"An Immersive Hands-On Experience"

Youth Environmental Alliance offers science and environmental programs that engage you in hands-on eco-adventures and learning opportunities. Programs for all ages and abilities come to you at your SCHOOL, SITE, ONLINE or join our IN-FIELD TRIPS. Classes can be tailored to all ages for SCHOOLS, SCOUTS, PRIVATE GROUPS, or BIRTHDAY PARTIES!

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Eco-Adventures
Virtual Experience

Join our ecology experts online for an adventure of a lifetime!

Have you ever wanted to compost, grow your own food, or make your own self-care products? Want to know how you can help preserve and protect the environment?

We offer virtual interactive instruction for all this and more!

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My Virtual Adventure Awaits!

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In-School & In-House Field Trips

Is your school, scout or home located in Southeast Florida? Our ecology experts come to you to deliver immersive and interactive 1-2 hour programs for youth and adults of all ages and abilities.

We offer fun eco-adventures for private parties as well as on-site hands-on science based programs that fit your education curricula and needs!

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Eco-Adventures
In the Field

Join us in Southeast Florida for field-trips and special events around the globe as we help you, your class or your group explore their wild side!

Our wildlife biology and ecology experts take you on adventures through the Everglades, fishing the coastline, visits with manatees, explorations on the shores of Baja, and more, immersing you in a fun and educational opportunity to explore your world.

Explore My World!

In Person

Homeschool: In Person Classes Listing

Download our brochure or contact info@yeafrog.org to discuss class options! We can tailor classes to your specific ages, formats, Science Standards and curricula you would like covered. We match out classes to your needs!

Put on your safety goggles and lab coats! You will learn how to make natural skin and health care products while you create your own spa package to take home using all natural and plant-based ingredients. The world is our pharmacy as we delve into holistic uses for a few Florida native plants. Experiment with natural and plant-based ingredients to create your own skin and health products!
• Enjoy some sweet rejuvenating skin scrubs.
• Homemade toothpastes for a healthy smile.
• DIY deodorant. And more!

SpaTastic Science

Pamper yourself with these DIY spa products from sugar scrubs to natural lip balms and more!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1-1.5 Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

As a global ecologist we will look deeper into the role that our own carbon footprint has on our oceans. We will learn about some of the creatures that we rely on in our everyday lives and how our actions are affecting them. Using models and the scientific method as our guideline we will do hands-on experiments in order to test our theories and come to our own conclusions! Our students will walk away with a better understanding of how they can make little changes to make a big difference.
• Create a working model of a coral reef
• Experiment and research the impact of pollution on the ecosystem
• Identify how we are all impacted by ocean acidification
• Discover how we each can make a difference

Sea & Me-Prevent a CO2 Calamity

Become an global ecologist, Learn how our actions affect our oceans!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Ahoy, me hearties! Dive into the field of underwater archaeology at your facility or on the beach. Dig up the past through mock excavations, examinations of pirate’s booty, piecing together Spanish galleons and more!

History Under the Sea-Field Trip

Learn how scientists uncover history!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Cellular Celebrations

Let's Celebrate while learning about plant and animal cell composition.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Buggy Bugs

Did you know that all bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs? Learn this and more!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1+ Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

You know what they say, "teach a person to fish...."

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Learn to fish and how to grow your own garden through aquaponics and fishing!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

3 - 5 hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Build your own Butterfly Garden in a pot while learning about pollinator food and host plants!

Build a Butterfly Garden

Create your own butterfly garden at home, at your site, or in your community or school!

Price

$25 plus supplies*

Duration

2+ Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

The Digestive System program focuses on the digestive system and how food undergoes physical changes as well as chemical changes. Students laugh and learn their way through the digestive system through experimentation and simulations.

Question About Digestion

Students laugh and learn their way through the digestive system!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1+ Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Students will discover how chocolate and the Rain Forest are connected. Through hands-on activities students will learn about the origin of chocolate and the process of manufacturing chocolate today. Students are also able to sample chocolate.

Loco for Cocoa

Looking for a sweet way to learn natural science? Listen, touch and taste this chocolate edventure.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Schedule this all-day program well in advance, it fills fast! Our waste does not go away! During this 3-location field trip, students discover alternative ways of doing a-way with our water and solid waste.

During this incredible experiential program, your group will explore 3 amazing Florida parks and learn about how waste-management practices can work with and for nature.
During an educational bus tour, we pass by Mount Trashmore and see and smell where most of our solid waste goes. Then we tour a wastewater reclamation facility in Palm Beach and discover during a hike, how reclaimed water can be used to create wetlands and rookeries to restore our Everglades habitats and wildlife populations.
• Explore natural wetlands to learn about how waste-water can be treated with nature’s cleaning machine.
• Tour a working waste-water treatment facility to learn about where our waste goes.
• See how our waste is turned into sustainable fertilizer and clean water.
• The experiential program runs ~7 hours.
**School provides transportation*

A-Way With Waste

Students learn about alternatives to doing a-way with waste in harmony with nature!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

Full Day

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Tracks, Trails and other Tails

Explore the wonders of wildlife around us!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

This program explores the wonders of water, the water cycle, the function and importance of wetlands and water conservation! Students will do the water cycle boogie and discover the wonders that wetlands provide for wildlife and us!

