Conestee Homeschool Days - Soil Stories

About this event

Homeschool Days at Conestee Nature Preserve are open to children ages 5-11 years old. You will drop your child off with us to spend the day exploring and learning about the natural resources found at CNP. We host 3 homeschool days in the fall and 3 more in the spring.

November 20 - Soil Stories

This session is all about soil. Students will learn what soil is made of, how to keep our soil healthy, what lives in the soil, and other conservation topics related to soil.

TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION

You MUST complete this GOOGLE FORM at the time of registration. This includes our waiver as well as additional information about your child(ren) that we need in order to prepare for the program. You will only need to complete this once for the 2026-2027 school year.

< CNP Homeschool Days is for drop off only!

WHEN

Friday, November 20, 2026 from 9:30AM-1:00PM

WHERE

We will update you with an exact meetup location the week of the event. Sometimes rain events create trails that are impassable. Make sure you look for an email update a day or two before the event.

COST

$10 for 1st child, $8 for additional children (SALES CLOSE September 15th at midnight)

WHAT TO BRING

Water bottle and a snack or lunch. We will take a break around 11:00am so that students can use the restroom and have something to eat. Please send your student(s) with a snack or lunch to eat during this break. The lunch boxes are typically stored in a staff person's hot car during the morning portion of the program so please pack accordingly.

TEACHING GROUPS

There will be 4 teaching groups with 12-15 students in each group. Each teaching group will have 2 adults with them at all times. The groups are formed based on age. Sibling groups are welcome to stay together but we can not accomodate friend requests. All groups will each lunch have break time together.

WEATHER

If the weather is not cooperative, you will be notified via email the morning of the program. The email will be sent by 8:15am so please check your email before leaving your house if the weather looks iffy. If we need to cancel due to the weather, CNP will try to reschedule the event. Refunds will be issued for weather cancellations.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations must be made 3 days prior to the event for a full refund.