Nature/Outdoors + Nature | Kids Out and About Hudson Valley

Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue (LOHR)

Our Youth Development Program centers around career development and education of the various areas in the equine industry. Bimonthly Sunday meetings with activities, field trips, and hands on work with our horses. Summer Program June-August
2699 Route 22
Dover Plains , NY , 12522
Phone: 845-416-8583
41° 42' 28.6632" N, 73° 35' 16.0404" W

4-H Camp Shankitunk

Creative Writing, History, Science, Nature/Outdoors, Arts: Performance, Participatory (e.g., music jam sessions, dancing, theater), Drama, Photography, Hiking, Swimming, Yoga, Hands-on, Arts and Crafts, Cooking

Adventure Sailing School (Tivoli Sailing Company, LLC)

We have structured our program to be well rounded, focusing on learning about the mighty Hudson River, using sailing as the vehicle to make that learning possible.

Albany Pine Bush Preserve & Discovery Center

We offer education programs for learners of all ages. Our programs are Pine Bush focused, aligned with learning standards, and incorporate best practices in education and interpretation. We offer programs for families, adults, and groups including school groups of all ages, from pre-school to college and everything in between. Programs include hikes, lectures and interactive presentations on a variety of subjects including history, plants, animals and geology.

Among the Ferns: Nature Connection for Budding Naturalists

Among the Ferns offers weekend Family Nature Club gatherings. Though there are not any actively scheduled after school programs, there will be opportunities in the future. Among the Ferns also offers private opportunities for families.

Ardsley Community Nursery School

Academic, Nature/Outdoors, Preschool, Reading / Story time, Hands-on

Beatrix Farrand Garden

Clutural Arts Classes for all ages

Buck Brook Alpacas

Book tours, walks, gem minining, yoga, workshops, and more! There's so much to do at Buck Brook Alpacas!

Camelback Mountain Resort

Exercise & Health, Nature/Outdoors

Campgaw Mountain

Exercise & Health, Hands-on, Nature/Outdoors, Skiing, Special Needs

Central Park Zoo

Nature based programs.

Challenge Camp

STEM & Arts project based enrichment electives ranging from 3Dprinting, Art, Coding, Cooking, Drones, ESports, Magic, Photography, Robotics, Theater & more. Including Sports/Swimming as campers are encourage to challenge both their minds & bodies.

Chicory Naturalist

Chicory Naturalist offers an ongoing array of classes provided by local artists and educators that range from learning the art of Pysanka egg dyeing to guided foraging walks in the local Hudson Valley area.

City of Newburgh Department of Recreation

The Department of Parks and Recreation provides year-round programs and services for all ages and abilities throughout every neighborhood, spanning active sports and athletics, cultural enrichment opportunities and passive leisure experiences.

Common Ground Farm

Educational programming and events for infants through adults

Cornell Cooperative Extension - Columbia and Greene Counties

4-H courses for children, gardening/farming, social wellness and anger management, environmental and agroforestry, holiday workshops

Cornell Cooperative of Rockland County

4-H Events and Programs: Science, Nature/Outdoors

Country Grove Children's Center

Country Grove Children's Center in LaGrange is happy to announce our new and improved summer camp program. We are bringing the EXCITEMENT here to our location! Clowns, bounce house, animal visits, & more!!! Safety 1st following CDC recommendations.

Croton-on-Hudson Recreation and Parks

The recreation department offers a variety of classes for all ages.

Desmond-Fish Library

Storytime, crafts for kids and adults, STEM activities, author talks, games, books, and more!

Earth Living Skills

Classes focus on bushcraft and understanding the natural world. Time frame and subjects are based on what the student or students want to learn. It can include plant ID, earthenware pottery, shelter building, fire making, awareness and more.

Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship

We offer Therapeutic riding, Hippotherapy (PT & SLP), Equine Assisted Psychology, Equine Facilitated Learning, Field Trips, inclusive camps and much more!

Evermore Equestrian Center, LLC

Family run farm and horse rescue. Equine Education. Therapeutic Activities. Riding. Vaulting. Our programs are based on creating a connection with the horse to develop a respectful, joyful, healing, engaging partnership. Individual and groups.

