Exploration Station

Exploration Station is a six week experience designed for 3, 4, and 5 year old children. It is open to faculty and students and the surrounding community. Hardin-Simmons University’s Irvin School of Education Early Childhood students in conjunction with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are offering the program. Hardin-Simmons University is now a Proud Partner of Texas Parks & Wildlife. The curriculum, Growing Up Wild from Texas Parks & Wildlife is a component of Project Wild, which was designed to promote exploring nature with young children.

The children meet each Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. starting on March 30 until the last session on May 4. The cost for the experience is $30, and there are some scholarships available based on need. Please call 325-670-1347 or email PKBrown@hsutx.edu to enroll. Please send checks to HSU Box 16225, Abilene, Texas, 79698. We are limited to the first 25 students who enroll, so enroll early.

HSU Education Program student reading book to small children

HSU student teacher holding up a dirt covered worm with young boy making silly face

young girl holding a dirt covered worm

HSU student teacher and children playing in tub of dirt looking for worms

HSU Exploration Station students and teachers excavate the outdoors by a creek

HSU Exploration Station students participate in an activity table with a teacher

HSU Exploration Station students and parents stand on the edge of a creek

HSU Exploration Station student and teacher group photo