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Classes for Young Children

Muscle boy


Movers and Shapers
Give your bones, muscles and joints a round of applause! Investigate how these important body parts work together to keep people and other animals up and moving. Study our skeleton specimens and x-rays, experiment with our model muscle arm and learn how to keep your bones and muscles strong!

Down on the Farm
Come learn about work and play on the farm. Pitch in to discover how milk becomes butter and how sheep’s wool becomes yarn. Hunt for eggs, plant some vegetables, and sell your goods at our vegetable stand.

A Bear's Backyard
Get out of the classroom and up-close with our bears! Study the behaviors, diet and lifestyles of these beloved Museum residents.

Class, Ages 2½ – under 4 years

with accompanying adult

  • 10am
  • $20 members / $25 non-members 
  • Call 919-220-5429 x313 to register.


Movers and Shapers
February 26 or 27

Down on the Farm
March 26 or 27

A Bear's Backyard
April 23 or 24                                

 

 


Class Series, Ages 4–6 

  • 3:45–4:45pm
  • $60 members / $75 non-members for 3-class series
  • Call 919-220-5429 x313 to register.


Movers and Shapersbear head
February 11, 18 and 25

Down on the Farm
March 11, 18 and 25

A Bear's Backyard
April 15, 22 and 29

 

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School’s Out! Camps

Space camp

February 19, 2010: Space

 

Ages 4-8

Join us as we explore what it takes to travel into space. Learn about the shuttle that astronauts use for travel, the special suits they wear and the food they eat!



Ages 9-12

Come explore outer space with us and find the answers to all your cosmic questions. Then use animation software to create a movie and share your newfound knowledge!

  • Age 4 through 5th grade
  • 8am–5pm
  • $60 members / $75 nonmembers
  • Lunch option available: $4.75

 

Be sure to also sign up for upcoming March 19: Insects


 

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Spring Break Camps

Now two weeks available!


Girl plays vet

 

 

Plan a great spring break full of discovery and exploration for your child! The Museum's Spring Break Camps offer a wide range of activities across our indoor/outdoor campus.


March 29 – April 2 and April 5–9, 2010

 

PreK–K

Beneath Your Feet
Dig into the world of rocks, sand and soil beneath your feet. Investigate earth worms, pan for "gems," and put on your miner's hat to explore our bat cave.

Grades 1–2

Weather Explorers
Become a junior meteorologist! Forecast the weather using thermometers, rain gauges, and weather vanes, then share your predictions on WMLS TV. Discover how air, water, and heat mix as we make it rain in our classroom. Use your weather knowledge to follow the adventures of real storm chasers.

Grades 3–5

Experiments in Mythology
If no one ever told you, how would you explain sound? Heat? Light? Motion? Hear the stories that ancient civilizations used to explain these phenomena. Then discover and experiment with the science behind them. You’ll be stunned by your own Herculean powers!

 

  • goldfish
  • 9am–3pm
  • $250 members / $275 non-members
  • Extended hours: 8am–5pm $45
  • Lunch option available
  • Grades PreK-5
  • Call 919-220-5429 x313 to register. 

 

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Girl Scout patch

Girl Scout Programs

View the 2009 – 2010 Girl Scout Programs schedule.

 

Register through Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines.

 

Questions should be directed to Director of Special Programs.

 

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