WHC Educational Programs

Discover your connection to nature’s wetlands at the Waterfowling Heritage Center.  Our field trips offer educational and entertaining experiences whether you’re bringing a class, summer camp, or scout group. WHC’s programs align with Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas State and Catholic Diocese of Memphis science objectives and encourage discovery through “hands-on”, object based learning. Any of our programs can be added to your museum visit. Our programs take about 30 to 45 minutes and can accommodate groups up to 30 students. 

K - 3rd Grade

• Seeing Like a Duck: Discover the five senses of waterfowl!
• Growing Up Feathered: Nesting and growing as a duckling.
• Home is Where the Food Is: Explore the balance of food and habitat for waterfowl.
• Welcome to the Prairie: All about duck life in the Wetlands!
• Into the Rice Fields: Explore nature’s water filter.

3rd - 5th Grade

• Seeing Like a Duck: The senses and survival of waterfowl.
• Growing Up Feathered: Nesting and life cycle of waterfowl.
• Home is Where the Food Is: Explore the balance of food and habitat for waterfowl.
• Welcome to the Prairie: Understanding conservation and life in the wetlands.
• Into the Rice Fields: Explore nature’s water filter.
• Flight in Progress: Explore migration patterns and group behavior of waterfowl.

6th - 8th Grade

• Seeing Like a Duck: The senses and survival of waterfowl.
• Growing Up Feathered: Nesting, life cycle, and reproduction of waterfowl.
• Home is Where the Food Is: Habitat dependence for survival of waterfowl.
• Welcome to the Prairie: Waterfowl conservation and habitat.
• Into the Rice Fields: Explore nature’s water filter.
• Flight in Progress: Waterfowl migration and group behavior.

To book your next group visit, please contact Katie Burke, Manager of the Waterfowling Heritage Center, via email at kburke@ducks.org, or via phone, at (901) 758-3766.