Homeschool Workshops
2024-2025 School Year (October 2024 – April 2025)
Workshop registrations will open monthly on select dates.
Please check the dates above the book buttons for openings.Â
Ages 7 – 10
10:30 am-12:00 pm
Price: $3 per student
Interested participants are required to register and pre-pay online or by calling 561-743-7123.
Space is limited to 20 students, drop-off only, and held at the River Center.
Ages 11 – 16
10:00 am-12:00 pm
Price: $10 per student
Interested participants are required to register and pre-pay online or by calling 561-743-7123.
Space is limited to 14 students, drop-off only, and held at the River Center and Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area.
Ages 7-10
Batty for Bats
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 @ 10:30am-12pm
Ages: 7-10
Location: River Center
🌙🦇 Discover the fascinating world of bats at our homeschool workshop! This engaging session will delve into bat anatomy, behaviors, and their crucial role in ecosystems. In this program students will gain a deeper understanding of these amazing creatures and their importance in nature.
Reptiles of the Loxahatchee
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 10:30am-12pm
Ages: 7-10
Location: River Center
Join us for an exciting homeschool workshop exploring Florida’s native reptiles! This hands-on session will cover a variety of species, from the iconic alligator to colorful snakes and turtles. Participants will learn about their habitats, behaviors, and conservation efforts.
Registration Opens September 20th at 10am
Registration Opens October 24th at 10am
Mad about Manatees
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 @ 10:30am-12:00pm
Ages: 7-10
Location: River Center
Dive into the world of manatees at our homeschool workshop! This interactive session will explore the lives of these gentle sea giants, including their habitat, diet, and conservation challenges. With hands-on activities and engaging presentations, students will learn about the importance of protecting manatees and their aquatic environments.
Fantastic Fish and Where to Find Them
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Ages: 7-10
Location: River Center
Explore the fascinating world of fish morphology in our homeschool workshop! This session will dive into the diverse forms and functions of fish anatomy, from fins and scales to gills and body shapes. Students will learn how these adaptations help fish thrive in various aquatic environments and even create their own fish to take home.
Registration Opens November 19th at 10am
Registration Opens January 7th at 10am
Shark Senses
Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 @ 10:30am-12pm
Ages: 7-10
Location: River Center
Join us for an exciting homeschool workshop on sharks and their incredible senses! Discover how these ancient predators use their keen senses of sight, smell, and electroreception to hunt and navigate the oceans. With interactive activities, students will gain a deeper appreciation for the remarkable adaptations that make sharks such effective hunters.
Powerful Pollinators
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 @ 10:30am-12pm
Ages: 7-10
Location: River Center
Flutter by the vibrant world of pollinators at our homeschool workshop! Students will explore the crucial roles of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators in our ecosystems. Students will explore the River Center garden and learn how these creatures contribute to our natural world.
Registration Opens January 22nd at 10am
Birds of Prey
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 @ 10:30am-12pm
Ages: 7-10
Location: River Center
Join us for an engaging homeschool workshop on birds of prey! This session will uncover the fascinating world of eagles, hawks, owls, and other raptors, focusing on their hunting skills, unique adaptations, and ecological roles. With interactive activities and live demonstrations, students will gain a deeper understanding of these powerful birds and their importance in nature.
Registration Opens March 27th at 10am
Water Quality Testing
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 @ 10 am-12pm
Ages: 11-16
Location: River Center
Students will work in teams to conduct water quality testing and recognize parameters that identify changes and potential hazards present in our waterways. Through this lesson, students will understand importance of water resources and conservation.
This lesson is a prep course for the Day in the Life Event on Thursday, October 10th. Students participating in the event on Oct. 10th must also take this workshop course.Â
Day in the Life of the Indian River Lagoon
Thursday, October 10, 2024 @ 9:00am-1:00pm
Ages: 11-16
Location: Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
Students will participate in a Citizen Science event taking place throughout the entire Indian River Lagoon. Participants will use hands-on field techniques to collect various chemical, physical, and biological parameters of the lagoon to determine how their local piece of estuary fits into the larger ecosystem.
Each year thousands of teachers, environmental experts, students and community volunteers collect scientific data at various sites along the 156-mile stretch of the Indian River Lagoon – all on the same day in October. This project is designed to help students and community members develop an appreciation for, and knowledge of, the Lagoon and the current health issues and stressors facing the estuary.
Volunteer citizen scientists use hands-on field techniques to measure chemical, physical, and biological parameters to determine how their local piece of the estuary fits into the larger ecosystem. Data such as, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and nitrate and phosphate concentrations from sampling locations are available to the general public, including decision makers. The results will help students and community volunteers build a better understanding of their local ecosystem’s ecological health and the relationship their site has to the entire watershed; essentially creating an environmental snapshot of the lagoon.
Students participating in this workshop must attend the training day on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd.Â
Looking for more programs for teens?
For other 11-17 youth programs, please check out our Science with Sam and Green Teens programs here