Source: WHAS11 Date: November 21, 2018 Great Day Live’s Tony Vanetti visits with Ranger Whitney and Mr. Dan to see all that Bernheim has to offer during the colder months. As the leaves turn colors and the temperature gets chilly, it is the perfect time to enjoy nature and see the changing seasons. Bernheim Arboretum […]
Pollywog Play Parties: Catching the Wind
Catch the crisp autumn breeze moving through the forest! Pollywogs discover air properties and movement by making colorful wind twirlers, experimenting with wind power, playing with balloons, and much more. Pollywog Play Parties offer a unique learning experience for children ages 5 and under to connect with nature. Each play party includes a song and […]
CAPN – Teacher Training Workshop: Opportunities of Risk
Providing appropriate opportunities for children to understand, identify, navigate and experience risk through play is a necessary part of healthy child development- This workshop helps participants understand the critical difference between hazard and risk and how to apply that understanding to outdoor play environments. Through media presentations, small group activities and large group conversations participants will […]
Bernheim is thrilled to join the Wheelhouse Project in Smoketown
Established in 2015, The Wheelhouse Project team launched efforts to gather input from Smoketown residents on what the community needed most. The mission included 1,500+ suggestions and convening 15 community events to source a collective vision from Smoketown residents. Central to the Wheelhouse Project’s success is the utilization of a 2-acre property located at Preston and […]
Science Inquiry in the Forest
The forest is a laboratory full of questions to be answered, life to be observed, and materials to be manipulated with endless possibilities. Acorns become ingredients for soup; rocks can be stacked, rolled, used as tools or placed in a bucket; leaves are a changing resource with different properties depending on the season; water and […]