Do you recall spending hours engaged in discovery and adventure outdoors as a child? Studies show that children today spend just minutes a day in nature. But thanks to funding by BP, dozens of students from Chicago and Northwest Indiana will get a...
Dunes Learning Center
You Can’t Shut Down Nature
Government action won't keep kids indoors Triplets, Adrianna, Gabriella and Brianna Traficante have been looking forward to their 5th grade trip to Dunes Learning Center for almost 2 years—ever since their brother Anthony visited with his 5th grade...
History Never Tasted So Good
An "Unexpected" Combination of Dining and Education in the Dunes Most often found in cities, "pop-up," or temporary restaurants offer diners and adventurous chefs an opportunity to explore new territory. On Saturday, October 19, Dunes Learning...
History Never Tasted So Good
An "Unexpected" Combination of Dining and Education in the Dunes Most often found in cities, "pop-up," or temporary restaurants offer diners and adventurous chefs an opportunity to explore new territory. On Saturday, October 19, Dunes Learning...
Learn Outside the Box
Open-air education for all ages inside Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore It's a sunny winter day at Dunes Learning Center, and program participants are giggling as they try to collect enough "food" tokens to make it through winter before being caught...
Veterans, Citizens Raise Funds to Send Military Kids to Camp
With barely a month left until the first day of camp, Indiana Operation: Military Kids has raised $3,000 of the $22,000 needed to provide 63 children with a week of adventure, companionship and respite. A shared initiative of the U.S. Army Child,...
Art in the National Park at Get Outdoors Day Event
On Saturday, June 8th, locations around the country will celebrate National Get Outdoors Day with opportunities for families to enjoy active outdoor fun and explore their public lands. Activities like hiking and bird watching might be expected, but...
Bird Series by Local Artist Landing at Dunes Learning Center
A series of artworks depicting native perching birds by artist Melissa Washburn will be landing at Dunes Learning Center just in time for the Spring migration—and Dunes Learning Center’s National Get Outdoors Day Open House and Picnic on...
Kids Have All the Fun: Summer Camp in the National Park
Bog stomping, bug hunting, beach combing and night hiking inside the National Lakeshore, Dunes Discovery Camp is truly a summer camp like no other. Standing on the grounds of the former U.S. Steel Good Fellow Club Youth Camp, Dunes Learning Center's...
Adult Workshops Offer Learning Opportunities in the Dunes
For years, school children have enjoyed the opportunity to benefit from the unique, multi-day programs offered by Indiana's Dunes Learning Center. Now adults can learn "outside the box" with a year's worth of hands-on workshops in and around Indiana...