New Pond Farm Education Center

An Intro to Embroidery
2025-03-15 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Learn to embroider with a master embroiderer! You will learn a variety of common embroidery stitches while creating a small floral design.
All materials will be provided including a small hoop to display your work.
This program is:$25 members,$30 non-members
Registration required, space is limited.

Shrinky Dinks!
2025-03-14 19:00 - 20:15
Design and personalize either a pair of earrings or two unique pins. Watch as your creations magically shrink and transform into wearable art!
This program is:$20 per member,$30 per non-member
Registration required, space is limited.
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In the Kitchen: Shared Meals (Grades K-4)- Personal Pizza Bakes
2025-03-12 16:30 - 18:00
Only a few spaces left!
Each month we will build our kitchen skills as we create delicious dinners to share together using simple, kid-friendly recipes.
This program is:$25 per member child,$30 per non-member child
Registration required, space is limited.
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On the Farm: STEM (Grades 5 - 8)
2025-03-11 16:00 - 17:00
Enjoy everything our 102-acres has to offer from science to nature to gardening! Each session will focus on a different theme, each including new opportunities to learn more about the world around us. Join us as we help support various research projects around the farm.
Tuesdays: March 11, 18, & 25With Bus Service from John Read Middle School
This 3-part program is:$45 per member,$60 per non-member
Registration required.
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Jr Staff: Animal Caretakers
2025-03-09 10:30 - 11:30
This program is full, but we are taking a waiting list
Love animals? Come learn the ins and outs of animal care. Focused on our resident mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, these hands-on programs will have Jr Staff helping with feedings, cleanings, health checks, enrichment, and more.
This program is:Free for members,$10 for non-members
Registration is required, space is limited.
Please Register for the Wait List Here

Astronomy Nights – Viewing the Night Sky
2025-03-08 18:45 - 19:45
This program is full, but we are taking a waiting list
Join our knowledgeable team of volunteer astronomers on Astronomy Hill for views of constellations, star clusters, planets, and more!
Gaze through telescopes, hear stories about the stars, watch a short slide presentation, ask deep questions, and connect with other night sky enthusiasts.
This is an outdoor program, please dress for the weather and be prepared for a short walk from the parking lot out to the Observatory.
This program is:$10 per Member,$12 per Non-member
Please Register for the Wait List Here

Timberdoodle Walk
2025-03-08 17:45 - 18:45
“Peent, peent”, the nasally call of the American Woodcock, also known as a Timberdoodle, is hard to mistake. Join NPF Board Member Bruce Ward as we look and listen for this sometimes difficult to spot little shorebird. With a preference for young forests and shrubby fields, males will be out calling and performing aerial displays in an effort to attract a mate for the spring breeding season.
This program is:Free for members,$10 per non-member
Registration is required.
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Paint and Sip
2025-03-06 18:30 - 20:30
Enjoy a fun night out with friends as our artist instructor leads you on a step-by-step journey to create a wonderful masterpiece inspired by New Pond Farm’s beauty. All experience levels are welcome. We will provide an 11×14 canvas, all painting supplies, and light refreshments.
This program is:$30 per member,$40 per non-member
Registration required, space is limited.
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Nature Explorers (Grades K-2)
2025-03-06 16:00 - 17:00
Join us for this monthly 3-part series full of outdoor nature adventures. Each week we will explore the property and make exciting discoveries in our woodlands, wetlands, gardens, and meadow. Each month may include hikes, games, animal encounters, campfires, and more. Our focus is on child-led, outdoor play.
Thursdays: March 6, 13, & 20
This series is:$45 per member child,$60 per non-member child
Registration required, space is limited.
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STEM Club (Grades K - 4)
2025-03-06 16:00 - 17:00
This program is full, but we are taking a waiting list
Each week we will explore a different theme as we ask questions and search for answers through observation, investigation, and experimentation. We will build hot air balloons, launch rockets, bend light, create electricity, and more.
Thursdays: March 6 – April 10
This 6-part series is:$90 per member,$120 per non-member
Registration required, space is limited.
Please Register for the Wait List Here

