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Join Our Fall-Winter 2001-02 Nature Discovery for Kids
at the
Rio Grande Nature Center
2901 Candelaria NW Albuquerque NM 87107
Sponsored by the Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center
Instructors are New Mexico certified teachers.
Join our Fall-Winter Program! Children will enjoy Nature Walks to observe, identify and collect data. Studies will also take place inside the Nature Center, in the classroom and in the beautiful observation room.
Be prompt; classes meet in the parking lot and disperse throughout the area. (If you are late you may not find your class.) After class, children will return to the parking lot to be picked up.
Please register for each class separately.
Friday Evening Sessions for children in Grades 1-5. Cost is $15 per session ($12 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center). Bring a brown bag supper.
Friday evenings 5:00-8:00
August 31 | Beavers | ![]() |
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September 14 | Snakes | ||
September 21 | Woodpeckers | ||
September 28 | Squirrels | ||
October 5 | BATS | ||
October 12 | Owls | ||
October 19 | Snakes | ||
October 26 | Spiders and other Creepy Things |
Early Childhood Outdoors ("ECHO") for children ages 3-5 with their Grown–up. Participating children $15 each ($12 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center).
Morning classes 10:00-11:30
Monday | August 27 | Insects | ![]() |
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Monday | September 10 | Snakes | ||
Monday | September 24 | Butterflies and Moths | ||
Wednesday | October 10 | Turtles | ||
Monday | October 22 | Spiders | ||
Wednesday | November 14 | Leaves | ||
Wednesday | November 21 | Water Birds |
  Monday |
  January 14 |
  Animals in Winter |
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Wednesday | January 23 | Animal Adaptations | ||
Wednesday | February 6 | Locomotion: How Animals Move | ||
Monday | February 25 | Chemistry for Kids | ||
Wednesday | March 6 | Beginnings and Endings: Seasons and Change | ||
Monday | March 18 | Lizards |
Enroll now at the Nature Center.
Credit cards are now
accepted for phone-in registration.
Mail-in registration with a personal check is also available.
Call 344-7240 for information.
Please register five days
before each session.
Classes may be cancelled or expanded based upon enrollment!
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Registration procedures, forms, parent information, and a printable flyer for the Fall-Winter 2001-02 schedule. |