Welty Teachers

Welty Environmental Center

Information for Teachers

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.
--Rachel Carson

Programs for Students

The Welty Environmental Center offers programs for preschool through grade 8. Teachers may arrange field trips to the Center at Beckman Mill County Park, presentations at the school, or both. Programs are interdisciplinary and focus on environmental topics. See the Environmental Programs for School Year 2011-2012.

Program fees are:
Fees per student or scout for 2 hour programs: $10 each, no cost for teachers and chaperones
Fees per student for 90 min preschool programs: $6 each, no cost for teachers and chaperones
Fees for 2 hour public programs: $10 for FWEC members, $15 for nonmembers
Fees for all-day public programs: $20 for FWEC members, $20 for nonmembers
Fees per class for programs that are already set up (like maple sugaring, etc): $75 per class

Outreach program fees:
All include mileage: 10-30 miles from the center = $15
Beyond 30 miles = $0.50 / mile
No mileage charges for Beloit schools and organizations
Outreach programs for individual classes: $75 plus applicable mileage

Welty Wagon (Winged Wonders or Predator-Prey options) (school provides volunteers as well)
2 hour program (1 assembly or up to 3 classrooms) = $150 + applicable mileage
5 hour program (2 assemblies or up to 5 classrooms) = $250 + applicable mileage

Programs for Teachers

Watch for future workshops. WEC regularly schedules workshops for

Project WET - water resources education
Project Learning Tree - environmental education for preschool through grade 12
Project WILD - wildlife education