Sams House at Pine Island Homeschool Programs

All programs can be one or two hours in length.

Choose from: Pioneers, Ice Age, Native Americans, Fires in Florida, Gopher Tortoises, Tracks and Scat and many more.

Sams House at Pine Island FREE School Study Trips:

Grades VPK-K “Little Pioneers” Become a Pioneer for a Day! Explore Brevard County’s oldest standing home and experience how people used the land to survive through hands on activities. 2 hours including lunch break

Grades 1-2 "Nature Pioneers": Explore the wild world of Florida! Discover what life was like for Florida pioneers by visiting Brevard's oldest standing home (the 1875 Sams cabin) and take time exploring the wildlife sanctuary to see how the native plants and animals have impacted us all. 3 hours including lunch break.

Grades 3-4 "Florida's Diverse History and Ecosystems": Go back in time to Florida's beginnings and sift for fossils, explore a Native American village, learn how to throw spears using an atlatl, see inside the 1875 Sams cabin, and explore the surrounding woods. 3 hours including lunch break.

Grade 5 “Investigating Ecosystems”: Spend time focusing on Native Americans and how they used resources from the land and lagoon. Through water quality testing and exploration of Pine Island’s habitats, students will also learn how present-day Floridians are impacting the lagoon ecosystem today. 3 hours including lunch break

Grades 6 "Earth Science and Ecology": Understand the dynamic systems of the earth through explorations into the soils, water, and habitats of the Pine Island Conservation Area. 3 hours including lunch break.