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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All programs are free of charge, unless otherwise indicated.
2008
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
6 Job Shadow Day w/South Plains Tech
Prep
MARCH
18-20 Spring Break Fest - 1
- 3:30pm
Plant a Native American Garden
Grades 4-6, pre-registration required,
class size is limted to 20 students due to this special activity.
Register by calling 742 1116.
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
7
National Trails Day, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Explore our trails, or volunteer to
help us build the newest one! Activities include decorating your
own sun visor and a special presentation about the fascinating dragonfly!
Summer Classes Begin!
Registration begins May
15 and is required, but there is no fee. Students may participate
in all six classes or pick the ones that fit their interests!
AM Adventures
are designed for 6-7 year-olds and meet Tuesday through Friday,
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Amazing Afternoons
are designed for 8-10 year-olds and are Tuesday through Friday,
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
10-13
AM Adventures & Amazing Afternoons
It's
a New Deal - Discover how South Plains residents lived during the
Dust Bowl, and participate in activities from the era like making
strawberry jam!
17-20
AM Adventures & Amazing Afternoons
It Happened on the Plains -
Students will create a historic reenactment for performance on Saturday,
June 21.
JULY
8-11
AM Adventures & Amazing Afternoons
Let's
Go to the Beach - Explore a playa eco-system - and find out why
you shouldn't swim in our playa lakes!
12
Archaeology Family Day, 10 a.m. -
4 p.m.
Visit this year's excavation,
talk to the archaeologists and see the special behind-the-scenes
work that takes place in the Quaternary Research Center. Loads of
activities include doing your own mock dig!
15-18
AM Adventures & Amazing Afternoons
How Far
Can a Grasshopper Jump? - Learn all about distances using maps,
metric measurement or even the small distances that insects travel.
22-25
AM Adventures & Amazing Afternoons
I
Heard That!! - Ancient people on the Southern High Plains depended
on sounds for survival. Learn how sound is made, how we hear, and
how sound travels!
29-Aug 1
AM Adventures & Amazing Afternoons
Hydro-Mania
- Explore one of Nature's greatest sources of energy and get crazy
about water!
AUGUST
Aug 1
AM Adventures & Amazing Afternoons
concludes.
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
8-10 Schools - Celebration 2008
for
more information on Celebration 2008 school programs, click here
11-12 Families - Celebration
2008
for more
information on Celebration 2008 family programs, click here
14-16 Schools - Celebration
2008
for
more information on Celebration 2008 school programs, click here
NOVEMBER
Closed Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER
Closed December 20, 2008 - January
1, 2009.
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