45-60 minutes • 6–8 live animals
A flexible, high-energy presentation tailored to your lesson goals and educational needs. Great for assemblies, libraries, and classroom visits.

Program Options:

• 🧪 Curriculum Specific – Choose from topics like food chains, adaptations, classification, ecosystems, life cycles, habitats, wetlands, conservation, endangered species, exotic animal care, or native vs. invasive species. Don’t see your topic? Just ask — we probably have a lesson ready for you!

• 🌍 Wild About Animals – Travel the globe through our animals! Meet species from around the world, learn about their habitats, and discover what makes them unique. Perfect if you want a fun, general overview of our ambassadors.

• Daycare General Visit – A 60-minute visit divided among age groups to fit attention spans. Younger children get simple introductions and gentle encounters, while older children dive a little deeper. ✨

Hands-on, themed sessions that blend live animal encounters with a guided science activity. Classroom only, Grades 3–12.

Program Options:

• 🐊 Wetland Detectives – Explore Louisiana wetlands, meet native reptiles, and create a wetland necklace.

• 🦖 Dig Into the Past – Discover fossils and prehistoric traits, and take home your own fossil find.

• 🔧 Nature Did It First (4th–12th) – See how nature inspires inventions and complete a mini engineering project.

• 🐢 Engineering Challenge: Help Ducky! (4th–12th) – Design and test a bridge to help our tortoise cross the road safely.

Introduce young learners to the animal world through stories, movement, and gentle encounters! These programs are designed with shorter attention spans in mind and provide a fun, safe way for little ones to explore nature.

30 minutes • 6 live animal ambassadors + simple movement or story activity.

Program Options:

• 🐍 Hop, Slither, Crawl – Learn how animals move, then wiggle and hop along with them!

• 📖 Animal Storytime – Read a story featuring one of our animal friends, then meet the star!

Wildlife Education That Gives Back

At Nature on the Geaux, we believe every student should have the chance to experience the excitement of live animal encounters — no matter the budget. That’s why we’re proud to offer our Animal Encounter Fundraiser, a program that combines hands-on learning with meaningful support for your school or organization.

📚 What’s Included

Every student participates in a FREE educational wildlife program, led by a skilled environmental educator. Students will meet a variety of fascinating live animal ambassadors — including reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals — while learning about ecosystems, adaptations, and conservation in an unforgettable, interactive setting.

⚠️ Minimum of 100 participants required to qualify for a free program.

📸 Optional Animal Encounters

Families may choose to purchase an Animal Encounter Photo Opportunity for their child. For just $10, participants receive a printed 6x4 keepsake photo with one of our animal ambassadors. It’s a special memory — and it helps fund the program!

📬 Printed photos will be mailed to the school within one week of the event, unless printed onsite.

💰 Fundraising That Makes a Difference

10% of all photo proceeds are donated back to your PTA, school, or designated organization. The remaining funds support the care and enrichment of our animal ambassadors and future educational outreach.

✅ What Makes This Fundraiser Different?

• No products to sell and no extra work for teachers

• Fully hosted and facilitated by Nature on the Geaux

• Fun, educational, and participation is always optional

• Ideal for schools, homeschool co-ops, and youth groups

📍 Now Booking for Southeast Louisiana & Coastal Mississippi

Ready to bring an unforgettable animal experience to your school and raise funds at the same time?
📩 Contact Tanee at natureonthegeaux@gmail.com to learn more or book your event!