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111400 - Young Explorers Camp
Little ones, join our Young Explorers Summer Camp designed especially for the youngest nature enthusiasts. Learn about Itasca Nature Center's wild animals and get the chance to meet some live critters. Each session will feature a nature walk, art project, snack, and a story based on the animal of the day. Please dress for the weather,wear closed toed shoes, and bring a small snack each day. (CC)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 111400-01 | Young Explorers Camp | 06/11/18- 06/15/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 11:00A | Nature Center | $75/$95 | 3 years to under 6 years | Available | Item Details |
| Add to Cart | 111400-02 | Young Explorers Camp | 08/06/18- 08/10/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 11:00A | Nature Center | $75/$95 | 3 years to under 6 years | Available | Item Details |
111401 - Summer Junior Kindergarten
Join this structured summer program to keep your child academically engaged! Our summer session follows the same format as our school-year program while enjoying the beautiful surroundings at the Nature Center. This class includes crafts, songs, learning games, story time, and outdoor activities, as we continue to focus on academic skills.
The summer Junior Kindergarten class is perfect for children who want a head start on pre-reading skills before starting Kindergarten or could use a review of alphabet and phonics skills.
* No class 07/04
AGE: 4 by Sept. 1, 2017
Location: Springbrook Nature Center Classroom
Teacher: Ms. Debbie
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Read Notice | 111401-01 | Summer Junior Kinder | 06/04/18- 07/25/18 | M, W | 9:00A- 12:00P | Nature Center | $270/$315 | 4 years to under 6 years | Unavailable | Item Details |
111402 - Summer Preschool
Join this structured summer program to keep your child academically engaged! Our summer session is a continuation of our regular Preschool program while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of the Nature Center. This theme based class include crafts, songs, learning games, story time, and outdoor activities, as we continue to focus on academic skills.
The summer Preschool class will review colors, shapes, and numbers and be introduced to alphabet and phonics skills which will be covered in fall Junior Kindergarten.
AGE: 3 by Sept. 1, 2017
Location: Springbrook Nature Center Classroom
Teacher: Debbie Maginity
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Read Notice | 111402-01 | Summer Preschool | 06/05/18- 07/26/18 | Tu, Th | 9:00A- 11:30A | Nature Center | $240/$280 | 3 years to under 5 years | Unavailable | Item Details |
111405 - Summer Tiny Tikes
Join this structured summer program to keep your child academically engaged! Our summer session is a continuation of our regular Tiny Tikes program that takes advantage of the beautiful surroundings of the Nature Center. This theme based class includes crafts, songs, learning games, story time, and outdoor activities as we continue to focus on academic skills.
The summer Tiny Tikes session is a great way to keep your child involved in a structured learning environment before starting Preschool. Class emphasis will be on fine motor skills such as name tracing and cutting as well as colors, numbers, and shapes.
AGE: 2 by Sept. 1, 2017
Location: Springbrook Nature Center Classroom
Teacher: Debbie Maginity
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Read Notice | 111405-01 | Summer Tiny Tikes | 06/08/18- 07/27/18 | F | 9:00A- 11:00A | Nature Center | $120/$140 | 2 years to under 4 years | Unavailable | Item Details |
111407 - Dr. Seuss Science Camp
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back for a week of all new stories and activities. Each morning we’ll read favorite Dr. Seuss books and follow up with science-related activities. Some topics to be covered include nocturnal animals, bees, planets, gravity, and musical instruments. A fun-filled week for young scientists. (cc)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 111407-01 | Dr. Seuss Science Ca | 07/30/18- 08/03/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 12:00P | Nature Center | $112/$122 | 4 years to under 8 years | Available | Item Details |
121400 - Wacky Art, Science & Engi
If you like investigating slimy experiments, creating your own artistic masterpieces and partaking in engineering challenges such as the egg drop, then you will love exploring the wacky world of art, science, and engineering camp.
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 121400-01 | Wacky Artist, Scient | 07/16/18- 07/20/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 1:00P | Nature Center | $130/$140 | 6 years to under 12 years | Available | Item Details |
| Add to Cart | 121400-02 | Wacky Artist, Scient | 07/23/18- 07/27/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 1:00P | Nature Center | $130/$140 | 6 years to under 12 years | Available | Item Details |
121402 - Arts and Crafts in Nature
Art isn't just about drawing and painting--it can be found and created in many more unusual and extraordinary ways! This exciting camp will allow kids to explore art and crafts through nature! Kids will use found objects and natural materials to create unique masterpieces and beautiful landscapes, study the lines, shapes, and colors of live animals, and much more! Each day will include stimulating art projects accompanied by nature hikes, creek walks, and other exciting outdoor activities! (CC)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 121402-01 | Arts and Crafts in N | 06/18/18- 06/22/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 1:00P | Nature Center | $130/$140 | 6 years to 11 years | Available | Item Details |
| Add to Cart | 121402-02 | Arts and Crafts in N | 06/25/18- 06/29/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 1:00P | Nature Center | $130/$140 | 6 years to 11 years | Available | Item Details |
| Add to Cart | 121402-03 | Arts and Crafts in N | 07/09/18- 07/13/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 1:00P | Nature Center | $130/$140 | 6 years to 11 years | Available | Item Details |
131400 - Wildland Explorers Camp
Experience some of the coolest natural areas in the state and participate in fun outdoor activities in this week-long adventure camp.
