Manice Education Center
School Field Trips

Discovering a love for the great outdoors

Manice Education Center (MEC) offers 3-day field trips in the spring and fall to connect the classroom learning of our Winter Ecology Program and the many opportunities for learning and growth in a wilderness classroom.

The MEC curriculum is tailored for each school and focuses on ecology and wilderness survival, as well as leadership training in communication and critical thinking. Our lessons provide an engaging hands-on enrichment to the NYC Department. of Education Scope and Sequence and help improve academic proficiency in science, math, and analytical skills.

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Manice Field Trip Highlights

  • Challenge Course: Students form deeper bonds with their classmates and grow as leaders!

  • Night Hike: Trust yourself, and you will see in the dark.

  • Beaver Pond and the Bog: Discover the amazing world of macroinvertebrates!

  • Campfire reflections: What are you taking home with you? What are you keeping here?

Students play a special kind of tug-of-war to help move their friend in the A-frame across the camp grounds.

“You can really tell which class has had the benefit of the Manice experience.”
— Educator
Salad freshly harvested from the MEC garden!
Conducting scientific research in the bog.
A perfect backdrop for a dance.
Students gather around the campfire on their last night at camp.