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Archive of Spring 2001 Schedule

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Join Our Spring 2001 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 Spring 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.  The following sessions are offered for this Spring 2001.  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 center). Bring a brown bag supper.

Friday evenings 4:30-7:30pm

March 23
March 30
April 6
April 20
April 27
May 4
May 11
May 18
Snakes
Creepy Crawlies
Baby Birds
Raccoons
Flowers and Bees
Coyotes
Turtles and Lizards
Ins and Outs of Worms (Ages 8-12, because of dissecting)

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Friday evenings 5:00-8:00pm

May 25
June 1
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29
Snakes
Frogs and Toads
Skunks
Roadrunners
Bats (Note later time:  5:30-8:30pm !)
Animals Underground (Ages 5-10)
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Early Childhood Outdoors "ECHO" for children ages 3-5 with their Grown–up
Participating children $10 each ($9 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center).

Thursday Morning classes; 10:00-11:30

April 5
April 26

May 10
May 24
June 7
June 21
Birds
Flowers
Pill Bugs
Snakes
Ponder the Pond (Spring)
Frogs and Toads
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Week Long Classes Cost is $40 per session ($35 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center)

Monday through Friday classes

May 28 - June 1
June 4 - June 8
June 25 - June 29
Reptiles
Birds
Amphibians
9:00-11:00
9:30-11:30
9:00-11:00
Ages 6-12
Ages 6-12
Ages 6-12
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Monday through Thursday classes

June 11 - June 14
June 18 - June 21
Exploring Nature
Bats
9:00-12:00
9:00-12:00
Ages 5-10
Ages 6-12
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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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