THE 2013 PLATT NATURE CENTER PROGRAM
The Platt Nature Center is pleased to present our 2013 Summer Program featuring the fun and
fascinating Children’s Program (something different and exciting everyday for pre-K to fourth
graders). Our teaching staff is eager to share their knowledge and enthusiasm of the world of
nature we all enjoy. This year’s summer program runs from July 8th – July 26th. Mark your
calendars now – there’s something for everyone!
THE 2013 TEACHING STAFF:
Betsy Himmelman is an art teacher in the H-K School District. She is a long-time naturalist and
joins the PNC staff for her eighteenth summer.
Christina Mullally has been in the field of childhood education since 1985. She is currently the
center director of a Before and After School Program for children in kindergarten up to age 12.
We welcome Chris back for a fifth summer at PNC.
SO MUCH TO DO! SO CLOSE TO HOME!
DON’T MISS OUT…SIGN UP TODAY!
INSIDE:
Registration Form, Page 2
Pre-K Program – July 8th-12th, Page 2
Entering K Program – July15th– 19th, Page 3
Grade 1 & 2 Program – July 8th – July12th or July 15th –19th, Page 3
Grade 3 & 4 Program – July 22nd – 26th, Page 4
Platt Nature Center phone number: 663-1609
2013 PLATT NATURE CENTER REGISTRATION FORM
Student: _____________________________________________ Age: _______ Session:
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Address: ___________________________________________ Phone: ________________ Cell:
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ONE STUDENT PER APPLICATION / MAKE COPY IF NECESSARY
ENTERING
GRADE
SESSION
DATE
TIME
FEE
$95
$$$
( I ) KNEE HIGH NATURE
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( II ) STEPUP AND ALONG
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( IIIa ) STOP LOOK AND LISTEN
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( IIIb ) STOP LOOK AND LISTEN
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( IV ) LET’S FIND OUT
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Pre-K
July 8th-12th
9-11 AM
K
July 15th-19th
9-11:30 AM
$100
12:15-3:15 PM
$110
1 and 2 July 8th–July 12th
1 and 2
July 15th -19th 2:15-3:15 PM
$110
3 and 4
July 22nd -26th 9 AM-2:30 PM
$160
Make check payable to PNC and send with this form to: Platt Nature Center, P.O. Box 825,
Killingworth CT 06419
ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED. Classes fill early. If your child has special needs please include
a note with your registration explaining those needs. A postcard confirming enrollment will be
sent. We will notify you if a program is full.
Contact
for
emergencies
(other
than
parent):
NAME:__________________________
PHONE:_________________
I give my child permission to participate:
NAME:__________________________
PHONE:_________________
Medical information forms will be available on the first day of each program to be filled out by
an adult. NO FLIP FLOPS.
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2013 PLATT NATURE CENTER CHILDREN’S
PROGRAMS
(1) KNEE HIGH NATURE–Pre-K (Age 4 by Sept 1) Mon-Fri, July 8th July 12th, 9:00-11:00.
$95
A full week at PNC jam-packed with nature, songs, games, books, and adventure!
*Bring your own SNACK and DRINK every day!
Mon. July 8th: HAPPY TRAILS! Hike with us over the meadow and through the woods.
Learn about the wonderful world of plants and animals along our trail, and share the
excitement with your fellow campers.
Tues, July 9th: CAPTIVATING CRITTERS! Take a close-up look at Killingworth’s
spiders, bugs, and beetles. Discover who and what shares our neighborhood. Then we’ll read,
do a craft and sing about our local 2 and 4-legged friends!
Wed, July 10th: FLOWER POWER! Let’s learn all about our local flowers and plants: their
names, where they grow, and how they provide for us. Then dig into a planting project craft!
Thurs, July 11th: BUTTERFLIES AND FRIENDS! Fly on in for a butterfly, moth, and
caterpillar adventure! Then grab a net to catch someone on the wing!
Fri, July 12th: FROG LEGS AND FISH TAILS!
We’ll learn all about some of
Killingworth’s slimiest creatures from garden woods and wetlands. Join our “PET FOR A
DAY SHOW AND TELL” *Bring along a small critter in a vented container.
(2) STEP UP AND ALONG! – Entering K, Mon-Fri, July15th -19th, 9:00-11:30. $100
A week of NATURE ADVENTURES full of songs, crafts, books and awesome exploration!
*Bring your own SNACK and DRINK each day!
Mon, July 15th: HIT THE TRAIL! Let’s brave the wilds of our PNC trail! We’ll explore the
meadow, woods, and wetlands looking and listening for plants and animals that live in each.
Nets and binocs supplied for all!
