Nature’s Chocolate Factory

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Get the golden ticket and sink your teeth into the natural world of chocolate! Spend time indoors creating a nature scene out of fruit gummies, cotton candy, and plenty of chocolate! As our treats set, we’ll explore the plants and animals’ preferences in treats in their habitats and discover the...

Creature Care 101

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Center is home to many animals that make up our Animal Ambassador Teaching Team, including snakes, turtles, salamanders and more! Now you can experience first-hand what it takes to care for these animals, and how we train them to interact with people. Working indoors most of the week, you...

Naturalist in Training

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a teacher? You’ll get a behind the scenes look at how to be an environmental educator at a nature center! Learn the basics of reptile handling and interpretation, plant and animal identification, canoeing, and public speaking. Professionals will also...

Science of Creativity

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Explore the sciences and incorporate them into art! Throughout the week you’ll participate in a variety of STEAM (science-technology-engineering-arts-science) projects based on different topics.  Some of the projects include making natural dyes out of plants, spinning wool fibers into yarn, and tracking phenology in your own nature journal.  Members $210...

Wilderness Survivors

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

What skills do you need to survive in the wilderness?  Practice fire building, shelter construction, and many more outdoors skills. From beach to forest, you’ll develop the expertise necessary to survive in a variety of environments.  Members $210 | Non-Members $245 

Audubon Academy of Arts

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Calling all artistic creators! Using nature as our inspiration, we’ll write poetry and stories, create illustrations and art, and perform. We’ll explore our various habitats through a variety of activities, games, and crafts. By the end of the week, you will be part of writing, illustrating, and acting out short...

Audubon Quest

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Welcome to the quest of the whimsical world of Audubon! Create a character and step into the magic of nature that surrounds us. Unlock new skills to level up in your journey to take on new nature related challenges. You will be gaining knowledge, skills and clues each day that...