Youth Programs

On April 30, homeschool students, ages 8- 12,  joined PVAS staff for our third “Capturing Spring” nature photography program at Cool Spring Preserve. This program was led by Amy Moore and Emily Sperling.  Each student was provided their own Nikon DSLR camera and were challenged to capture signs of spring.  Students snapped shots of blooming flowers, bees and butterflies visiting...

On March 19th and 29th, homeschool students joined PVAS staff for our “Capturing Spring” nature photography program. This program was led by Amy Moore, Abby Freidline and Emily Sperling. Each student was provided their own Nikon DSLR camera and were challenged to students practiced photography techniques such as automatically and manually focusing on a subject. Students also practiced using both...

Eight creative homeschool students, ages 8-13, participated in this January’s “Capturing Winter”; PVAS’s special nature photography workshop at Cool Spring Preserve. “Capturing Winter” was led by youth program instructors Abby Freidline and Amy Moore. Students began the day with the prompt; “What benefits does nature photography provide society?” The students suggested that nature photography is a great way to remember...