Children's Discoveries
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Play in the Forest |
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| Date | Saturday, June 12; Tuesday, June 15; Sunday, June 27; Tuesday, June 29 |
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| Time | 1 - 4pm |
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| Location | Corning Visitor Center | |
| Instructor | Education Staff |
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| Ages | 3 and above | |
| Cost | $4 child members, $7 child nonmembers |
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| Description | Sticks, stones, mud, leaves, holes and trees. These are just a few of the items the forest provides. Join one of our staff and venture out into a forest playground. We will find the woods a wondrous place and we will bring along a few items such as shovels, buckets and twine. Once we get there we will see what a child's imagination can come up with. The goal is unstructured play that encourages imagination, discovery, observation and creativity. Accompanying adults are encouraged to sit back and enjoy watching the kids do what they do best when they are given the time and the right location. Bring a snack and drink in case the kids get hungry. Stay for as long as you want and leave when you must. |
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| Class Code | FAM276 |
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Family Hike to Little Mountain |
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| Date | Sunday, June 13 |
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| Time | 1 - 4pm |
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| Location | Corning Visitor Center | |
| Instructor | Education Staff |
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| Ages | 8 and above. | |
| Cost | $5 person members, $8 person nonmembers |
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| Description | Do you like gigantic boulders, narrow passageways and pools of water? If so, Little Mountain is the perfect place to explore if you don't mind getting wet and dirty. Join us as we search for clues of a time gone by, such as the old spring house and discover names carved into rocks more than 100 years ago. Each family member must be able to walk up steep hills and hike for two miles. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate foot gear for some wet walking. |
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| Class Code | FAM191 |
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Play in the Water |
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| Date | Saturday, July 10; Tuesday, July 13; Sunday, July 25; Tuesday, July 27 |
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| Time | 1 - 4pm |
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| Location | Corning Visitor Center | |
| Instructor | Education Staff |
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| Ages | 3 and above | |
| Cost | $4 child members, $7 child nonmembers |
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| Description | Rocks, water, frogs, mud, fish, and plants. These are just a few of the items that water provides. Join one of our staff and venture out to a water playground. We will find water a wondrous place and we will bring along a few items such as nets, buckets, and jars. Once we get there we will see what a child's imagination comes up with. The goal is unstructured play that encourages imagination, discovery, observation and creativity. Accompanying adults are encouraged to sit back and enjoy watching the kids do what they do best when they are given the time and the right location. Bring a snack and drink in case the kids get hungry. Stay for as long as you want and leave when you must. |
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| Class Code | FAM277 |
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Family Hike to Stebbins Gulch |
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| Date | Sunday, July 18 |
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| Time | 1 - 4pm |
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| Location | Corning Visitor Center | |
| Instructor | Education Staff |
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| Ages | 8 and above. | |
| Cost | $5 person members, $8 person nonmembers |
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| Description | Do you like cold streams, waterfalls, walls of towering rock and crayfish? If so, Stebbins Gulch is the perfect place to explore if you don't mind getting wet and dirty. Join us as we travel back in time and into the stream. We'll search for crayfish, climb a waterfall and locate rock layers from earlier times. You might even find a fossil or stone carving. Bring a sense of adventure, waterproof boots and a change of clothes. Each family member must be able to walk up steep hills and hike for two miles, often times in the creek. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate foot gear with good tread for some wet walking. |
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| Class Code | FAM223 |
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Weird and Wacky Animal Senses |
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| Date | Saturday, June 19 |
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| Time | 1:30 - 3:30pm |
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| Location | Corning Classroom | |
| Instructor | Annie Raup |
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| Ages | 6-8 | |
| Cost | $ 5 child/members, $ 8 child/nonmembers |
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| Description | Did you know that butterflies taste with their feet? Join us as we compare our human senses to the unusual senses of some of the animals around the arboretum. We will also discover how animals use their senses to interact with plants. We will then complete an exciting scavenger hunt, in search of animals, plants, colors, smells and sounds. |
