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 2008-2009.

Program fees are:
Full Day - $5.00 per student. No fee for teachers or chaperones. $60.00 minimum fee.
Half-Day - $3.00 per student. No fee for teachers or chaperones. $36.00 minimum fee.
Scout programs - $3.00 per child. $36.00 minimum fee.

For preschool through grade 2, a 1 to 6 adult/student ratio is required. For grades 3 through 8, a 1 to 8 adult/student ratio is required.

Schools and teachers in Rock County may apply for funding from a Rock County Conservationists environmental education grant.

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