Special Needs Field Trips
Lacawac offers field trips for special needs groups designed to provide a welcoming, supportive, and accessible outdoor learning experience for students of all ages. Guided by skilled environmental educators, these programs are thoughtfully adapted to the unique needs, abilities, and goals of each group, ensuring every participant feels safe, included, and engaged.
Through purposeful interaction with nature, students enjoy hands-on learning, sensory-based exploration, and activities that encourage movement, curiosity, and confidence building. These experiences support fine and gross motor skill development while fostering meaningful connections with the natural world, helping each participant discover their strengths in a comfortable and empowering environment.
Through purposeful interaction with nature, students enjoy hands-on learning, sensory-based exploration, and activities that encourage movement, curiosity, and confidence building. These experiences support fine and gross motor skill development while fostering meaningful connections with the natural world, helping each participant discover their strengths in a comfortable and empowering environment.
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Special Needs Field Trip PricingLacawac Sanctuary Foundation is able to provide free field trips for special needs groups and classes. Program CustomizationOur field trips can be tailored to meet the specific needs and abilities of your students. Contact us at [email protected] to discuss modifications, adjustments, and accommodations, and to ensure the program is the right fit for your group. Schedule a Field TripScheduling your program with Lacawac is easy! Start by exploring our selection of programs to find the experience that best fits your students’ goals and needs. Once you’ve chosen a program, complete our Program Request Form to begin the scheduling process. We recommend scheduling your program in advance to ensure availability. Once we receive your form, our team will connect with you to confirm details, check availability, and support you every step of the way.
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Weather & Cancellation Policies
As an outdoor education facility, Lacawac closely monitors weather conditions, with student safety being our top priority. Lacawac’s programs run rain or shine; however, in the event of unsafe weather conditions, staff will determine if a program can safely operate and will notify schools of cancellations by 7:30 on the day of the program. In the event that a program is canceled due to weather, we will work with schools to reschedule within the same calendar year.
All other cancellations or rescheduling requests must be submitted in writing at least three weeks prior to the scheduled program date. Please note that Lacawac cannot provide refunds for canceled programs.
All other cancellations or rescheduling requests must be submitted in writing at least three weeks prior to the scheduled program date. Please note that Lacawac cannot provide refunds for canceled programs.
Explore Our Special Needs Field Trips
Amazing Adaptations
2 Hours
Discover tricks animals use to survive. Experiential activities support the discovery of living and nonliving things by exploring structure and movement. A tactile activity using skulls and furs will give students an opportunity to touch and learn about animal adaptations.
Life Cycles
2 Hours
Students will explore forest habitat while discovering the changes that occur in nature over time. All things change, from plants and animals to weather and seasons. Observe life cycles while searching for nymphs, larva, seedlings, and more. Using insect and amphibian models, students will reconstruct the steps from egg to adult.
Sense of Wonder
2 Hours
Students will use their senses to explore Lacawac’s living classroom. Activities such as looking for shapes and colors, listening to forest sounds, and using their hands to find textures will foster an appreciation and curiosity for the natural world.
Sensory Journey
2 Hours
Educators use a combination of activities from the programs above to meet the needs of the students. Students are encouraged to use their senses to experience forest and water habitats. Educators use manipulatives to help focus the students' attention and engage them during hands-on exploration.
Water Ecology
2 Hours
Using dip nets, students will collect, observe, and identify aquatic macroinvertebrates to determine water quality at Heron Pond. An interactive walk gives students an opportunity to experience the unique aspects of a wetland. Students use their senses to interact with plants, soil, and “critters” along the way.
