Nature-Based Work for Youth Amidst Pandemic

Greenagers has continued its commitment to outdoor programming amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic to offer teenagers and young adults nature-based work and socially distant connections...

Greenagers also partners with Flying Cloud Institute, Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Volunteers in Medicine, and Flying Deer Nature Center to offer Community Learning in the Berkshires. The goal of CLuB is to offer local parents a low to no cost remote learning site for their children because of the COVID-19 virus forcing schools to adopt a hybrid learning model and leaving parents short for childcare.

CLuB includes full-day supervision from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and skilled, enriching assistance with school assigned academic work. This program places an emphasis on outdoor experiential learning and the use of outdoor classrooms in all seasons.

Greenagers plans on serving 125 children between host sites Berkshire South Regional Community Center in Great Barrington and April Hill Conservation and Education Center in Egremont. Read the full article by Brittany Polito on iBerkshires.