Info | K- Grade 6 | Jr. Naturalist | Intern for a Week | Kayak Kamp

Kindergarten through Grade 6
Each week (schedule below) we will explore the marsh and beach with a special focus on the theme of the week. All classes are offered for the grade level students will complete in June 2008. Kindergarten meets at the beach on Wednesdays. Grades 1-6 meet at the beach on Tuesdays, and have a Thursday field trip , some with additional costs.

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Kindergarten (Mon-Fri 9:30-noon): Members $95; Nonmembers $110 (Week 3: $76/$88) (Week #9: $57/$66)
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Grades 1--6 (Mon-Fri 9:30-2pm): Members $155; Nonmembers--$170 (Week 3: $124/$136) (Week 9: $124/$136)
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Week 1: June 16 -- June 20 Totally Turtles Turtles of all types live here in New Jersey. Learn about diamondback terrapins, sea turtles, box turtles and more. Field Trip: Cape May County Park Zoo & Belleplain State Forest Week 2: June 23 -- June 27 You're Bugging Me! Butterflies, crickets, cockroaches, praying mantids and more! Join us for a very fun week learning all about insects and spiders. You will meet these strange and amazing creatures close-up, and get a chance to catch some of your own. Field Trip: Belleplain State Forest Week 3: June 30 -- July 3 (Holiday - Friday, July 4th) Wild World of Birds Are owls really wise? Is there really a bird that can reach a speed of 200 mph? What bird has eggs smaller than jellybeans? Come explore these questions and more as we observe birds, learn just how they survive, and meet some unique and interesting feathered friends up close! Field Trip: Cape May County Zoo and Belleplain State Forest. Week 4: July 7 -- July 11 Spectacular Sharks Both awesome and amazing and at times scary these popular creatures take all shapes and sizes. We'll separate fact from fiction and learn about their cousins the skates and rays before the week is through. Field Trip: Ocean Life Center (trip cost $12 per student) Week 5: July 14-- July 18 Explore the Shore Crabs, sea stars, shrimp, urchins, terrapins, seahorses and shorebirds. Just some of the animals we'll meet this week as we discover New Jersey from ocean to bay and everything in between. We will explore four unique habitats: ocean, beach, salt marsh and forest. Find what lives in each area and what secrets they each hold. Field Trip: Kimbles Beach & Belleplain State Forest Week 6: July 21-- July 25 Marine Mammal Madness Mammals below the sea, how can that be? We'll discover the facts about whales, dolphins, manatees and many more marine mammals. Field Trip: Starlight Fleet Whale Watching and Cape May Point State Park (trip cost $12 per student) Week 7: July 28 -- August 1 Nature Art Safari Discover your wild and creative side! This week we’ll be exploring the connection between art and our natural world. You’ll be able to explore the outdoors and then create works of art inspired by nature. Try everything from photography to painting to sand castle sculptures! Field trip: TBA Week 8: August 4-- August 8 Sea Monsters During the age of the dinosaurs, strange and sometimes massive creatures ruled the waters. We’ll learn about the SuperCroc, the Ginsu Shark, and other extinct “monsters” of the seas, and about the awesome, weird and mysterious creatures that rule the sea today. Field Trip: Ocean Life Center (trip cost $12.00 per student)

Week 9: August 11 -- August 13 (Special 3 day camp Mon-Wed)

Super Slimy Nature Come experience 3 days of non-stop yuckiness as we get muddy, do slimy experiments, make icky artwork, and learn about slugs, worms, animal scat and all things slimy, oozy, smelly and creepy in nature. No beach day this week!