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Join Our Summer 2005 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 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.
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
| June 6-10 | Birds | Ages 6-12 | 
June 13-17
| Mammals
| Ages 6-12
| June 20-24
| Insects
| Ages 6-12
| June 27-July 1
| Exploring Nature
| Ages 5-10
| 
July 4-8
| Wetland Wonders
(new)
| Ages 6-12
| July 11-15
| BATS
| Ages 6-12
| July 18-22
| Owls
| Ages 6-12
| July 25-29
| Amphibians
(new)
| Ages 6-12
| August 1-5
| Reptiles
(new)
| Ages 6-12
| |
Friday Evening Sessions for children ages 6-12 Cost is $15 per session ($12 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center). Bring a brown bag supper.
Friday evenings 5:00-8:00pm
| June 3 | Birds | 
June 10
| Wetland Wonders
(new)
| June 17
| Coyotes
| June 24
| Insects
| July 1
| Hummingbirds
| July 8
| Porcupines
| July 15
| BATS | 5:30-8:30 NOTE: Half-hour later than usual. July 22
| Owls
| July 29
| Roadrunners
| August 5
| Reptiles
(new)
| |
New!
Babes in the Bosque -
Thursday Morning Sessions
Designed for babies and toddlers six months to
three years, this stroller-friendly program will use a variety of sensory experiences to
introduce young ones to the natural world.
Cost is $13 per session
($10 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center).
Thursday mornings 10:00-11:30am
June 2
| June 30
| July 14
| July 28
| |
New!
Sense of Wonder -
Thursday Morning Sessions
Join your 3-5 year old on an outdoor, hands-on
adventure of sensory exploration and discovery in the bosque.
Cost is $13 per session
($10 for Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center).
Thursday mornings 10:00-11:30am
May 26
| June 23
| July 7
| July 21
| August 4
| |
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 at least five days
before each session.
Classes may be cancelled or expanded based upon enrollment!
A 2005 liability waiver
is required.
Waivers must be returned by
mail, delivered to the Nature Center, or faxed to 505-344-4505 before the first day of
class.
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 2005 schedule. |