURE ADVENTURE CAMP ON THE SAME DAY THAT REGISTRATION OPENED. WE TRULY HAVE A REPUTATION FOR OFFERING ONE OF THE BEST SUMMER PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR POPULARITY IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AND KIDS THAT WANT TO RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR.WE CONTINUE TO OFFER A DIVERSIFIED MENU OF PROGRAMS FOR SCOUTS AND COLLABORATE WITH SCOUTS ON EAGLE SCOUT AND SILVER AWARD PROJECTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. 568 SCOUTS ENJOYED AN ENC SCOUT PROGRAM DURING THE 2022/23 PROGRAM YEAR.BEARTHDAY PARTIES ARE EDUCATIONAL AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ABOUT WAYS TO CELEBRATE WHILE COMPLYING WITH THE ENCS ZERO WASTE POLICY. THEY ARE ALSO A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO THE NATURE CENTER FOR FAMILIES THAT ATTEND AS GUESTS! 22 BEARTHDAY PARTIES WERE CELEBRATED IN 2022/23, EDUTAINING 310 CHILDREN. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE OPPORTUNITIES, FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONNECT TO NATURE. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. IN 2022/23, 1414 COMMUNITY MEMBERS VISITED THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PLEIN AIR PAINTING OPPORTUNITES, OUR TEACHERS NIGHT OUT SERIES, QUARTERLY NATIVE PLANT SALES, CAMPOUTS, NATIVE PLANT USES WALKS, READING IN THE REDWOODS, AND A NEW PROGRAM OFFERED IN SPANISH, CONOCE TU MUNDO NATURAL AND MUCH MORE.OUR ARRAY OF ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FACILITATES AN INTRODUCTION TO AND AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE, SO THAT PEOPLE LEARN TO NOTICE, CARE FOR AND RESPECT THE NATURAL WORLD, AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS INTEGRAL TO OUR HEALTH AND ECONOMIC STABILITY AS WELL AS OUR GREATEST RESOURCE FOR REJUVENATION, DELIGHT, RESEARCH AND INGENUITY. OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT FOR ANIMALS. LONG TERM IMPACTS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER CHOICES AND LIFELONG ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP. OPPORTUNITIES, BIRDING HOURS, OUR TEACHERS NIGHT OUT SERIES, QUARTERLY NATIVE PLANT SALES, CAMPOUTS, NATIVE PLANT USES WALKS, FORAGING WALKS, AND MORE!OUR ARRAY OF ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FACILITATES AN INTRODUCTION TO AN AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE, SO THAT PROPLE LEARN TO NOTICE, CARE FOR AND RESPECT THE NATURAL WORK, AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS INTEGRAL TO OUR HEALTH AND ECONOMIC STABILITY AS WELL AS OUR GREATEST RESOURCE FOR REJUVENATION, DELIGHT, RESEARCH AND INGENUITY. OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT FOR ANIMALS. LONG TERM IMPACTS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER CHOICES AND LIFELONG ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.9MProgram 1 [2024]
DURING THE 2023-24 PROGRAM YEAR, NEARLY 27,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER (ENC) PROGRAMS. ENC STAFF NATURALISTS PRESENTED OVER 54,000 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE ENC NATURE PRESCHOOL OPERATED AT FULL CAPACITY, SERVING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF 72 CHILDREN DAILY. APPROXIMATELY $11,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. OUR PRESCHOOL LIASON PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT TEACHERS THROUGH ENRICHMENT, MODELING OUTDOOR TEACHING STRATEGIES.ON SITE FIELD TRIPS SURPASSED ALL PREVIOUS YEARS NUMBERS, BOLSTERED BY PROGRAMMING AT OUR SECOND CAMPUS, THE ENC TUCKER WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. NATURALISTS FREQUENTLY TAUGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY AT BOTH LOCATIONS. WE CONDUCTED 296 FIELD TRIPS, REACHING 17,448 STUDENTS. 38% OF STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED FIELD TRIPS AT TUCKER WERE FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS AND RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT.OUR TRAVELING NATURALIST PROGRAM DELIVERED 212 PROGRAMS TO 6,321 STUDENTS. WHILE NUMBERS ARE STILL BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, MANY PROGRAMS NOW TAKE PLACE IN AFTER-SCHOOL SETTINGS AND LIBRARIES, EXPANDING OUR REACH TO NEW AUDIENCES AND BUILDING AWARENESS OF THE ENC. ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS REMAINED POPULAR, WITH 1,104 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN WINTER CAMP (150), PRESIDENTS WEEK CAMP (64), SPRING BREAK CAMP (73), AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSES (817). OUR CLASSES - TINY, MINI, AND LITTLE NATURALIST - CONTINUE TO SERVE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES EACH YEAR.SUMMER NATURE CAMPS SOLD OUT RAPIDLY ONCE AGAIN. A TOTAL OF 790 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED ACROSS ALL SESSIONS:486 IN NATURE ADVENTURE, 162 IN LITTLE NATURALIST, 79 IN SCIENCE EXPLORER, AND 63 AT TUCKER CAMP. MANY CAMPERS RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR, REFLECTING OUR STRONG REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY. 462 SCOUTS PARTICIPATED IN ENC PROGRAMS, AND ENC STAFF SUPPORTED MULTIPLE EAGLE SCOUT AND SILVER AWARD PROJECTS, FOSTERING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. 31 BEARTHDAY PARTIES WERE HOSTED, REACHING 434 CHILDREN. THESE EVENTS EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE CELEBRATION PRACTICES WHILD SERVING AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENC FOR MANY NEW FAMILIES.COMMUNITY PROGRAMS CONNECTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO NATURE. OFFERINGS INCLUDED READING IN THE REDWOODS, NATIVE PLANT WALKS, FAMILY CAMPOUTS, QUARTERLY NATIVE PLANT SALES, AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING LIKE CONOCE TU MUNDO NATURAL.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SERVED 325 EDUCATORS AND TEAM MEMBERS THROUGH THE EXCELLENT EDUCATORS SERIES AND CUSTOM TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON OUTDOOR, NATURE-BASED TEACHING STRATEGIES.VOLUNTEERS REMAINED ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS. IN 2023-24, 565 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 4,064 HOURS.OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CONTINUE TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF BIODIVERSITY, HABITAT CONSERVATION, AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING. LONG-TERM IMPACTS INCLUDE INFORMED EDUCATIONAL AND CAREERGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.9MProgram 2 [2024]
PATHWAYS, LIFELONG STEWARDSHIP, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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