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Auburn Land Lab
Building Tour 31 Holbrook Road * Auburn, Maine * 04210 * Phone 207-783-4563 Home | About the Land Lab | Science | Summer Camp | For Teachers | Programs |
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The Auburn Land Lab is housed in the former C.P. Wight School, built in 1951. It is a four classroom school and also has a kitchen and administrative space. Outside, we have a 1.5 acre field for play and lessons, as well as picnic tables, gardens, compost bins, a butterfly gazebo and wetland habitat. We have access to over 13 acres on which there is approximately 1 mile of trail, open to the public dawn to dusk. Scroll down to get a building tour of our four classrooms and hallway displays. Each of our rooms has seating for 25, tables, a sink and a whiteboard. Our sunny rooms also have cubbies along both walls for great storage, and many things to observe! If you would like to use our facility for a meeting or event, please click here for more information about building use. |
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The Main Classroom Room 3, our community classroom is used by most classes at the Land Lab. This versatile room has a reading area, outdoor play equipment and low ropes materials. We have recently turned this room into a Biome room with a temperate forest terrarium, a desert and a rainforest model. |
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The Garden Room
This room has a variety of plants and our science kits. Craft and planting supplies are here as well. This room has been used for making gak, studying macroinvertebrates, and indoor teambuilding activities. |
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Professional Development Room
The PD Room is used for community meetings, seminars and trainings. We have an extensive Teacher Resource Center with classroom activities, science and environmental education resource guides, a non-fiction library and posters, all available for check-out in the classroom. Technology for displays or video presentations is available. |
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The Lab
The Lab has supplies for water testing, pH samples, exploring the basin with boots and nets or finding out all about electricity. We have many microscopes and other equipment to get your hands on science! |
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Hallway Displays
Our hallways are filled with interesting displays for students and adults alike. In December, 2004, Jim and Cameron rebuilt the wetland terrarium and water cycle system (above left). It now incorporates a diorama that discusses watershed best management practices. The Migration Mural tells us about the many species from Maine that travel great distances for the winter, such as the Loon and the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. You can learn about what is under our feet by examining the soil mural and looking at a soil profile taken from the woods behind the Land Lab (above right). In the winter, classes come to the Land Lab to explore our fields and forest via snowshoe. Volunteers have put many hours into the Land Lab, including painting murals such as the one to the right. |
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Recycling at the Land Lab
The Land Lab encourages recycling at our facility. We have a recycling center for paper, cardboard, plastic and cans and bottles and also compost bins for leftover food. Our summer camp program encourages students to recycle and compost lunch trash, It also helps campers to understand the impacts of trash on our environment. We also have a kitchen that can be used for training sessions and seminars. |
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Read about training opportunities or take a brochure or science magazine from our News Board.
The mural helps us understand that all creatures in nature need clean water - even us! As you pass by, press the button for a surprise! |
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