Students examine display at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Photo by Caitlin JenkinsNMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE ― Registration is now open for the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciences summer camp programs. The camps are for grades K-5 as indicated.
Kindergarteners must have experiences in full-day classes before attending.
- Young Explores Camp: Wild Weather & Curious Climatology, June 18-22 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Become a meteorologist for a week – adventure through lightning, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and winter storms. K-2 & 3-5 sections;
- Da Vinci – From Parachutes to Outer Space, June 25-29 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Explore and create inventions, ponder what Leo would have thought about the planets & try your hand at various flying machines. K-2 & 3-5 sections;
- Da Vinci II – From Water to Bats to Rocks, July 9-13 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Da Vinci spent much of his notebook space drawing and learning about the world and then devising fantastical inventions. K- 2 & 3-5 sections;
- Water is Wonderful – Water is Life, July 16 – 20 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Explore the many facets of water during a hot summer week. Explore waters physical qualities, artistic ideas & well experiments. K-2 and 3-5 sections;
- Dino Detectives, July 23 – 27 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Emerging Paleontologists will break rocks, create habitats & dig for bones. K-2;
- Habitat in the Garden, July 23 – 27 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Get your hands dirty – explore the diversity of our Learning Garden- look for critters & provide habitat. 3-5;
- Space Detectives, July 30 – Aug. 4 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Blast off through the solar system and beyond creating and learning about celestial objects and space flight. K-2;
- Naturally Naturalists, July 30 – Aug. 4 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Discover surprising and incredible areas of Albuquerque- explore the Sandias, start a collection, with a sneak peek behind the scenes. 3-5;
- Science Sleuths, Aug. 6 – 10 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) – Explore the museum visiting the exhibit halls & behind the scenes – experimenting & creating & learning K-2 & 3-5 sections.
Aftercare is available 4-5 p.m. every day for $10/day.
For more information or to register for any of these programs, log onto the museum website http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/youth-and-family-programs/young-explorers-camp-programs.
The per week price per camp is $300 per student or ($270 for members). For additional information, contact Deb Novak, deb.novak@state.nm.us, 505.841.2836.
