What is a LaGoonie?
A person who acknowledges their ecological role and understands that it is through learning and experience that one can envision a better tomorrow.
Change starts locally and we are here to facilitate that important and lasting relationship.
FALL 2023 LaGoonies
September to November
(10 week program)
$180 – LAKE WORTH – Starting SEP 25th:
Mondays: 10am-12pm & 3:30pm-5:30pm
(taught by Melissa)
$180 – JUPITER – Starting SEP 26th:
Tuesdays: 10am-12pm
(taught by Autumn)
PRIVATE SESSIONS
$180 – Private LaGoonies Session (8 outings)
$10 – Private LaGoonies Outing (a single 2hr outing)
Ages 5-10 | 10 spots per session
Join us for 10 weeks of fun exploring, learning and experiencing nature right in your own community!
Activities include:
- Hiking
- Park tours
- Fishing
- Surfing
- Nature journaling
- Gardening
- Storytelling
- Restoration
LaGoonies Field Studies
STARTING SEPTEMBER 25th
-Mondays-
9:30am – 12pm
Ages 10-14
$200
(taught by Autumn)
LaGoonies Field Lab is a 10-week program where kids spend 2 days at each location and partake in group and individual activities that build a deeper ecological understanding through art and observation. Throughout the program, they will be collecting data, making observations, and creating art that will be compiled into a final group project.
*If you’re a homeschool group or private school interested in the LaGoonies program, please contact
Melissa Landis at melissa.l@lakeworthwaterkeeper.org.*
REGISTER HERE
〰️ LaGoonies News 〰️
LaGoonies recap: January – March 2022
What is a LaGoonie? A person who acknowledges their ecological role and understands that it is through learning and experience that one can envision a better tomorrow.When our LaGoonies program first began, it consisted of our Waterkeeper, Reinaldo, taking groups of...
Future of LaGoonies
We are building the LaGoonies program in hopes that one day local, environmental, and sustainable education may be available to ALL children.
Goals:
LaGoonies High School
Focusing on leadership, systems, and design thinking
LaGoonies Teacher
Helping teachers become experiential classroom facilitators
LaGoonies Mobile Classroom
So we can reach underserved communities where they live
LaGoonies Waterkeeper
Helping other waterkeepers develop educational programs in their watershed