Aullwood’s awesome, it’s real cool
It’s a place I go to see things that I don’t see in school.
Aullwood’s amazing, it’s number one.
Let’s go to Aullwood, we’ll learn and have some fun!
Crossed a log over the creek and headed for the pond.
Fed the fish, the bluegill fish, then we traveled on.
Out to the meadow where we saw a deer.
If you’re looking for nature exploration it’s all here!
Looked at lots of animals and listened to the birds.
Went on a nature walk and chirping is what we heard.
We got to hold a turtle, touch a snake and see some bees.
We walked through a forest that had lots of pretty trees.
Aullwood’s got the neatest nature forest that we’ve ever seen,
Full of wildflowers, woodpeckers, fungus, mushrooms, it’s really neat.
Let’s all go to Aullwood. We’ll learn and have some fun.
Mom and Dad take me to Aullwood and we’ll have lots of fun!
— Helke Elementary Kindergarten Students
Education is at the heart of Aullwood’s mission. Aullwood Audubon
Center and Farm is an Audubon Center for environmental education and
organic agriculture. We provide activities that increase understanding
and preservation of the planet by children and adults through education,
research, and recreation.
Aullwood's dedicated Education Staff teaches programs about birds
and flight, reptiles and amphibians, to maple syrup making at the farm,
among many other diverse programs. We enjoy teaching about the
interconnectedness of all life, and understanding our important role in
the preservation and conservation of our planet.
Please click
here for a PDF of our school program offerings.
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
To read about our conservation education goals, click here: Conservation
Education Goals.
Learn more about our other
educational programs, including our after-school reading program called
READS (Resources of the Earth and Agriculture Discovered
and Shared), our Winter and Summer Earth Adventures programs,
Aullwood Speaker Series, our outreach programs, and many more offerings,
click here: Educational
Programs.
Learn more about our adult education classes at our Center For
Lifelong Learning by clicking here.
We look forward to your visit!
For information on the Audubon Adventures Program (it's
different from Aullwood Adventures) click here.
To
Schedule A Visit to Aullwood
Call our Center office at (937) 890-7360 to schedule a visit. Remember
that adults and children pay admission to Aullwood. If you or one of
your students is a member of Friends
of Aullwood or the National
Audubon Society, the self-guided visit fee is covered. Guided
programs have an additional fee which members and non-members must pay.
If you want to eat lunch at Aullwood, we have places to picnic on
the lawn, or on porches, pavers, or decks. During inclement weather,
you may picnic in our buildings. You must bring trash bags to take the
lunch waste back to your school. We do not have the capacity for the
trash generated by up to 1,000 students each week.
We require that classes visiting Aullwood limit each visit to
either the Farm and its adjoining trails or the Center and its adjoining
trails. We do this to maintain the high quality of experiences for all
groups. All programs are held as scheduled, rain or shine. Comparing
Communities field experiences involves visits to both the Center and
Farm.
Please be aware that all programs are held rain
or shine as scheduled. In case of severe weather
that prevents outdoor exploration, hands-on
indoor activities will be conducted. Cancellations
must be made 14 days in advance of the
program, otherwise the
school will be billed for
the cancelled program.
