The Land Lab Program provides environmental education opportunities and is available to all City of Kettering schoolage youth. The philosophy of the program is to involve educators in the process of educating children and young adults about nature. The program is a cooperative effort between the Kettering City School District and the City of Kettering Parks,
Recreation and Cultural Arts Department. The nature areas of Pondview Park and Southdale Park provide the primary setting where teachers can bring classes for nature programs.

With the support of the schools, teachers coordinate and arrange visits to the parks through the Land Lab Operations Coordinator. These programs allow the youth to experience interesting facts about the animal and plant world around them.

All of the programs are completed within two hours and are scheduled as a morning (9:00-11:00 am) or afternoon session (11:30 am-1:30 pm). Volunteers can schedule themselves for either or both sessions on a given day and can choose a particular day or grade to work with.

View map of trails at Pondview Park.