Science Thursdays
9:00am– 2:30pm
Jan 31, 2013 to March 28, 2013.
The Ridley 4-H Center Environmental Program is offering Science Days for the Homeschool community. Science Kids is a program established to help meet the science needs of home-schooled children. The program’s mission is to provide hands-on science experience in a fun and safe indoor/outdoor classroom environment.
The program is designed for 3rd/4th & 5th/6th grades in the following study areas:
* Earth Science
* Biodiversity
* Weather
* Plants
* Astronomy
* Machinery
* Water
* Scientific Inquiry
IMPORTANT:
Cost $160.00 Multi child discount offered
Registration = $50.00 per child (Non-Refundable) Due Dec. 21, 2012
Parents Meeting Thursday Jan. 17, 2013 7:00p.m.
All Kids must bring a sack lunch each day.
Contact:
Ridley 4-H Center 850 Lion Parkway Columbia, TN. 38401 (931-388-4011)
Friday, October 26, 2012
Mission Trips w/ Soles4Souls
Homeschool Community of Middle Tennessee
Come travel with Soles4Souls!
You
may be familiar with us already--we collect used shoes and distribute
them to people in need here in the US and around the world in nearly 130
countries.
But
did you know that you can travel with us to Honduras, Haiti, Costa
Rica, Jamaica, or Tanzania to deliver the shoes in person? You can!
Travel4Souls takes trips all year long, giving students and their
families the opportunity to serve others while learning about a new
country and culture.
We
make service-travel easy for you so that you can focus on working with
our community partners and experiencing a new part of the world. Our
trips are flexible so that you can incorporate specific educational
programming into the itinerary.
Visit www.travel4souls.org
to find more details about our destinations. We offer great deals for
groups ($200 off the price plus $100 off for each individual you sign up
to the group!).
Questions? Email us at travel@giveshoes.org or give us a call at 615-391-5723. We’d love to hear from you!
Thought about traveling with us? Check out our latest video.
Jessica Younker, Travel4Souls Coordinator
Soles4Souls, Inc.www.giveshoes.org
615.391.5723 office
Changing the World One Pair at a Time®
Find us: http://www.facebook.com/Travel4Souls
Follow us: http://twitter.com/Travel4Souls
About Soles4Souls®, Clothes4Souls®, Hope4Souls®, and Travel4Souls®Soles4Souls
collects new shoes to give relief to the victims of abject suffering
and collects used shoes to support micro-enterprise efforts to eradicate
poverty. Soles4Souls’ other two divisions, Clothes4Souls and
Hope4Souls, provide the same relief and support through clothing and
other necessities. Donating parties are eligible for tax advantages.
Visit www.giveshoes.org, www.clothes4souls.org, www.hope4souls.org, or www.travel4souls.org, for more information.
Soles4Souls, Inc.www.giveshoes.org
615.391.5723 office
Changing the World One Pair at a Time®
Find us: http://www.facebook.com/Travel4Souls
Follow us: http://twitter.com/Travel4Souls
Nov Homeschool Days...Nashville Zoo @ Grassmere
Home School Days
Date: November 14th and 15th, 2012
Times:10 – 11a.m. Grade K-1/ age 5-6 (Session 1)
12 - 1:30 p.m. Grade 2-4/ age 7-9 (Session 2)
2 - 3:30 p.m. Grade 5-8/ age 10-13 (Session 3).
Age-Appropriateness: Children ages 5-13 years old.
Admission Fee
Member Price: $6
Pre-registration required
Non-Member Price: $13
Pre-registration required
Advanced Registration: Yes
(If yes, when does registration open, and when is the deadline to sign up?)
Registrations currently being accepted. Deadline: Friday November 9th, 2012
Location: Nashville Zoo
Brief Description: Join Nashville Zoo’s engaging Home School Days classes that encourage home school students to learn about the importance of conservation by exploring the world of animals. These enjoyable and educational programs feature animal presentations and animal artifacts that will help students make connections between the lesson content and Nashville Zoo animals.
November Topic: Surviving the Wild
12 - 1:30 p.m. Grade 2-4/ age 7-9 (Session 2)
2 - 3:30 p.m. Grade 5-8/ age 10-13 (Session 3).
Age-Appropriateness: Children ages 5-13 years old.
Admission Fee
Member Price: $6
Pre-registration required
Non-Member Price: $13
Pre-registration required
Advanced Registration: Yes
(If yes, when does registration open, and when is the deadline to sign up?)
Registrations currently being accepted. Deadline: Friday November 9th, 2012
Location: Nashville Zoo
Brief Description: Join Nashville Zoo’s engaging Home School Days classes that encourage home school students to learn about the importance of conservation by exploring the world of animals. These enjoyable and educational programs feature animal presentations and animal artifacts that will help students make connections between the lesson content and Nashville Zoo animals.
November Topic: Surviving the Wild
The need to survive has created spectacular diversity in the animal kingdom. Discover how and why animals are so different.
Contact Info: For more information or to register, please visit the Education page at www.nashvillezoo.org, call 615-833-1534 x 143 or e-mail education@nashvillezoo.org
Friday, October 5, 2012
Special Offer for Treetop Adventures @ Nashville Shores Oct 8-12
Treetop Adventure Park
Fall Break Special
Fall Break Special
Five Huge Aerial Ropes Courses and Nashville's Longest Zip Lines
Buy One, Get One Free Special
Looking for something fun to do with your family next week for Fall Break? We are offering a Buy One, Get One Free special at the Treetop Adventure Park.
If you purchase a regularly priced adult Treetop Adventure Park ticket,
you will receive an additional adult Treetop Adventure Park ticket
free. This special offer is available from Monday, October 8, 2012
through Friday, October 12, 2012.
The Treetop Adventure
Park will be open next week beginning at 9 am, and the last
group departs at 3 pm. Reservations are highly recommended.
Call (615) 889-7050 x215 or email Treetop@NashvilleShores.com to begin your adventure and book your reservation today! Click here for more information.
Treetop Adventure Park
contains a series of aerial adventure courses where individuals navigate
close to 100 different obstacles. Course challenges include suspended
bridges, 10 zip lines, cargo nets, scrambling walls, ladders, Tarzan
jumps and many other thrilling elements. Treetop Adventure Park also
features two giant zip lines 600 feet long, which are the longest in
Nashville.
Star Parties 10/20 @ Warner Park
Star Parties
8 - 10 p.m.
8 - 10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20
at Warner Park
Nature Center
Join ASC and the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society for a close up look at the Summer night sky. No telescope necessary.
Nature Center
Adv Sci Ctr: 10/13 Planetarium Shows
Next Date: Oct. 13
Catch after-hours shows in the Sudekum Planetarium.
6:30 -- SETI
7:30 -- Skies Over Nashville
8:30 -- Laser Fright Light
9:30 -- Dark Side of the Moon
10:30 -- Laser Fright Light
Tickets go on sale at 6 p.m. Advance tickets now available online.
Adv Sci Ctr: Half Price Admission on 10/13
Half-Price Admission to visit Good For You opening Oct. 13
Free Healthy Family Fest @ Adventure Science Center
Free event features live performances, zip lining, exhibitors and more
Come out to the Healthy Family Fest on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free outdoor event features live performances from groups such as Moves & Grooves, the Green Angels and more, as well as 20+ exhibitors centered on good health. Visitors may also try zip lining with Adventure Works or complete our kids obstacle course. Plus, the science center is offering half-price admission to see the new Good For You: Healthy Fun on the Run exhibit which opens the same day. The Healthy Family Fest is presented by TriStar Centennial Women's and Children's Hospital.
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