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Mountainside Nature Center

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Here is our upcoming schedule!

  • Karate

    Take a Karate class at the Mountainside Nature Center with Sensei April Perkins. (For ages 7-13!)

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    1 hr

    10 US dollars
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Take a Karate Class at the Mountainside Nature Center with Sensei April Perkins. Sensei April Perkins has been studying Martial Arts for 17 years. She is 3rd Dan in Kobayashi Shorin Ryu and Vice President of OSRKKA Karate Organization. 

Classes and Workshops

Class Schedule

  • Fitness in the Forest

    Family friendly fitness class, involving some stretches and a little nature walk.

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    1 hr

  • Karate

    Take a Karate class at the Mountainside Nature Center with Sensei April Perkins. (For ages 7-13!)

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    1 hr

    10 US dollars

  • Elephant Toothpaste

    Learn about chemical reactions with us by making elephant toothpaste! ( For ages 7+)

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    10 US dollars

  • Marble Race Track

    Let's use the laws of gravity to make a marble race track! ( For ages 5+)

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    10 US dollars

  • Let's make Slime!

    Come get sticky and make slime with us! (For ages 7+)

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    10 US dollars

  • Mentos and Coke

    The experiment all kids love to see! Come experiment a mentos and coke explosion! (For ages 7+)

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    5 US dollars

  • Cyanotype

    Join us to make some art using what we find outside!

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    10 US dollars

  • Story time and Craft

    Come bring your littles for a story time and craft in the nature nook!

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    1 hr

  • Why do leaves change color?

    As the weather is changing lets learn about why leaves change color as the weather cools! (Ages 7+)

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    10 US dollars

  • Munch and Mingle 🐝🍴

    Come reserve a space to eat a lunch and hang out with the animals!

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    4 hr

Family Price Plan 

Looking for a budget friendly plan for your family?

We offer families a membership that gives you access to all our classes for the month! With this membership you will be able to come to any class, as well as gain access to our "Nature Nook" which has free wifi and spaces to read or work!

You will still be responsible for registering for our programs but won't be charged, unless it is a special event.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

— Albert Einstein

If we are willing to be still and open enough to listen, wilderness itself will teach us. 

— Steven Harper

I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day’s work.

— Frank Lloyd Wright

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