Come learn about different adaptations that different birds have. See how they use these adaptations to survive in different environments. Live & mounted specimens will be used to facilitate the discussion and the learning. This program for Elementary School students is $8 per New Pond Farm member child and $12 per non-member child Registration is required. Please register online or by calling (203) 938-2117.

Come build a rocket and then launch it outside in the pasture. Watch it soar high in the sky and then take it home once it returns to Earth. All materials will be provided. This program is $20 per New Pond Farm member and $25 per non-member. Registration is required, space is limited.Please register online or by calling (203) 938-2117.

Celebrate Mom this year by presenting her with a sweet felt flower necklace that you make yourself. We will show step by step the process of taking soft wool felt and rolling and stacking it into realistic floral shapes. Attach your flowers to a silky ribbon and you have a hand crafted piece of jewelry that will make your mom feel beautiful.

Create your own beautiful tree as you decorate hand-blown eggs. This is a perfect decoration for your spring table. This program for Elementary School students is $12 per New Pond Farm member and $16 per non-member. Registration is required, space is limited. Please register online or by calling (203) 938-2117.

New Pond Farm Education Center's Program Director Tim Laughlin, a veteran fly-tyer, would like to introduce you to the art of fly tying. Join in tying a “Woolly bugger” that you will take home once it is finished. Once started this could become a lifelong hobby! All equipment and materials will be provided. $15 per New Pond Farm member, $20 per non-member Registration is required, space is limited. Please register at www.newpondfarm.org or by calling (203) 938-2117.

During five action-packed days children (ages 8-12) may become a beekeeper, a farmer, a naturalist, a vegetable gardener, a chef, an artist, a treasure hunter, or a scientist! Form friendships with our residential campers from Norwalk, Bridgeport, & Danbury, while eating delicious foods from the garden and dairy, swimming in our crystal clear pool, going on a campout, and enjoying loads of fun games and activities! Runs 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and costs $550 for New Pond Farm Family Members and $625 for non-members

During five action-packed days children (ages 8-12) may become a beekeeper, a farmer, a naturalist, a vegetable gardener, a chef, an artist, a treasure hunter, or a scientist! Form friendships with our residential campers from Norwalk, Bridgeport, & Danbury, while eating delicious foods from the garden and dairy, swimming in our crystal clear pool, going on a campout, and enjoying loads of fun games and activities! Runs 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and costs $550 for New Pond Farm Family Members and $625 for non-members

During five action-packed days children (ages 8-12) may become a beekeeper, a farmer, a naturalist, a vegetable gardener, a chef, an artist, a treasure hunter, or a scientist! Form friendships with our residential campers from Norwalk, Bridgeport, & Danbury, while eating delicious foods from the garden and dairy, swimming in our crystal clear pool, going on a campout, and enjoying loads of fun games and activities! Runs 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and costs $550 for New Pond Farm Family Members and $625 for non-members

Get ready for songs, shipwrecks, and sword fights in Shakespeare’s famous comedy of mistaken identity, practical jokes, re-united siblings, and unrequited love in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. This engaging three-week theatre program for students entering grades 7-11 with director Nancy Ponturo will incorporate acting, movement, and voice. Students will become more familiar with the intricacies of the Shakespearean language, garner a sound knowledge of the text, and get a glimpse into life in Elizabethan times as they prepare for their performances.

Spring classes are in affect! Sign up today for group classes offered for grades 1-9! To see list of classes, go to: https://lodestoneacademy.net/lodestone-news-march-2019/