The Visitor Center and Klingsberg Aviary will be closed to visitors from December 22, 2024, through January 22, 2025.

AEE 297 — Interpreting Maple Sugaring to Families

Penn State students can earn 2 credits and take advantage of a great opportunity to improve teaching and leadership skills!

What Will I Learn?

  • How to identify Sugar Maple trees
  • Historical and modern methods for collecting and boiling sap into maple syrup
  • Outdoor, experiential, and team teaching techniques
  • Interpretive methods for teaching the art of maple sugaring to the general public during a community festival

Course Dates

  • Tuesday, January 28 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, February 4 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, February 11 — 3:00–7:00 p.m. at Shaver’s Creek (mandatory)
    • Rain/Snow Date: Thursday, February 13
  • Tuesday, February 18 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, February 25 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, March 4 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, March 18 — 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Shaver’s Creek (mandatory)

Learning about maple sugaring at the sugar shackFestival Dates

Attendance at one day of the Maple Harvest Festival at Shaver’s Creek is mandatory.

Saturday, March 22 — 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or Sunday, March 23 — 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Learn More and Register

For more information or to register, contact Laurie McLaughlin at loon@psu.edu or 814-865-4158.