As our largest and longest-running program, ANTS provides year-long, field-trip-based programming to elementary school students in Billings and the surrounding area. In the 2019-2020 school year, more than 80 individual classes are enrolled, including every 4th-grade class in Billings Public Schools as well as classes from nine other districts. Grade-specific and standards-aligned, ANTS is an interdisciplinary science and Indian Education for All program, combining content and pedagogical approach in a way that is responsive to land and culture. Most of our ANTS classrooms are 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. The program has been featured at a number of professional conferences in Montana and the region as a model of connecting classrooms with nature.
Learn more about the ANTS 4th Grade Program here
Learn more about the ANTS 5th Grade Program here
For inquiries about the ANTS program, please email our School Programs Coordinator, Jessica Mills at [email protected], or call 406-294-5099.
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Jessica Mills
School Programs Coordinator