A Day in the Life of Ms. Jen
Wondering what it's like to work at a Nature Center, teach classes, keep a building tidy, feed our animals and still manage to squeak in a few emails? We asked Ms. Jen (Bradshaw), Woodcock's long-time Early Childhood Manager & Animal Curator, to compile a list of all the things done on a typical Tuesday. Check this out!
Walk through the nature center to check on every animal — something I’ve done every day for 13 years!
Check emails.
Change water dishes, make salads, and feed proteins to the reptiles and amphibians.
Thaw frozen feeder rats to feed the birds of prey later.
Set up for a morning class for preschoolers and their caregivers: toys and blocks, coloring sheets, and laminated owl name tags on the tree for the kids to move around.
Teach!
Oops… clean up a major paint spill, put away glue sticks, and empty the garbage.
Check and respond to emails (and hopefully eat lunch).
Head out onto the trails to place scavenger hunt items for the older class in the afternoon.
Prep supplies and crafts for the afternoon class of 3–5-year-olds.
Teach!
Clean up, wash brushes, and sweep the floor.
Leave work feeling like I’ve just been to battle — completely exhausted, but also fulfilled and smiling, because oh, how I love my littles.
