SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Flying Cloud Institute will hold an all-new science and art exploration program during the February school break for children aged 7 to 13 years. 

 

It runs February 16 - 19, 2026, Monday to Thursday, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (with early drop-off at 8:30 am), at the April Hill Education and Conservation Center in South Egremont. Participants will engage in science investigations, art projects, engineering challenges, and nature explorations.

 

The theme this year is "Winter Woodcraft." There are two meanings to the word "woodcraft:" to work with wood, and to know the forest and the skills you need to survive and explore it. The program will explore both meanings, with science activities that focus on trees and forests, skills sessions that teach how to stay warm in the winter wilderness, and art projects using wood and inspired by our relationship to the forest.

 

The February Break program will be located at April Hill Education and Conservation Center, which serves as the headquarters for Greenagers, as well as a resource for community gatherings and education. The nearly 100-acre property has nature trails, vegetable gardens, orchards, pastures and hayfields, and abuts the Appalachian Trail. 

 

The cost is $270 for the four-day program and financial aid is available. To register, visit flyingcloudinstitute.org or call (413) 645-3058 with questions.