KidSummer 2010 Schedule
Click here for the 2010 KidSummer brochure. If you are interested in being part of our KidSummer staff, click here.
NEW this summer, KidSummer Art! Click here to learn more.
Contact: 508.896.3867 Ext. 133
KidSummer - instilling a sense of wonder and discovery to last a lifetime. Offers a range of 4 programs for ages 3 to 12, encouraging learning and appreciation of the environment through age-appropriate indoor and outdoor activities led by educators/naturalists.
Nature walks, field study, and habitat exploration give children a unique Cape Cod experience. Museum campus is surrounded by 400-acres of marsh, dune, barrier beach, woodlands, alewife stream, and wildflower gardens.
First Encounters for ages 3-4
Children's sense of wonder and independence are fostered through fun, non-competitive peer interactions, live animal encounters, and exploratory activities with the natural world. Topics include plants, animals and 
habitats found both inside and outside the museum. Sessions led by a teacher certified in early childhood education. CHILDREN MUST BE TOILET-TRAINED TO ATTEND.
Nature Sleuths I and II for Ages 5-7
An opportunity to develop a child's science skills through games, stories, creative projects, experiments and lots of outdoor exploration. Each week is unique and will cover enough variety in experiments and outdoors sites visited to fully engage the child who comes multiple weeks.
Two Groups - I for Grades K-1, II for Grades 1-2, depending on age. When enrollment allows grades will be separated as described or they will be in one group, limited to twelve.
Terra Nova for Grades 1-4
Hands-on projects are the foundation for the wide range of topics investigated each week. Children explore nearby woodlands, ponds, marshes and beaches in age-appropriate science observations and activities. Engaging outdoor activities utilize museum exhibits and aquarium. Group A: Grades 1 and 2; Group B: Grades 3 and 4. When enrollment allows grades will be separated as described or they will be in one group, limited to twelve.Completed and signed medical and permission forms are required.
Extreme Science for Grades 5-7
Programs designed to engage the serious student in real scientific field studies in various types of wetlands. Participants travel to select locations to sample and collect live specimens and data at each site. In the well equipped classroom/lab, activities revolve around microscopes, lap top computers and aquarium animals that they will learn to care for. Completed and signed medical and permission forms are required.
NOTE: We are currently preparing the new program. For more information please check the Web site for updates. E-mail inquiries should be directed to info@ccmnh.org.
Click here for the KidSummer Photo Gallery!
KidSummer is sponsored by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare works from world headquarters here on Cape Cod and 16 offices around the globe to protect animals and our shared environment. IFAW focuses on finding practical solutions to animal welfare and conservation challenges that benefit both animals and people.
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