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The Lake County Forest Preserve District offers expertly guided, hands-on school and scout programs throughout Lake County. In addition to field trips, we’ll also come to your school with our in-school programs.

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In addition to Ryerson Woods many programs are now available at Greenbelt Cultural Center.

Game plan for our school programs:

  • Address Illinois State Learning Standards
  • Customize to fit your needs
  • Offer hands-on learning
  • Feature experts, local historians and naturalists
  • Incorporate science, social studies, history and language arts
  • Design programs to fit your grade/age level
  • Offer convenient locations and schedules to minimize bus transport
  • Affordable programs

Featured Programs

  • Maple Syruping, photo by Justin Wambold
    Maple Syruping

    Students learn how trees turn water, sunlight and air into sap. Then it’s into the sugarbush to practice drilling and watch the sap flow. A stop at the evaporator shows how sap becomes syrup. Everyone gets a chance to compare sap and taste real Ryerson Woods maple syrup.

    Call 847-968-3321 to reserve this program.

    Age 4-Grade 12
    Ryerson Woods
    Mar
    Age 4-Grade 6: 1 hour, Grade 7-12: 1 ½ hours
    Age 4-Grade 6, $53 ($91 out of county), Grades 7-12, $63 ($101 out of county)
  • Abe Lincoln, photo by Chip Williams
    Meet the Lincolns (Grades 1 & 2)

    Celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday at the Discovery Museum and learn Illinois history with President and Mrs. Lincoln. President Lincoln talks about growing up in a log cabin, his beard, his tall hat and what makes Mrs. Lincoln’s dress stand out like that.

    Call 847-968-3321 to reserve this program.

    1-2
    Lake County Discovery Museum
    February 6, 2012
    45 minutes (10-10:45 am)
    $3 per person ($5 out of county)
  • Abe Lincoln, photo by Chip Williams
    Meet the Lincolns (Grades 3 & 4)

    Celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday at the Discovery Museum and learn Illinois history with President and Mrs. Lincoln. Hear about good citizenship, the importance of education, respect for the law, and how Lincoln became President.

    3-4
    Lake County Discovery Museum
    February 24, 2012
    45 minutes (10-10:45 am)
    $3 per person ($5 out of county)