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| Class Code | FAM241 |
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Pollination Fascination |
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| Date | Saturday, July 31 |
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| Time | 1:30 - 3:30pm |
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| Location | Corning Classroom | |
| Instructor | Annie Raup |
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| Ages | 7-10 | |
| Cost | $ 5 child/members, $ 8 child/nonmembers |
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| Description | Have you ever seen a bee buzzing around a flower? Have you ever wondered what it's doing? Join us as we learn about pollinators and why they are important to plants... and to you? We will explore the gardens to look for these pollinators and then play a matching game. Last but not least we will, pot up a pollinator- attracting plant to take home. | |
| Class Code | FAM152 |
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Play in the Field |
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| Date | Saturday, August 7; Tuesday, August 10; Sunday, August 22; Tuesday, August 24 |
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| Time | 1 - 4pm |
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| Location | Corning Visitor Center | |
| Instructor | Education Staff |
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| Ages | 3 and above | |
| Cost | $4 child members, $7 child nonmembers |
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| Description | Grasshoppers, flowers, holes, birds, grass and trees. These are just a few of the items the field provides. Join one of our staff and venture out to a field playground. We will find field a wondrous place and we will bring along a few items such as shovels, sticks, insect nets, and jars. Once we get there we will see what a child's imagination comes up with. The goal is unstructured play that encourages imagination, discovery, observation and creativity. Accompanying adults are encouraged to sit back and enjoy watching the kids do what they do best when they are given the time and the right location. Bring a snack and drink in case the kids get hungry. Stay for as long as you want and leave when you must. |
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| Class Code | FAM274 |
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Family Hike in Pierson Creek |
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| Date | Sunday, August 15 |
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| Time | 1 - 4pm |
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| Location | Corning Visitor Center | |
| Instructor | Education Staff |
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| Ages | 8 and above. | |
| Cost | $5 person members, $8 person nonmembers |
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| Description | Do you like walking in water, catching frogs and building dams in streams? If so, Pierson Creek is the perfect place to explore if you don't mind getting wet, really wet. Join us as we travel down the creek by walking in the creek to see where it ends up. We'll search for frogs, try and catch the elusive crayfish, and follow all the twists and turns the water makes as we go over and under logs to reach our final destination. Bring a sense of adventure, waterproof boots and a change of clothes. Each family member must be able to walk down steep hills and hike for two miles, often times in the creek. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate foot gear with good tread for some wet walking. |
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| Class Code | FAM118 |
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Summer Camps |
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Lakeland College/Holden Camps |
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Where the Wild Things Are |
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| Date | Monday - Friday, June 21-25 |
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| Time | 9 am-3pm |
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| Location | Thayer Classroom | |
| Instructor | Annie Raup |
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| Ages | 8-12 | |
| Cost | $100 child/members, $120 child/nonmembers |
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| Description | Join us as we venture out into the wild places at Holden and look for the wild things that make this their home here. We will explore wild waterways, wild fields and wild mountaintops. It promises to be a wild time. A supply list will be sent upon registration. Space is limited. |
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| Class Code | FAM278 |
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| Register | Register through Lakeland Community College by calling 440-525.7716 | |
Exploring a Forest: Over, Under and all Around |
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| Date | Monday - Friday, July 12-16 |
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| Time | 9 am-3pm |
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| Location | Corning Classroom | |
| Instructor | Annie Raup |
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| Ages | 8-12 | |
| Cost | $100 child/members, $120 child/nonmembers |
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| Description | Join us as we venture out into the forest. Holden has over 3000 acres of them and they are not all the same. They have big trees, little trees and everything in between. We will discover what makes them different and who depends on them. You'll even get to go where no one else does. A supply list will be sent upon registration. Space is limited. |
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| Class Code | FAM203 |
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| Register | Register through Lakeland Community College by calling 440-525.7716 | |
