Programs

FREE Discovery Backpack Program

Enhance your students' exploration of nature with our Discovery Backpack Program! This program makes it easy for groups to interact with nature and learn together during a self-guided or docent-led visit to the Norman Glenn Nature Trail. The backpacks, funded by the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, are filled with tools to assist students' nature study on the trail. An easy-to-use Exploration Guide is available upon request when using the backpacks. Backpacks & Exploration Guides are available by reservation only.

Teaching Artists

Our Teaching Artists program allows you to schedule a private lesson for your class or group with artists from our community. Topics include basket weaving, gourd birdhouses, stained glass, beaded jewelry, book making, block printing, weaving, carving, artists trading cards, and more. Call to learn more!

Museum Tour - All Ages

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art is proud of its extensive collection of wildfowl decoys and artistic carvings. The collection represents a unique art form indigenous to the Chesapeake Bay, closely tied to the history of the region. Guided tours help students appreciate the wonders within our museum and tie the exhibits to classroom curriculum. 

Guided Nature Trail Tours - All Ages

Guides will lead your class through the Norman Glen Nature Trail along Schumaker Pond, identifying many of our wetland plants, animals, insects, and birds. Binoculars and trail guides are provided!

Self-Guided Visits  - All Ages

There are many ways to greatly enhance your self-directed museum visit and nature trail explorations. Activity guides, scavenger hunts and other exhibit materials are available by request during reservation.