Nature Explorers (Ages 3 - 5)
2025-03-06 13:30 - 15:00
Get in on the fun during this monthly 3-part series full of outdoor nature adventures! Each week we will explore the property and make exciting discoveries in our woodlands, wetlands, gardens, and meadow. This child-led afternoon of outdoor play may include hikes, games, animal encounters, campfires, and more. Our focus is on child-led, outdoor play.
Thursdays:March 6, 13, & 20
This series is:$45 per member,$60 per non-member
Registration is required, space is limited.
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Animal Care Club: Winter Session (Grades 2-4)
2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:00
Did you know New Pond Farm has more than farm animals? Join the Animal Care Club and learn how to care for the many reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and invertebrates that live in the Learning Center. Club members will make salads for turtles, clean snake enclosures, exercise bunnies, wrangle crickets and much more!
Wednesdays: March 5 – April 9
This 6-part drop-off program is:$90 per member child$120 per non-member child
Registration is required, space is limited.
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Caregiver and Child Series, for children ages 18 - 35 months
2025-03-05 10:00 - 11:30
A weekly caregiver and child program for our youngest members. Each week we will gather outdoors and spend 90-minutes connecting with nature, and one another, through free play, exploratory walks, live animal encounters, nature crafts, and seasonal stories. This program is held almost entirely outdoors, but we will use our heated Nature Hut and Learning Center when necessary.
Wednesdays: March 5 – April 9
This 6-part program is:$135 per member child/adult pair,$165 per non-member child/adult pair
Registration required, space is limited.
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Little Scientists (Ages 3 - 5)
2025-03-04 13:30 - 15:00
Tuesdays:March 4, 11, 18
Designed to spark curiosity, this playful, hands-on program will encourage young learners to ask questions, make observations and engage in simple science experiments.
This program is:$45 per member,$60 per non-member
Registration required, space is limited.
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Storytime for Children with Adults, Ages 1 - 5
2025-03-04 10:30 - 11:15
Join us each month for nature stories and related activities as we explore the seasons at New Pond Farm. Activities may include live animal encounters, nature crafts, walks on the property, and more. This program will include an outdoor component – please dress accordingly.
This program is:$10 per member,$15 per non-member.Adults and siblings under 1 are free.
Registration required.
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Afternoons at the Farm (Grades 2 - 4)
2025-03-03 15:00 - 16:30
An afterschool program filled with a variety of fun activities around the farm. This 6-part series will include hikes, animal care, cooking, science, games, and more!
Mondays: March 3 – April 7(WITH BUS SERVICE FROM REDDING ELEMENTARY
This 6-part session is:$135 per member,$180 per non-member
Registration required.
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The Philadelphia Story, a Live Radio Play
2025-03-01 19:00 - 20:30
Join Director Nancy Ponturo with her extraordinary cast of actors, and watch the hilarity unfold as Tracy Lord, CK Dexter Haven, and other memorable characters are brought to life in this classic 1940s romantic comedy. Our thanks to actors Nancy Ponturo, Bob Ponturo, Don Striano, Julia Levo, Martin Robinson, Annie Evans, Molly Garbe Brown, and Fred Newman (also providing sound effects), and musician David Morgan for once again generously donating their time and talents for this joyful fundraiser. Please join us for the performance, libations, homemade desserts, and lively conversations with the actors.
Location:PRYOR-HUBBARD HALL (behind Sacred Heart Church)30 Church Street, Redding.This event is:$60 per member,$70 per non-member
Seating is limited, so please make your reservations soon!
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Pancake Breakfast
2025-03-01 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-03-01 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-03-01 08:30 - 09:00
Celebrate a delicious New England tradition! Start the morning with a homemade breakfast of bacon and pancakes topped with fresh berries and our very own maple syrup. Then bundle up and head down to our Sugar House to watch the farmers as they boil down the next batch of sap from our sugar maple trees.
Members Only!
$10 per person (max. $40 per family),children 3 and under are free
Registration required.
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Pancake Breakfast
2025-03-01 09:30 - 10:00
Only a Few Spaces Left!
Celebrate a delicious New England tradition! Start the morning with a homemade breakfast of bacon and pancakes topped with fresh berries and our very own maple syrup. Then bundle up and head down to our Sugar House to watch the farmers as they boil down the next batch of sap from our sugar maple trees.
Members Only!
$10 per person (max. $40 per family),children 3 and under are free
Registration required.
Please Register Here

