Axe ’Em, Jacks!
SFA Gardens offers educational programs for students designed to get them outside, encouraging curiosity about the natural world. Pre-visit packets include information to help educators and their students prepare for their visit to the SFA Gardens. The packet also includes the science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills that the activities will cover.
Bugs, Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms
Teachers are invited to register their K-2 classes for the 2025 Bugs, Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms Festival scheduled for March 24 and March 27. Sessions are two hours long and classes rotate among four stations featuring Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) - aligned nature-based outdoor activities. Cost is $5 per student, with no charge for accompanying teachers and chaperones. Complete this form to register your classes for this event.
Pineywoods Summer Camps
The Pineywoods Summer Camps are returning! The 2025 Wonder Woods Camp will host children aged 4 to 6 years old for one week (June 2-6) of one-half day activities. Two Jack Creek Camps for children aged 7 to 10 years old will be held June 9-13 and June 16-20. Up to 24 children are accepted per camp. Check back for registration information.
EcoAdventures: A Homeschool Journey into Nature
This event is for homeschool K-12 students. The students are placed in groups with students in similar grades and the groups rotate among stations during the EcoAdventures event. This event is scheduled for September 2025. The event cost is $5 per student, with no charge for accompanying adults.
Wild About Science
This annual fall event provides fourth and fifth graders outdoor nature-based learning adventures. Classes rotate among three activity stations during the event. Cost is $5 per student, with no charge for accompanying teachers and chaperones. Check back for registration information.
Learning Excursions
In addition to the large educational programs offered each year, SFA Gardens environmental educational programs staff, volunteers and partnering organizations host smaller groups of students for nature-based learning excursions that meet the students’ educational needs.
Educators, scout leaders and others who want to help children engage in environmental educational activities or in learning outdoor skills should complete this contact form to help us plan your visit.