Event Calendar

Dates: Saturdays, September 12th, 19th, 26th    

Time of Visit: 10:30-11:30 and 12:30-1:30 

Location: Tapping Reeve Meadow (82 South St.) 

Ages: Grades 1&2 (10:30-11:30) and Grades 3-5 (12:30-1:30) 

Cost: $ 5/person/program | Register Online Here

Join the Litchfield Historical Society in the Tapping Reeve Meadow for Sensory Science Saturdays. This three-week series of classes will preset hands-on activities for students to investigate the fields of physical and biological sciences in an outdoor and socially distant environment.  

The series will begin by exploring the sense of “sight” through study of light and color. The second Saturday will present activities in the field of “movement” and including, momentum and balance. The third week will explore the sense of “touch” through heat-based experiments.  

Classes will be presented by recently retired science teacher, Jay Fields. Fields has studied science on every continent, even Antarctica, where he spent 9 years working for the National Science Foundation. Having taught classes in grades K - 12, he has a passion for providing hands-on, experiential programs to students of all ages. 

To protect the safety of attendees, we are limiting the number of registrants. Attendees are required to wear a mask and to stay at least six feet from others. Equipment will not be shared between groups. Participants who are sick or exposed to someone who is sick are asked not to come. In the event of rain or inclement weather, the programs will be postponed.