YEA for Wetlands

YEA for Wetlands-Explore the Wonders of Wetlands!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

History Under the Sea

Students will embark on an journey in archaeology methods to discover our coast’s diverse past!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Get up and dance about plants and perform simulations, experiments and observations! Students will Identify the major parts of plants, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need basic necessities and how they closely resemble their parents, learn lifecycles and the importance of plants for environmental and human sustainability.

Plant and Me

Get up and dance about plants and learn their importance for people & the planet.

Price

$25 per student

Duration

1 hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

This 3-Part Experiential program has students fishing and restoring their way towards the understanding of wildlife conservation and habitat restoration. During this 4-hour trip, Students partake in fishing lessons and fishing, mangrove ecosystems, Eco-action, and a nature walk with a lunch break ½ way through the day.
Students learn about how they are connected to the natural world around them, and the science of fish ecology including aquaculture and natures decomposes (worms), as well as the mangrove ecology including the role trees play in cleaning our air!
Students will...
• Get step by step fishing lessons and try their hand at fishing!
• Learn about mangrove ecosystems and the importance to our people and wildlife
• Get their hands dirty to help restore the parks native habitat
• Take a guided walk in nature, learning about the habitat they are restoring
**School provides transportation**

Coastal Engagement

Connect to the natural world around, and the learn the science of fish ecology.

Price

$25 per student**

Duration

4 Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Become a scientist through this series of science subjects.

Science Explorer Series

Series of 6 science classes.

Price

$25 per student per class

Duration

1.5 hours per day

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Butterflies and Beans

Through songs and simulations, you will observe the lifecycle of beans and butterflies.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Have a Wet and Wild-life

Join us at Sawgrass Nature Center for Wildlife galore and wetland explore!

Price

$25 per student

Duration

3 hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Students become a citizen advisory board and organisms in the environment trying to debate their way into a waterway that the advisory board controls. This 2-day program teaches about invasive and native plants and wildlife, research, and resource management.

Lakeville

Students become a citizen advisory board and stewards for watersheds.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

2-days

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Wetlands and watersheds, bio-Indicators of water quality and water consumption are just a few topics students experiment with and simulate to learn the importance of wetlands and their personal roles in conservation. Students realize that “we are all connected, so we are all affected” and are empowered to change their habits to become water stewards.

Cry of Water-Phytoremediation

Become an environmental stewards and learn how protect our ecosystems!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs

Get your kids involved in this award winning program that engages kids in fishing!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

3 + hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

ZooArchaeology

See how Florida's historic people and wildlife came together for a sustainable future.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Students are introduced to the concept of life cycles and the necessary components of a habitat. Live examples and hands-on activities help students collect data to create their own butterfly garden at home.

Magic of Butterflies

Students become butterflies, learn life cycles and explore how to make their own butterfly garden.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Satisfying Soils

Learn the layers of the earth and how various soils are created.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Want to save the sea turtles? Tired of living in a plastic world? This fun and immersive program is all about the impact of plastics on our environment and plastic alternatives. Find out how your plastic enters the ocean and the food chain. Explore the impact of plastics, decomposition, green alternatives, and how to live sustainably! Paper, Plastic or the Planet? We will explore our role in plastic consumption, decomposition of plastic versus alternatives, non-renewable resources, and ways we can choose to live in a more sustainable, plastic-free world.
Experiments, models, renewable & non-renewable resources, watersheds and carbon cycles, interdependence of organisms and resources, human impacts and solutions!

Paper, Plastic or our Planet

See if you are smarter than a sea turtle! Experiment and learn to live sustainably without plastics.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Energizing Ecology

Become a Conservation Ecologist!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1+ Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

What can we do about water pollution and over consumption, habitat loss and wildlife population decline? This fun and interactive science-based class works through everyday solutions to some of our planet’s toughest challenges, empowering you to become an environmental steward, using science to protect and preserve our environment. This fun and interactive science based class works through everyday solutions to some of our toughest challenges, and empowers the next generation of environmental stewards and scientists to protect and preserve our environment.
Students will...
• Understand the impacts of consumption on the environment.
• Learn about the major drivers of climate change.
• See how each choice we make has an impact on the world around us.
• Discover pollution solutions by living sustainably.

Creating Environmental Stewards

Learn how to become an Environmental Steward!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

This program uses fishing and other related activities as the “hook” to introduce children of all ages to various aspects of fisheries, aquatic environmental sciences, and other vocational opportunities. Choose either a 2-hour experience or a multi-day program. Learn ethical angling, baiting a hook, rigging the pole and how to fish. If at a park or canal, students will go fishing!

Fishing for Fun!