Tues, July 16th: NUTS ABOUT SQUIRRELS AND CHIPMUNKS! Learn about these
friendly critters, where they live what they eat and what they do throughout the year. Then
we’ll be making new friends, and playing great games.
Wed, July 17th: SUPER SLIMY SLUGS AND SNAILS Discover our most misunderstood
slimy friends from the garden woods and wetlands through stories, crafts, games and songs!
Then join our “Pet for a Day!”
*Bring along a small critter in a vented container!
Thurs, July 18th: DIGGING INTO THE PAST! Calling all junior paleontologists - no
bones about it, we’ll learn from our own dino research, with our own dino dig! We’ll dig up
the ultimate day of dinosaur fun with dinosaur books, songs, and crafts!
Fri, July 19th: GRAB A NET AND GO FISH Join us at Chatfield Hollow for a catch and
release day of adventure! You won’t have to talk about the fish that got away. We’ll scoop up
a slew of swimming, squirming, and jumping critters - nets for all! *Bring a towel, hiking
and water shoes!
**Drop-off and pick-up at the park entrance!
(3) STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN! Entering grades 1 and 2. Due to the popularity of this
program it is being offered both the week of July 8th-12th or July 15th-19th 12:15-3:15 PM.
CHOOSE ONE SESSION! $110
An exciting week of discovery, hiking, exploration and crafts!
*Bring your own SNACK and DRINK each day!
Mon, July 8th / July 15th: TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE! Explore the exciting
world Lions and Tigers and Bears? No Way! Join your fellow naturalists as you explore and
discover the habitats along our PNC nature trail!
Tues, July 9th / July 16th: SQUIRMY WORMS AND SQUIGGLY SNAKES! We’ll
explore the lives and habitats of these wonderfully wiggly, and sometimes slimy, friends.
What they do, where they live, who needs them, and where they fit into our ecosystem! Then
we’ll celebrate our slimy friends with a sssssssensational craft!
Wed, July 10th / July 16th: JACKS MAGIC BEANS! Discover the hows and whys of seeds.
Who depends on seeds, how they’re produced, and what they are.
*Join our “Wild
Wonders Show” - Bring along a small critter in a vented container!
Thurs, July 11th / July 17th: EXPLORE AND DISCOVER Join us for a backwoods
adventure! Travel back in time to discover the awesome power of nature and the changes a
little water and ice can make. We’re off to visit real Native American Rock Shelter, created
long, long ago!
*Drop-off and pick-up at the caves!
Fri, July 12th / July 18th: YAY! CHATFIELD HOLLOW, WOO HOO! We’ll be finishing
out the week with a Woo hooo! It will be a day filled with hiking, critter catching, and water
adventure! Nets for All!
*Bring TOWEL, HIKING and WATER SHOES
*Drop-off and pick-up at park entrance!
(4) LET’S FIND OUT! Entering grades 3 and 4. Mon-Fri, July 22nd-26th, 9:00-2:30. $160
*Pack your backpack each day with DRINKS, SNACK, LUNCH, bug spray and sunscreen
for a full day of adventure at PNC and nearby sites. (See daily locations below).
Mon, July 22nd: CALLING ALL TRAIL TREKKIES! Team up with your fellow
naturalists to explore our Platt meadow, woods and trails. We’ll mix it up back at camp with
more sensational indoor fun! Then team up for an afternoon of in-your-face, at-your-feet
Nature Fun!
*Drop-off and pick-up at PNC!
Tues, July 23rd: FABULOUS PARMELEE FARM! Discover the wonders of Killingworth’s
newest attraction, a trail walk with a local naturalist, a tour of the community garden and
spend an afternoon doing a little pond exploration.
*Drop-off and pick-up at Parmelee farm!
Wed, July 24th: HAMMONASSET EXTREME ADVENTURE! Adventure and exploring
Hammonasset’s beach and marshes. Visit Meig’s Point Nature Center, use our nets to capture
and release awesome sea creatures and crabs. We’ll also build sand castles!
*Bring dry extra clothes, water shoes, towel, sunscreen, and a hat!
**Drop-off and pick-up at Meigs point – no park fee required!
Thurs, July 25th: ANIMAL FARM! Discover how during the colonial times how much of
day-to-day activities depended on nature! We’ll hike up the road to a farm to learn first-hand
about the importance of keeping sheep, bees, gardening and what chores you might have
done back-in-the-day!
*Drop-off and pick-up at PNC!
Fri, July 26th: CHATFIELD HOLLOW CHALLENGE! We’ll be exploring caves, hiking
the trails, fishing for critters, and picnicking to celebrate our last day!
*Bring along a picnic item to share! S’mores anyone?
**Bring dry extra clothes, water shoes, towel, sunscreen and hat!
***Drop-off and pick-up at park entrance!