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Join Our Summer 2004 Nature Discovery for Kids
at the
Rio Grande Nature center State Park
2901 Candelaria NW Albuquerque NM 87107
Sponsored by the Friends of the Rio Grande Nature center
Instructors are New Mexico certified teachers.
Join our Summer 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.) (NOTE: ECHO classes meet in the classroom.) After class, children will return to the parking lot to be picked up.
Please register for each class separately.
Week Long Classes Cost is $45 per week ($40 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature center).
Classes meet Monday through Friday 9:30-11:30
Note: This is 30 minutes later than in previous years.
| May 31-June 4 | Reptiles | Ages 6-12 | 
June 7-11
| Birds
| Ages 6-12
| June 14-18
| BATS
| Ages 6-12
| June 21-25
| Frogs and Friends
| Ages 4-6
|  9:30-11:00
June 28-July 2
| Mammals
| Ages 6-12
| July 5-9
| Exploring Nature
| Ages 5-10
|
July 12-16
| Reptiles
| Ages 6-12
| July 19-23
| Insects and Spiders
| Ages 6-12
| July 26-30
| OWLS
| Ages 6-12
| |
Friday Evening Sessions for children ages 6-12 Cost is $15 per session ($12 for Friends of the Rio Grande center). Bring a brown bag supper.
Friday evenings 5:00-8:00pm
| May 28 | Spiders | 
June 4
| Coyotes
| June 11
| Porcupines
| June 18
| BATS | 5:30-8:30
June 25
| Ins and Outs of Worms | ages 8-12, because of dissecting July 9
| Hummingbirds
| July 16
| Turtles and Lizards
| July 23
| Predators
| July 30
| Roadrunners
| August 6
| Snakes
| August 13
| Praying Mantises
| |
Early Childhood Outdoors
("ECHO")
for children ages 3-5 with
their Grown-up
(Adult must attend.)
Participating children $15 each
($12 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature center).
Please meet in the classroom inside the
Nature center.
Morning classes 10:00-11:30am
| Tuesday | May 4 | Roly Polies | 
Thursday
| May 20
| Snakes
| Wednesday
| June 9
| Frogs and Toads
| Thursday
| August 12
| Animal Homes
| Friday
| August 27
| Insects
| Thursday
| September 9
| Snakes
| Wednesday
| September 22
| Butterflies and Moths
| |
Enroll now!
Credit cards are accepted for phone-in registration.
Mail-in registration with a personal check is also available.
Call 505-344-7240 for information.
Please register five days
before each session.
Classes may be cancelled or expanded based upon enrollment!
No refunds or transfers within five days of class. (You may send a substitute for your child.)
| Registration procedures, forms, parent information, and a printable flyer for the Summer 2004 schedule. |