Materials to Loan

To offer fun and meaningful place-based learning experiences for students, Weir Farm National Historic Site provides resources and support to teachers like you. Resources for teachers include free professional development workshops and insider access to the park's cultural and natural resources which include historic structures, stone walls, trails, gardens, forests, wetlands, meadows, Weir Pond, and the park's resource library. The park also loans a variety of materials for teachers to use as they instruct lessons on-site and in the classroom. Current available items for loan include:

Art supplies, including painting and sketching materials

10 Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS Units

1 Vortex Razor HD Spotting Scope and Digital Adapter

10 Kodak EasyShare Digital Cameras

1 LaMotte GREEN Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring Kit

30 Pedometers

40 Pair Binoculars

10 Suunto A-10 Recreational Compasses

15 Sets of Tree Identifier Cards

15 National Audubon Society Field Guides of New England

15 Pond Life Golden Guide Books

13 Medium-sized Terrariums

8 Medium-sized Bug/Butterfly Houses for Viewing

20 Butterfly Nets

20 Pond Nets

Magnifiers

Bug Boxes

50 Mats to sit on in the landscape

2 Giant Frames for activities in the landscape

Portfolios containing 6 Julian Alden Weir prints

Laminated National Park System Maps

If you are interested in using any of these items during a future visit with your students or would like more information on scheduling a free professional development workshop through the A Park for Every Classroom program, please contact the park's Education Program Coordinator at [phone] ext. 11.