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Rye Nature Center Ready To Fall Into School Programs

RYE, N.Y.-- The Rye Nature Center has announced registration for the "Back to School Vacation Camp" and the "Fall Program" are open. 

Craft making is just one of the activities at the Rye Nature Center's back-to-school vacation camp.

Craft making is just one of the activities at the Rye Nature Center's back-to-school vacation camp.

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Joe Jenkins

The cCamp will include a number of events for children grades K-5. 

Activities will include:

  • Harvest Fun, Sept. 4. Campers will turn apples into cider, pick gourds and turn them into craft critters.
  • Schooling Animals, Sept. 5. Children will learn facts about animals, like how to tell which way a school of fish is swimming and what to call a group of skunks. 
  • Wacky Wacky Wilderness, Sept. 6. Campers will learn basic survival skills, including building shelter, foraging for food and water and fire making.

Programs are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-registration is required. 

The center also will host weekly ecology classes starting Sept. 16. 

Classes will include:

  • Mommy and Me (18 months- 4 years old), Mondays 10-11 a.m. Children and their caregivers will sing songs and learn about the natural world.
  • Kindergarden Adventures, Thursdays 12:15-2 p.m. Students learn through hands-on ecology classes. Designed to reinforce first year elementary science curriculum.
  • Wild Outside (K-5), Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:30 p.m. Participants will go on nature hikes and find wild animals. 

There still is limited space available for the weekly pre-school ecology extended day program.

For additional information, logon to www.ryenaturecenter.org.

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