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09-06-2009, 09:57 PM
AUDUBON EXPANDING "WEE NATURALISTS" PROGRAM
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) is expanding its popular "Wee Naturalists" program for pre-school children by scheduling additional program sessions this fall at CraftWorks at Cool Spring, the new craft center six miles south of Charles Town.
Starting in September, Wee Naturalist sessions will be held there the third Thursday of each month. PVAS will continue to offer Wee Naturalist sessions at its Yankauer Nature Preserve north of Shepherdstown the third Wednesday of each month. At both locations, each session will last from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and each month's program will be different. All sessions will be led by Suzi Taylor, of Sharpsburg MD, a veteran PVAS camp director who has a degree in environmental education.
The program is open to children ages 3 to 5. All participating children must be accompanied at each session by a parent, grandparent or other adult relative, or guardian. The program is aimed at providing regular opportunities for small children and loving adults to explore nature together safely under the guidance of an experienced PVAS instructor.
All sessions are conducted rain or shine and use a hands-on discovery approach. To ensure that everyone receives close, personal attention, enrollment is limited to ten child/adult teams per session.
Families may register for one, several, or all of the sessions at either the CraftWorks or Yankauer locations but pre-registration is required. The fee will be $7 per child/adult team per session for one or two sessions, and $5 per session for three or more sessions.
For more information about the Wee Naturalists program, contact Ms. Taylor at [email protected]
To register, go to the CraftWorks website at http://www.CraftWorksatCoolSpring.org (http://www.craftworksatcoolspring.org/)
The Wee Naturalists program was initiated last January with start-up funding provided by a grant from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation's Two Rivers Giving Circle.
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) is expanding its popular "Wee Naturalists" program for pre-school children by scheduling additional program sessions this fall at CraftWorks at Cool Spring, the new craft center six miles south of Charles Town.
Starting in September, Wee Naturalist sessions will be held there the third Thursday of each month. PVAS will continue to offer Wee Naturalist sessions at its Yankauer Nature Preserve north of Shepherdstown the third Wednesday of each month. At both locations, each session will last from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and each month's program will be different. All sessions will be led by Suzi Taylor, of Sharpsburg MD, a veteran PVAS camp director who has a degree in environmental education.
The program is open to children ages 3 to 5. All participating children must be accompanied at each session by a parent, grandparent or other adult relative, or guardian. The program is aimed at providing regular opportunities for small children and loving adults to explore nature together safely under the guidance of an experienced PVAS instructor.
All sessions are conducted rain or shine and use a hands-on discovery approach. To ensure that everyone receives close, personal attention, enrollment is limited to ten child/adult teams per session.
Families may register for one, several, or all of the sessions at either the CraftWorks or Yankauer locations but pre-registration is required. The fee will be $7 per child/adult team per session for one or two sessions, and $5 per session for three or more sessions.
For more information about the Wee Naturalists program, contact Ms. Taylor at [email protected]
To register, go to the CraftWorks website at http://www.CraftWorksatCoolSpring.org (http://www.craftworksatcoolspring.org/)
The Wee Naturalists program was initiated last January with start-up funding provided by a grant from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation's Two Rivers Giving Circle.