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Eco-Exploration Field Trip

The Learning Landscape environmental education program invites elementary school groups to book an Eco-Exploration Field Trip to the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center during the fall and winter, or the URI Kingston Botanical Garden in the spring, for a hands-on environmental education experience.

Students use all of their senses to explore the plants and wildlife that inhabit southern New England. Topics such as ecosystems and adaptations, seed diversity, native mammals and birds worms and decomposers, energy and more are presented in a fun and age-appropriate format. Students bring their experiences back to the classroom with seeds planted in a recycled pot and their own nature journals.

Click here to see how the Learning Landscape can help teachers meet R.I. Grade Span Expectations in science and language arts.

For more details about each program:

URI Kingston Field Trip Program

RWP Botanical Center Field Trip Program

  • Now booking Spring 2012 field trips to the URI Botanical Gardens!
  • Scholarships are available for eligible schools.

Yearly Schedule

Fall Learning Landscape Program 
Field Trip Dates: October - November 2012
Location: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Providence

Winter Learning Landscape 
Field Trip Dates: February - March 2013
Location: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Providence

Spring Learning Landscape 
Field Trip Dates: April - June 2013
Location: URI Botanical Gardens, Kingston 

School Vacation Programs

Wish you could take the kids somewhere tropical this school vacation? Now you can! Join us for the Learning Landscape Program at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, open to the public during February and April School Vacation weeks.

FEBRUARY + APRIL VACATION
LEARNING LANDSCAPE KID'S DAYS

February 2012 Program Details

URI'S ECO-EXPLORATION SUMMER CAMP

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

2011 Program Details

2012 Program Details Coming Soon!

Seasonal Festivals


The East Farm Spring Festival and Holidays at the Park offer seasonal opportunties for families to explore the natural world together through fun and informative exhibits and craft activities. Programs are held at URI's East Farm and at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Learning Landscape






"This trip far exceeded my expectation. The information brought to my students in two hours couldn't have been done in my own classroom...This trip was well organized and worth the time and money spent. I will definitely want to attend this trip again."

--Densie Phillips, First Grade Teacher from Harris Elementary, Woonsocket

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"The Learning Landscape field trip program for our elementary group really did provide our students with great hands-on exploration of life science. Each child planted seeds and was then able to bring home their newly planted seeds and watch them grow with their family. It was not only a wonderful learning experience but also a very special treat for the students."

-- Kathleen Sullivan, 3rd grade teacher from Martin Luther King Elementary, Providence

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"I learned some things too. Like worms have five hearts. That the little pine cones grow really big trees and that venus fly traps can only close five times. But I really liked feeling the animals' fur."

-- Cecelia, 1st grader from Westerly

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I just wanted to thank you so much for providing such a wonderfully beneficial program to our students! They received so much information in a FUN way that I know this expereince will impact them for a long time! The concepts they learned align with the NECAP testing. I look forward to scheduling more trips ASAP!

-- Kimberly Brennan, 4th grade teacher from Holliman Elementary, Warwick

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"I loved learning about Venus fly traps. We had a great time. When can we come again? I learned that mammals can only have fur. The rabbit I saw was awesome! This was my best field trip ever!"

-- Max, 1st grader from Westerly

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"This is the best field trip we have ever been on."

-- Holly Polhemus, 4th grade teacher from Vartan Gregorian Elementary, Providence