Cookies and Crafting (Grades 2 - 4)
2025-02-28 18:30 - 20:30
Young crafters and cookie enthusiasts will enjoy a night full of creating masterpieces to take home, or maybe even to eat! We will make fun crafts using a variety of materials and be inspired by the nature around us. Enthusiastic crafters often work up an appetite, so we will decorate cookies to spark creativity.
This program is:$30 per member,$40 per non-member
Registration required.
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Needlework Drop-in
2025-02-27 10:30 - 12:00
Join us for a relaxing morning of knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and other needlework. We will gather around the fireplace and share stories, ideas, and advice as we each work on our own projects. Open to all experience levels. Come be inspired, meet new friends, and learn something new. Light refreshments will be provided.
This program is:Free
Registration requested.
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Astronomy Talk: The Birth and Death of a Star
2025-02-25 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for an in-depth exploration of one of the universe’s most fascinating phenomena—the life cycle of a star. This indoor presentation will guide you through the stages of stellar evolution, from the birth of a star in a cosmic nebula to its ultimate death, whether it fades into a white dwarf, explodes as a supernova, or collapses into a black hole.
Suitable for ages 12+
This program is:Free for members,$5 per non-member
Registration required.
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Crocheting Amigurumi Sea Creatures
2025-02-23 12:00 - 14:00
Learn to crochet in just three sessions! During this class we will cover the basics and learn how to make a simple stuffed animal.
No experience necessary and all materials provided.
Sundays:February 23, March 2, & March 9
This 3-part series is:$40 per member,$50 per non-member
Registration required, space is limited.
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Crafting Creamy Delights: Homemade Butter
2025-02-22 14:00 - 16:00
You butter believe it! Transform simple ingredients into creamy, golden butter from scratch…no churn required! Learn the step- by-step process of how it’s made, craft your own batch to take home, and experiment with sweet or savory variations that will take your homemade butter to a new level.
This program is:$50 per member family,$60 per non-member family
Registration require.
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Backyard Syruping Workshop
2025-02-22 10:00 - 11:00
Have you ever wanted to make your own maple syrup? Let us teach you each step of this sweet process and review the materials needed for backyard production. Please dress for the outdoors.
This program is:$15 per member,$20 per non-member
Registration is required, space is limited.
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Needlework Drop-in
2025-02-20 10:30 - 12:00
Join us for a relaxing morning of knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and other needlework. We will gather around the fireplace and share stories, ideas, and advice as we each work on our own projects. Open to all experience levels. Come be inspired, meet new friends, and learn something new. Light refreshments will be provided.
Free.
Registration requested.
Please Register Here

Fireside Yoga: Flow, Breath, Restore
2025-02-18 18:30 - 19:30
This winter, Fireside Yoga offers a chance to slow down and reconnect. Held indoors by the warmth of a crackling fire, this series weaves together meditation, dynamic vinyasa flows, and restorative breathwork. Each practice is designed to cultivate inner warmth, balance, and calm during the colder months, inviting participants to unwind and recharge in a cozy, welcoming space.
Ages 16+, no experience required.
Registration required, space is limited.
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February Break Program (Grades K-4)
2025-02-18 10:00 - 14:00
This 4-part program focuses on Animal Adventures. Throughout the week participants will learn about adaptations, tracking, food webs, flight, and more, all while spending time with friends exploring the our woodlands, wetlands, and pastures.
February 18 – 21
This 4-part program is:$240 per member,$320 per non-member
Registration required, space is limited.
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