school field trips

K-5 School Group Programs at Schiff Nature Preserve

Are you looking for a local, inexpensive and highly-respected venue for your next school field trip? The Schiff Nature Preserve comprises 600+ acres of permanently preserved open space in Mendham Township and Mendham Borough and offers environmental education programs throughout the year. 

Schiff Nature Preserve is happy to announce our new K-5 field trip programs for the 2010-2011 school year.  Our field trips will expose students to the outdoors and create an awareness, excitement and appreciation for local plants, animals, and ecosystems. 

Programs include an interactive hike and hands-on nature based activities that are correlated with New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Standards.  All programs are instructed by NJ certified teachers with professional backgrounds in environmental education and ecology.

For more information and to register call: (973)543-6004 or contact Angela Gorczyca by e-mail: angela@schiffnaturepreserve.org. 

Please download our full Teacher Information Packets.

Program Fees: $10 per child for a 2 ½ hour program.  There is no charge for teachers and chaperones/aids. 

Field trip topics include:

Fall/Winter (September through March)
Huggin & Lovin Trees
It's Alive!  Soil that is.  (Sept. & Oct. only)
Color Me Fall:  Autumn at Schiff (Oct. only)
Winter Survival
Maple Sugaring (March only)

Spring (April through June)
Huggin & Lovin Trees
It’s Alive!  Soil that is.
Having a Hoot with Owls
Schiff’s Toughest Jobs:  Habitat Helpers (includes predator/prey, pollinators, decomposers)
Insects Rule! (includes pond dip)

For more information or to schedule a field trip for your class, please call Schiff Nature Preserve at 973-543-6004 or contact Angela Gorczyca: angela@schiffnaturepreserve.org