Events

Northern Light Learning Center has a number of ways to engage throughout the year. Please keep an eye on this page for new field trip listings, meetings and events.

To add your fun activity or to register for an event, please register through the Member Portal. Please ensure that your membership is up to date before registering for a field trip.

Museum of the Earth Field Trip

Museum of the Earth Field Trip 1259 Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca, NY, United States

There will be a 60-minute experience from 10:00-11:00 led by the museums educator, which will include exploration in the fossil lab, sorting fossils and rocks, interacting with items from the Education Collection, and talking together about on of the museum’s exhibits. After that there will be 90-minutes to explore the museum on our own, as […]

$14

Sky Zone Field Trip

Let’s take another trip to Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Syracuse, NY. We’ve had such a great time when we’ve gone in past years! The place is a blast with their jumping trampolines, ninja warrior course, basketball, jumping into foam pits, swinging from aerial silk fabrics, etc. All the info about their activities is on […]

$30

Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility at Cornell

Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility (SPIF) 122 Sciences Dr, Ithaca, NY, United States

Cool Stuff Related to the Solar System led in coordination with Zoe P. Activities will include: making or playing with a homemade comet, gravity bottles, moon soil, a map of the solar system, a VR headset with a Mars scene (like standing on Mars), and a magic planet. It will be very tactile and multi-sensory. […]

First Day of Spring Classes

St. Paul's United Methodist Church 402 North Aurora Street, Ithaca, New York

Welcome Back to our weekly Meets! Our first day of our eight week Spring Session.

Come play and visit at the Children’s Garden

Ithaca Children's Garden 121 Turtle Lane, Ithaca, NY, United States

Come play and visit at the Children's Garden Tuesdays 10-12 (or longer if you bring your lunch and you feel like it) Meet in the Anarchy Zone We plan to be there weekly until swimming season and would be delighted if you would join us! Marie, Peter (6), Mae (4)

Hiking Club

Taughannock Falls 1740 Taughannock Blvd, Trumansburg, NY

Spring is right around the corner, let’s get out into nature! Each Wednesday at 1:00 our group will meet at a different trail and hike together. Singing, snacks, and general merriment are encouraged, and all are welcome to participate! We’ll share exact meeting locations with the hiking club and any changes due to the weather. We hope […]

Space and Planetary Imaging Facility up at Cornell

Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility (SPIF) 122 Sciences Dr, Ithaca, NY, United States

Get ready for the April 8th total solar eclipse! What causes eclipses? Why are they so rare? Why are lunar eclipses more common than solar ones? Do other planets have eclipses? Find out the answers to some common questions like these, plus tips on viewing eclipses and the Sun safely, and then dive even deeper […]

Come play and visit at the Children’s Garden

Come play and visit at the Children's Garden Tuesdays 10-12 (or longer if you bring your lunch and you feel like it) Meet in the Anarchy Zone We plan to be there weekly until swimming season and would be delighted if you would join us! Marie, Peter (6), Mae (4)

Hiking Club

Mulholland Wildflower Preserve 501-03 Giles St, Ithaca, NY

Spring is right around the corner, let’s get out into nature! Each Wednesday at 1:00 our group will meet at a different trail and hike together. Singing, snacks, and general merriment are encouraged, and all are welcome to participate! We’ll share exact meeting locations with the hiking club and any changes due to the weather. We hope […]

Come play and visit at the Children’s Garden

Come play and visit at the Children's Garden Tuesdays 10-12 (or longer if you bring your lunch and you feel like it) Meet in the Anarchy Zone We plan to be there weekly until swimming season and would be delighted if you would join us! Marie, Peter (6), Mae (4)

Hot Glue Guns + “Garbage” = Sculpture! (1 of 3)

4480 Critter Run Road 4480 Critter Run Road, Trumansburg, NY, United States

I have an impressive collection of inspiring objects that I’ve refused to throw away over the years. I can’t even tell you how long I’ve been imagining hosting this class for. Every time I looked at these pieces of “trash” I saw art, and I saw an opportunity to reuse some of our culture’s massive […]

Come play and visit at the Children’s Garden

Come play and visit at the Children's Garden Tuesdays 10-12 (or longer if you bring your lunch and you feel like it) Meet in the Anarchy Zone We plan to be there weekly until swimming season and would be delighted if you would join us! Marie, Peter (6), Mae (4)

Hiking Club

Hike at Flat Rocks

Spring is right around the corner, let’s get out into nature! Each Wednesday at 1:00 our group will meet at a different trail and hike together. Singing, snacks, and general merriment are encouraged, and all are welcome to participate! We’ll share exact meeting locations with the hiking club and any changes due to the weather. We hope […]