Fishing for Fun gets kids of all ages hooked on fishing fun!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

2+ Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Mangroves are one of the most important ecosystems for protecting coastal communities from sea level rise as well as our coral reefs! Explore the marvels of mangroves during this STEM program; it is one of the most important and unique trees in the world. Calculate the CO2 this magical tree stores and discover why it is so important not only to Florida, but to the world!
*For a more involved lesson, check out our Field Trip to Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, where students learn about mangroves, adjacent habitats, conservation and restoration!

Marvelous Mangroves

Explore the marvels of mangroves, and find out how they are mighty superheros.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Tour Florida natural ecosystems and learn how ecological principles can be applied to garden for wildlife and yourself utilizing native plants. Using the aquaponic and raised bed gardens, as well as natural areas, students will be able to draw comparisons to home and school to garden for wildlife. They will also learn about edible native plants. Students will take home a wildlife plant seedling!

Gardening for Pollinators, Birds and Wildlife - Field Trip

The Right Plant in the Right Place provides for pollinators and people!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

3-5 hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

In this hands-on program, students sift, shake, and experiment their way through the layers beneath our feet—learning how soil shapes our food, water, wildlife, and future.

Sensational Soil

From tiny grains of sand to wriggling worms, soil is alive with stories!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Tired of going to the grocery store? Now you can grow your own food! Become a backyard and kitchen Horticulturalists, using ancient methods for growing food through DIY hydroponic systems and other DIY upcycled countertop gardens!

Hydroponics are one of the easiest and most fun gardening methods, giving big crops with little effort. Create your own mini-indoor garden and learn horticulture techniques to:

Grow edible plants from seedlings and food cuttings
Create compact indoor hydroponic systems using every-day materials
Learn how to improve global food security through self-sufficiency and hydoponic's role in creating a healthy environment.

You will also learn how to create other countertop upcycled gardens which may include biodegradable pots or countertop greenhouses and more.

Upcycled Gardening

Grow and re-grow your own food by upcycling your waste!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Never too early to become a wildlife biologist!

Nature Explorer Series

Explore nature during a series of outdoor edventures.

Price

$25 per student per class

Duration

1.5 hours per day

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Our wiggly worm friends are some of the best composters on the planet…helping create soil and fertilizer to help your garden or hydroponics grow! During this experiential program, your Oligochaetologists will learn, create and play as they become worm wranglers and sustainability stewards!
Explore the wiggly world of worms as they lead humans to create healthy alternatives to fertilizers, pesticides and more!
• Build your own worm farm to start composting food scraps
• Learn about the food web and importance of decomposers to sustainability
• Learn wiggly worm anatomy, safe handling, and lifecycle Learn
• Learn about the importance of growing and composting our own food
• Learn how humans have a symbiosis with our wormy friends!

Wonderful World of Wiggly Worms

Learn how wiggly worms create gardens through vermiposting kitchen scraps!

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Earn your flower badge! Your budding Botanist will learn flower anatomy, flower shapes and observe live specimens.

Flower Power

Earn your flower badge through engaging creations and observations.

Price

$25 per student*

Duration

1 Hour

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

Marvelous Mangroves -Field Trip to Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park
Mangroves, fishing and plankton oh my! Your students become Mangrove Ecologists to study mangrove ecosystems from above and below! This multipart, program explores mangrove ecology, wildlife, fishing and more. Students learn why mangroves are the most important forest on the planet and how they are connected to them. $20 per student includes: Mangrove lesson, fishing, seining for critters & Microscopes investigation, Eco-action and dune exploration. YEA provides all equipment & materials.
**School provides transportation**

Marvelous Mangroves -Field Trip to Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park Park

Be Mangrove Ecologists for a day as you study mangrove ecosystems!

Price

$25 per student**

Duration

5 Hours

*Minimum of 5 students. Discounts available for in-person classes.

YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE

"An Immersive Hands-On Experience"

Eco-Adventures Virtual Experience

In-School & In-House Field Trips

Eco-Adventures In the Field

Homeschool: In Person Classes Listing

SpaTastic Science

Sea & Me-Prevent a CO2 Calamity

History Under the Sea-Field Trip

Cellular Celebrations

Buggy Bugs

Fishing 4 Sustainability-Field trip

Build a Butterfly Garden

Question About Digestion

Loco for Cocoa

A-Way With Waste

Tracks, Trails and other Tails

YEA for Wetlands

History Under the Sea

Plant and Me

Coastal Engagement

Science Explorer Series

Butterflies and Beans

Have a Wet and Wild-life

Lakeville

Cry of Water-Phytoremediation

Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs

ZooArchaeology

Magic of Butterflies

Satisfying Soils

Paper, Plastic or our Planet

Energizing Ecology

Creating Environmental Stewards

Fishing for Fun!

Marvelous Mangroves

Gardening for Pollinators, Birds and Wildlife - Field Trip

Sensational Soil

Upcycled Gardening

Nature Explorer Series

Wonderful World of Wiggly Worms

Flower Power

Marvelous Mangroves -Field Trip to Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park Park

Eco-Adventures
Virtual Experience

Eco-Adventures
In the Field