Scholarships are available for all programs, please inquire with Dana Williams, programs@rurallands.org!
Registration for all programs will appear here!
Nature Explorers School Vacation Programs
School break nature programs for Grades K – 4
Winter Nature Explorers, Feb 20-23, 1 – 5 pm – Registration opens January 1st!
$160/members, $190/non-members
What do animals do in winter? Kids will answer this question and more as they explore, wonder and imagine animals’ lives after the snow falls through storytelling, crafts, hiking, tracking and outdoor play.
Spring Nature Explorers, April 15-19, 1 – 5 pm – Registration opens March 1st!
$200/members, $240/non-members
Let’s celebrate spring at Sheep Hill! Kids will observe, discover and act out the dramas of spring as animals and plants are waking up from winter. Imaginative storytelling, nature crafts, hiking, shelter building, scientific investigations and more.
Woodchuck Wednesdays Afterschool Program
5 week after school program on Wednesdays for Grades 1-4*
3:30 – 5 pm
$75/members, $90/non-members
Spring Woodchucks – April 3, 10, 24, May 1, 8 – Registration opens March 1st!
Fall Woodchucks – September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23 – Registration opens September 2nd!
Get outside and explore nature through unstructured outdoor play, including shelter building, hikes, pond investigations and more!
*with direct bus drop-off from Williamstown Elementary School
Sheep Hill Scientists Summer Programs
Five day nature programs in July, 9 am – 1 pm
$200/members, $240 non-members
Session I – July 8 – 12, ages 5-8 – Registration opens May 1st!
Session II – July 15 – 19, ages 5-8 – Registration opens May 1st!
Come be a scientist at Sheep Hill! Kids will learn to think, observe and wonder about nature just like scientists do through explorative play, imaginative storytelling, crafting experiments, and nature games.
New in 2024!
Session III – Aug 5 – 9, ages 8 – 12 – Registration opens May 1st!
Stay tuned to this page for program updates. Questions can be sent to programs@rurallands.org.
These camps must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and be licensed by the Williamstown Board of Health.