FASNY Museum of Firefighting

Virtual Learning, Group Tours, Exhibitions

Friends of Clermont

Arts and crafts and history classes.

Garnet Hill Lodge and Ski Center

The friendly and well-informed staff will help you with your outdoor adventures, be it hiking, mountain biking, disc golf, back country or on piste skiing, snowshoeing and more.

Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson

Activities vary, check out our calendar! https://www.facebook.com/girlscoutshh

Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc.

Troop meetings and activities are scheduled depending on the needs and schedule of the troop volunteers and members.

Glynwood

Nature/Outdoors

Green Chimneys

Nature’s Nursery has provided early education and school-age programs to community families for over 30 years. A sound curriculum, dynamic nature settings and caring staff create an engaging educational experience to support the most important years in a child’s growth and development.

Greenburgh Nature Center

Hands-on, Nature/Outdoors, Preschool, Sustainability, Reading/Story time

Greenburgh Parks and Recreation

Academic, Creative Writing, Chess, Nature/Outdoors, Arts: Performance, Dance, Drama, Music, Guitar, Drums, Arts: Visual, Drawing, Exercise & Health, Martial Arts, Swimming, Hands-on, Cooking, Special Needs, Sports, Basketball, Cheerleading, Football.

Grinnell Library

Academic, Nature/Outdoors, Reading / Story time, Martial Arts, Yoga, Hands-on

Grounded. Training & Fitness

One Hour Sessions involving General Physical Fitness or Sports Specific Skill building! Each session is tailored to your child's development and goals, while always increasing confidence and providing lots of fun!

Hawk Circle Wilderness Education

A variety of nature based programming for children and adults.

HorsePlay / Nichols Field Riding Club

​Lessons are available in dressage, jumping (stadium and cross-country), ground and carriage driving, as well as round pen and other forms of groundwork.

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

Hands-on, Arts and Crafts, Nature/Outdoors, Preschool

Hudson River Maritime Museum

Sailing lessons, woodworking classes, group tours, in-class programming, monthly lectures

Hudson River Museum

Nature/Outdoors, Arts: Visual, Drawing, Painting/sculpture, Photography, Hands-on, Arts and Crafts

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

Clearwater Connects allows classrooms and groups to interact with Clearwater educators, explore the Sloop in new and exciting ways, and encounter the magic of the Hudson River from afar! Virtual sails and Hudson River Tideline lessons are available for students from K-12 to college and adults. Both live and pre-recorded experiences are available.

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort

Ski and snowboard lessons

JL Performance Horses

Community based, comprehensive equine educational programs and horse riding experiences with professional instruction. PONYSITTERS after school program, Best Summer Horse Camp program, PARTIES and much more!

Juckas Riding Stables

Juckas Stables offers Trail Rides, Private Lessons, Summer Camps, After School Camps, Holiday Camps, Birthday Parties, Pony Rides and lots' of opportunities to interact with and enjoy Horses.

Kadampa Meditation Center New York

If we train in meditation, our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we will experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Eventually, we will be able to stay happy all the time, even in the most difficult circumstances.

Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum

Various programs for children and/or Families

Millbrook Library

Programs for adults, teens, and children such as craft classes, concerts, science programs, and more.

Muscoot Farm

Nature/Outdoors, Hands-on, Arts and Crafts

New Era Creative Space

Academic, Arts: Performance, Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Art, Digital Art, Filmmaking, Photography, Writing, Empowerment, Hands-on programs, Arts and Crafts, Parenting Workshops, Leadership, Summer Camp.

Omega Institute

Omega Family Week during the summer includes workshops for adults and kids camps that run concurrently. Meals, community gatherings, and evening entertainment are enjoyed together outside of the classroom.

Pawling Free Library

We offer after-school programs, daytime programs, weekend and evening events in rotating topics like art, S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), history, literacy, and crafting for all ages. Classes rotate but are always free.

