Come learn with us at Brookside Gardens!
Brookside Gardens is a wonderful place for the whole family to engage with botany, gardening, and wildlife.
Explore Youth Programs below to find out about upcoming events and register for activities.
Open School Field Trips at Brookside Gardens below to find out more about bringing your students to learn about plants, pollinators, and our watershed.
Featured Winter Programs
Storytime in the Garden
Sat. 2/1/25, 10 – 10:45 am, Ages 3-7, $5
Sun. 2/9/25, 10 – 10:45 am, Ages 3-7, $5
Sat. 2/15/25, 10 – 10:45 am, Ages 3-7, $5
Sun. 2/23/25, 10 – 10:45 am, Ages 3-7, $5
Link to Register: Storytime in the Garden
Brookside Gardens offers a variety of programs for youth of all ages. Sign up for activities, classes, and events online by clicking: ActiveMontgomery.
You can access the full list of programs by clicking: Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 Cultivate program guide.
Field trip programs are 90 minutes each and are offered Tuesday through Friday mornings by reservation only. Read more about the program options below and follow this link to submit a request: Field Trip Request Form.
| Grades | Field Trip Program | Description |
| Grades: K – 1 | Plants and Pollinators | Learn about plants with a guided outdoor exploration and pot a plant to take home. |
| Grades: 2 – 4 | Plants and Pollinators | Learn about the structure and function of plant anatomy with a guided outdoor exploration and pot a plant to take home. |
| Grade: 4 | Erosion and Water in the Landscape | Use a map and make observations about erosion, native plants, and the water cycle. Make and take home native seed balls. |
| Grades: 5 – 8 | Water Quality in the Watershed | Use chemistry to test the health of our namesake “brook” and learn about the Chesapeake Bay. |
| Grades: 9 – 12 | Service-Learning | Bring your students to work on a service-learning project that benefits the natural world. |
Submit a Field Trip Request Form for the 2024-2025 school year by clicking this link: Request Form.
All field trip programs are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). For questions or more information, please email Liz.Bullock@MontgomeryParks.org
Experience a unique mini-Maryland in the outdoor Children’s Garden. The garden’s theme is “Explore Maryland!” and it is an opportunity for children to explore nature from all regions of our state. You can explore pollinator-friendly plants, pretend among mountain boulders, play in an old farm house, cook in a nature kitchen, boat in the sea, and gain knowledge about Maryland’s natural history, flora and fauna.
