Overview
Themed experiences exploring Butterfly Pavilion’s habitats and animals. Fun, hands-on learning designed for homeschool families.
Schools & Youth Groups
Engage students with hands-on science experiences exploring invertebrates, ecosystems, and conservation. Programs are designed for schools, homeschool families, and youth groups.
Virtual Learning Programs
Bring Butterfly Pavilion to your classroom, no travel required! These live, interactive sessions are led by expert educators and include real-time lessons, animal demonstrations, and curriculum-aligned content.
- Live, interactive science instruction with real-time visuals
- Up-close animal encounters on camera
- Curriculum-aligned lessons connecting to conservation and real-world science
- Duration: ~45 minutes
Outreach Programs
No bus? No problem! Butterfly Pavilion can bring a program directly to your school or community site.
Programs feature:
- An interactive lesson and small group investigations facilitated by a Butterfly Pavilion educator
- Hands-on explorations with live animals and/or specimens
- Models and media
- Curriculum-aligned content that explores science and conservation topics.
Butterfly Pavilion Afterschool Club
Butterfly Pavilion’s Out-of-School Time programming aims to spark curiosity for science through hands-on, interactive activities, providing an engaging afterschool environment where children can discover the wonders of the natural world.
Butterfly Pavilion Club programs are designed for students ranging from Kindergarten to 5th grade. These 60-minute sessions take place at the school or community site, 1–2 times a week beyond regular school hours, for at least six weeks.
- Ages: Kindergarten through 5th grade
- Session Duration: 60 minutes per class
- Class Size: 15 participants maximum
- Program Length: Minimum 6-week commitment
- Schedule: 1–2 times weekly beyond regular school hours
- Location: At your school or community site
Led by Butterfly Pavilion educators specializing in conservation and invertebrate studies.
Butterfly Pavilion’s afterschool programs offer a wide range of engaging programs including Poison vs Venom, Life Cycles, Spider 101, and more! We recommend booking one of our 6-week sessions, although everything is customizable to best fit your program!
Discover Invertebrates
A topic series for Kindergarten through 2nd grade:
Invertebrate or Not · Life Cycles · Poison vs Venom · Pollinator Parade · Eco Heroes · Bug Bites
Invertebrate Adventures
A topic series for 3rd through 5th grade:
Invertebrate Fact or Fiction · Survival Secrets · Spider 101 · Masters of Disguise · Underwater Explorers · Insect Investigators
- Leave No Trace Gold Standard Youth Program
- 2023 Innovative Environmental Education Program Award (Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education)
- Hannah Orff (Afterschool & Camp Coordinator) named 2025 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders by National AfterSchool Association
Contact us today to bring the award winning Butterfly Pavilion Club to your school or site!
Do you want to bring Butterfly Pavilion Club to your school or site? Fill out our request form here.
Homeschool Days at Butterfly Pavilion
Themed, hands-on experiences for homeschool families to explore habitats, animals, and conservation.
