THE SPROUT EXPERIENCE
Immersive Travel, Classes, and Camps
WHO WE ARE: Sprout is a 501c3 educational nonprofit founded by teachers.
WHAT WE DO: Sprout creates and facilitates deeply immersive youth programs based in science, culture and the arts.
WHO PARTICIPATES: Middle and high school students, with spots available for graduates and adults as interns or program support.
WHY WE ARE A NONPROFIT: Sprout has an educational purpose to foster social/emotional growth and global citizenship through programs based in science, culture and the arts.
“The people on this journey became my family. We camped together, ate meals together, and sat around the campfire under millions of stars together. We sang together, danced together, cried together.”
OUR FOUNDERS, Daniel Grigson & Julie Milkie, both experienced educators, started The Sprout Experience in 2016. They create and personally lead a variety of domestic and international programs available exclusively through Sprout.
CURRENT PROGRAMS
SOUTH FLORIDA / EVERGLADES
Slog/hike through the Everglades
Explore mangrove forests
Kayak through freshwater lakes
Snorkel in the Florida Keys
JANUARY 1-5, 2025
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS!
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Work hands-on with sea turtles
Discover wildlife in Nariva Swamp
Explore Trini culture, music & food
Snorkel and SCUBA dive coral reefs
SUMMER 2025
ALL PROGRAMS
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Work with sea turtles emerging from the ocean and nesting under the starry night sky. Visit protected areas in the rainforest and Nariva Swamp. Explore Trini culture, music, and food. Snorkel in Pirates Bay and SCUBA dive pristine coral reef ecosystems.
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Hike through stunning Everglades National Park in true SPROUT fashion, slogging right through swamps, kayak through mangroves, snorkel in the keys and take wildlife drives looking for the impressive but invasive Burmese python!
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Camp at a research center. Track lions and walk with baboons in the wild. Be immersed in Maasai culture & community. Meals are prepared fresh, and evenings are enjoyed around a roaring campfire under African stars. Visit schools and villages, exchange ideas on culture and conservation, and play a farewell soccer match in the red savanna dust.
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Work hands-on with reptiles and amphibians. Witness the snakes, salamanders, and frogs migrate between their summer habitat in the swamps and their winter habitat in the rocky bluffs on the other side of the road. We will catch-and-release a variety of species, using the opportunity to learn about them and collect important samples and data for area researchers.
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This 2-day overnight camp is a fabulous introduction to horses. Students learn the basics of riding and horse care in a fun, encouraging and safe environment.
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A CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
Diverse people with a unified voice
Two continents, Four languages, Traditional Maasai call and response, Rock, Pop and Maasai fusion, West African drums
Recorded in three studios, a Maasai school and villages in the African savanna by musicians ages 2 to 94
Engineered and produced by Daniel Grigson (Necco Records) Featuring Neccos For Breakfast
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Work with scientists at the Charles Darwin Research Center, complete a conservation project in Galapagos National Park, hike a volcano, snorkel with penguins and seals, observe rare wildlife, and experience real cultural immersion.
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Explore the art of songwriting alongside professional musicians and educators. Learn the basic elements of a song, analyze popular music, and apply writing skills such as figurative language. Work as a class to compose an original song together and create an audio recording of your work.
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The Sprout Experience teamed up with the International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) to host a GIRLS ONLY aviation experience! Spend a day exploring the rich history of female pilots and astronauts. Go on a scavenger hunt and see special museum items. Spend time in a flight simulator, and fly in a real plane through the EAA Young Eagles program!
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Learn how to make pizza in awesome wood-fire ovens. Go "behind the counter" to prepare and cook your own personal pizza! (And then eat it) Then you and your fellow students will host the event: taking the orders, preparing the food, and serving your guests. Invite two guests to enjoy a special meal prepared and served by YOU.
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Get a taste of camping and learn some of the basics: choosing a site, set up, etiquette & safety, plus classic activities like kayaking, cooking out, hiking, campfires, s'mores, wildlife spotting and the joy of tent-sleeping.
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SCUBA diving, coral reefs. Become a certified SCUBA diver, conduct coral reef restoration, donkey sanctuary, Slagbaai National Park.
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MAKIN' MUSIC - Explore how sounds are made. Play with a Slinky, make tin can telephones, dance to music and make noise with rhythm instruments.
TELLIN' TALES - Enjoy a book read by Sprout staff and then complete a hands-on craft related to the story.
SLITHERIN' SNAKES - Sprout teams up with the Herps Alive Foundation, an organization that cares for unwanted reptiles. See lizards, pythons, alligators, turtles and snakes.
WALKIN' THE WOODS A walk through the woods with an expert naturalist. FIND supplies to make a craft by using a map during our hike!
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GRADES 6-12
Original music
Live performance
Professional instruction
Local venues
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Explore the wildlife is South Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. Road cruise for reptiles and amphibians, locate endemic species like carnivorous plants and rare ferns.
“All Hands On Deck” for Sprout!
2024 END-OF-THE-YEAR FUNDRAISER
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TESTIMONIALS
“It is not at all an exaggeration to say that my daughters lives were changed for the better and, through them, ours as well.”
“Words cannot describe how thankful I am that my daughter had the opportunity to travel with Sprout! Her adventures in Trinidad & Tobago will be something she will never forget.”
“This trip was not an easy vacation, but an immersion into culture and nature. We interacted with parts of nature that very few get to see: up close with massive Leatherback sea turtles and hiking through stunning rainforests.”
“My daughter was recently asked to give a speech about her life and her response was that her life BEGAN when she traveled with Sprout! It was an experience that my daughter will carry with her for the rest of her life! ”
“I was offered research positions in Tanzania and a Florida wildlife rehabilitation center. Sprout set me apart from other students and helped me be recognized, which is amazing. I truly have “sprouted” because I have the most amazing mentors EVER!”
“The Sprout Experience truly gave me a family forever and memories to last a lifetime”
“My time with Sprout affected me in ways I didn’t think possible. It made me realize that no matter what bad things happen in life and how hard it gets, we still have things to be grateful for and to look forward to. It made me want go on in this world and feel at peace.”
“The people on this journey became my family. We camped together, ate meals together, and sat around the campfire under millions of stars together. We sang together, danced together, cried together.”
Experience immersive learning with
The Sprout Experience