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Join Our Summer 2006 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 $50 per week ($45 for Friends of
the Rio Grande Nature Center).
Note new schedule: 4 class days/week; 2 1/2 hour classes.
Classes meet Monday through Thursday 9:00-11:30
| May 29-June 1 | Exploring Nature | Ages 5-10
| 
June 5-8
| Birds
| Ages 6-12
| June 19-22
| Mammals
| Ages 6-12
| July 3-6
| Amphibians
| Ages 6-12
| July 10-13
| Insects
| Ages 6-12
| July 17-20
| Reptiles
| Ages 6-12
| July 24-27
| Owls
| Ages 6-12
| |
Friday Evening Sessions
for children ages 6-12
Cost is $20 per session ($18 for
Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center).
Bring a brown bag supper.
Friday evenings 5:00-8:00pm
| May 19 | Rabbits and Hares | 
May 26
| Beavers
| June 2
| Ducks and Geese | Ages 5-10 June 9
| Frogs
| June 23
| Lizards
| July 7
| Insects
| July 14
| Snakes
| July 21
| Owls
| July 28
| Cicadas
| August 4
| Hummingbirds
| August 11
| BATS
| August 18
| Coyotes
| August 25
| Awesome Ants | Ages 5-10 September 1
| BATS
| September 8
| Mosquitoes
| September 15
| Animals Underground
| |
Enroll now!
Credit cards are accepted for phone-in registration.
Mail-in registration with a personal check is also available.
Call 344-7240 for information.
Please register at least five days before each session.
Classes may be cancelled or expanded based upon enrollment!
A 2006 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 2006 schedule. |