AEE 297 — Interpreting Maple Sugaring to Families

A girl in a winter jacket holding a maple syrup collection bucket and standing beside a sugar maple tree that has been tapped

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, February 6 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, February 13 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, February 20 — 3:00–7:00 p.m. at Shaver’s Creek (mandatory)
    • Rain/Snow Date: Thursday, February 22
  • Tuesday, February 27 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, March 12 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. on campus
  • Tuesday, March 19 — 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 23 — 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or Sunday, March 24 — 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.