Project SEE / White Farm
Project SEE (Science and Environmental Education) is a Concord School District science enrichment program founded in 1970. Project SEE delivers classroom and field trip programming to complement the district's elementary science curriculum.
Project SEE's goals are to 1) provide Concord students with concrete, hands-on science experiences, 2) develop scientific and environmental awareness, and 3) inspire good citizens with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
The Project SEE team leads grade-level field trips for kindergarten to grade 6, both at the Project SEE Learning Center at White Farm and at locations around Concord. These field trips focus on outdoor and applied science experiences, building upon science content taught by teachers and tying to the Next Generation Science Standards. Our science educators also deliver regular lessons in all of our grade 1-5 classrooms, focusing on the hands-on practice of science skills.
You are welcome to visit White Farm to explore the outdoors for yourself. Come hike, ski, bird-watch, or pull weeds in the garden!
White Farm is located at 150 Clinton Street in Concord.
Project SEE in the News
To learn more about our field trip programming at White Farm check out this feature article in the Concord Monitor.
Explorations with Project SEE
Experimenting with oobleck: Is it more like a solid or a liquid?
Concord second grades visited the Project SEE Learning Center in February for our What's the Matter field trip. Students explored the characteristics of solids and liquids. They also applied their learning about the properties of different materials to answer a very important question: which shapes and materials make the fastest sled? Testing their ideas on our sledding hill was the best part!
Testing sleds!
For the grand finale of their Project SEE field trips, sixth graders participated in the Winter Ecology trip. This year marks 38 years of studying the White Farm ecosystem in winter with grade 6! Students used their tracking skills to identify animals living on the property in winter, then practiced team work and perseverance to snowshoe, build fires, and cook their own lunches.
Snowshoeing at White Farm on a blustery day
Measuring and recording animal tracks
Files and Links
Science Webpage
On our Engaging in Science web page, you'll find many science videos created by the Project SEE team during the pandemic, with related hands-on activities you can do at school or at home.
Teachers and families can also find links to online science resources, ideas for outdoor exploration, and citizen science opportunities.
Staff Members |
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Stephanie Bowser, Project SEE Coordinator |
Madeline Champlin, Program Assistant |
Hilary Chapman, Program Assistant |
Peter Osiecki, Program Assistant |
Catherine Kaplan, Program Assistant |