Maynard Ecology Center

Maynard Ecology Center at Neville Place
650 Concord Ave.
Cambridge, MA
617.349.6391
Susan Agger, Director

The Thomas M. Maynard Ecology Center is a Cambridge Public Schools science education resource located near the Fresh Pond Reservation in West Cambridge. The Center is an informal science-learning environment used to provide outdoor learning experiences that allow students to explore the Fresh Pond Reservation and Black’s Nook Pond. The Center also supports outdoor learning experiences across the greater Cambridge area. All field investigations enhance and support the Cambridge Science Curriculum and are aligned with the Massachusetts Science Technology/Engineering Framework.

• First Grade – BirdSleuths
• Second Grade – Life in a Rotting Log
• Third Grade – Charles River Explorations; Weather Stations
• Fourth Grade – Earth’s Changing Story
• Fifth Grade – Alewife Engineered Wetland
• Sixth Grade – Charles River Water Sampling
• Seventh Grade – The Alewife Ecosystem
• Eighth Grade – Why is Life on Earth So Diverse?