Peace in Piermont

Camp PiP Yogi Jr - Kids yoga enrichment class that runs on Saturdays from 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Kids Night Out!/Glowga - Fun evening for kids filled with games, mindfulness activities + glow-in-the-dark yoga

Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort

Nature/Outdoors, Exercise & Health, Biking, Hiking, Skiing, Skiing / Snowboarding

Primrose Hill School

Waldorf Inspired education in Rhinebeck, NY, offering Parent-Child through Eighth Grade Classes. Visit us at www.primrosehillschool.com for details.

Putnam Valley Free Library

Academic, Nature/Outdoors, Reading / Story time, Arts: Performance, Music, Drawing, Film, Hands-on, Arts and Crafts

Ridge Runner Ranch

A variety of classes offered.

Rochester Folk Art Guild

Education in traditional crafts

Seed Song Farm & Center

Primarily outdoor farm education programs are in an outdoor environment where children can actively learn and explore in the natural world. After-school & day programs run in Fall & Spring, Summer Camp runs from June-September. Ages 4-12

Ski Sundown

Ski Sundown offers multi-week group lesson programs for kids, teens, and adults, as well as walk-in lessons for ages 4+, and private lessons for ages 3+ (skiing) and 6+ (snowboarding). We also offer adaptive lessons.

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

Hands-on, Cooking, Nature/Outdoors

Stony Kill Foundation

Nature/Outdoors, Farming, Hiking, Hands-on

Strawtown Studio

We offer hands-on workshops that combine nature exploration with art-making and science learning. We often go for a short walk outdoors to experience nature, harvest natural materials, and then we return to the studio to make art.

Teatown Lake Reservation

We offer a variety of nature based education programs for field trips. We can bring programs to your classroom as well.

The Ashokan Center

The Ashokan Center offers a wide variety of music and arts programming including the renowned Ashokan Music & Dance Camps. Led by musicians Jay Ungar and Molly Mason (Jay & Molly), two of Ashokan’s most valued supporters, these popular week-long camps are a place where people come together to become better fiddlers, guitarists, mandolin players, uke players, percussionists, singers, dancers and teachers.

The Birch School

Homeschool programs

The Rewilding School

Forest Preschool - nature-driven preschool Nature Club - after school skill building class Weekend Hunter/Gatherers - weekend skill building class Archery - family and child only classes available Wild Ones / Wildlings - Toddler Program!

The Rye Historical Society

Academic, History, Nature/Outdoors, Preschool, Reading / Story time, Arts: Performance, Arts: Visual, Hands-on, Home Schooling

The Wayfinder Experience

Get ready for action with our play-safe foam swords! For more than 20 years, we've been running a variety of programs that foster personal growth and team work. Our most popular is Capture the Flag with Swords!

The Wooden Boat School at The Hudson River Maritime Museum

At the HRMM Wooden Boat School, students from diverse backgrounds work alongside skilled shipwrights and craftspeople. Through hands on projects, students put STEM skills to work as they follow building plans, use specialized tools and materials, and

Tinkergarten Northern Hudson Valley

Nature/Outdoors, Home Schooling, Parenting

Topfield Equestrian Center: Therapeutic Horsemanship

Therapeutic Ground Programs Kids Connected Kindness Club Therapeutic Riding Programs

Town of Bethel, NY- Parks and Recreation Department

Year-round activities: TaeKwonDo, exercise classes, art and craft classes, bus trips Seasonal activities: summer day camp, swim lessons, winter ski program, holiday events

Town of Cornwall

The recreation department offers a variety of classes for youth and adults.

Town of LaGrange, NY Parks & Recreation

A variety of classes for all ages are offered.

Town of Rhinebeck, NY Recreation Dept.

Various Classes offered through our Recreation Dept.

Union Vale Parks and Recreation

Nature/Outdoors, Preschool, Exercise & Health, Hands-on, Sports

UrbanMathTrails

One-on-one remedial and enrichment math tutoring. Specializing in outdoor math learning and place-based math.

Vidbel Mountain Homestead

Children ages 5-8 and 8-12; 1 hour private $40, 2 hour private $70. Semi-private rates available

Village of Florida, NY- Recreation Dept

We offer a variety of classes for all ages.

Westmoreland Sanctuary

Academic, Nature/Outdoors, Environmental Education

Woodstock Library

Kids Yoga, Lego Club, Various other programs and events (crafts, music, etc.)