Here is a sneak peek at the action packed schedule*:
Day 1 Team building games and hiking at Waterfall Glen, Darien
Day 2 Rock climbing at Vertical Endeavors, Glendale Heights and fishing
Day 3 Cantigny, Wheaton
Day 4 Exploring Volobog, Ingleside
Day 5 Exploring caves at Matthiessen State Park, Utica
*Schedule is subject to change
Fee includes transportation and admission fees.
Campers must dress for the weather, pack their own lunches, water and a snack for each day. (CC)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 131400-01 | Wildland Explorers C | 07/16/18- 07/20/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 3:30P | Nature Center | $175/$185 | 10 years to under 16 years | Available | Item Details |
| Add to Cart | 131400-02 | Wildland Explorers C | 08/06/18- 08/10/18 | M-F | 9:00A- 3:30P | Nature Center | $175/$185 | 10 years to under 16 years | Available | Item Details |
311405 - Dissecting Owl Pellets
Learn about the eating habits of the owls living at Springbrook Nature Center. Do you know what an owl pellet is? Owls usually swallow their prey whole, and they regurgitate what they cannot digest. See the various owls we have, the kind of food they eat, and dissect a pellet to see if we can figure out from the bones what the prey was. Anyone 8 and under must be accompanied by a paying adult. (CC)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 311405-03 | Dissecting Owl Pelle | 04/28/18- 04/28/18 | Sa | 2:00P- 2:45P | Nature Center | $7/$9 | 5 years to under 13 years | Available | Item Details |
| Add to Cart | 311405-04 | Dissecting Owl Pelle | 05/26/18- 05/26/18 | Sa | 2:00P- 2:45P | Nature Center | $7/$9 | 5 years to under 13 years | Available | Item Details |
321403 - Flight and Feathers
People have always been fascinated by the birds’ ability to fly. Explore the special adaptations that raptors such as owls, hawks and falcons have for flying. Did you know that some falcons can dive at speeds faster than a race car, and that owls are so silent that their prey cannot hear them flying? We will study the raptors at the Nature Center to help us understand how they have evolved to become masters of their environment. (CC)
Anyone 8 and under must be accompanied by a paying adult.
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 321403-03 | Flight and Feathers | 05/19/18- 05/19/18 | Sa | 2:00P- 2:45P | Nature Center | $7/$9 | 5 years and Up | Available | Item Details |
321404 - Mommy & Me Painting
Bond with your child with some paint and a canvas! Our instructor will help you and your child create beautiful works of art together. You and your child will create two separate paintings that will be combined into one masterpiece to hang on the wall! Supplies will be provided. Fee is per person. (CC)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 321404-03 | Mommy & Me Painting | 05/12/18- 05/12/18 | Sa | 10:30A- 12:00P | Nature Center | $15/$17 | 6 years and Up | Available | Item Details |
421400 - After School Art Club
Get your creative juices flowing for this class! Join Ms. Pam for an hour session each week to learn skills and techniques, work on exciting projects, and experiment with different mediums. Your children will learn about art in nature, two-dimensional and three-dimensional art, painting, and drawing, all while learning about different artists. Students will be able to explore their own ideas, as well as learn what it means to be an artist. Get ready to make some outstanding artwork! (CC)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Add to Cart | 421400-01 | After School Art Clu | 04/05/18- 04/26/18 | Th | 4:00P- 5:00P | Nature Center | $32/$40 | 7 years to under 13 years | Available | Item Details |
531400 - Junior Naturalist Club
Do you want to learn more about nature and how we can help protect it? Maybe you like to fish, canoe, hike, camp, and roast marshmallows. If this sounds exciting, you should become a Junior Naturalist (JN). The JN club is a group of kids that love to have a good time and help out. The JNs explore, hike, work special events and restoration projects, take care of the animals in the building and much more! This club meets once a week, usually on Fridays at the Nature Center. A newsletter with dates, times, activities and other important information is provided.
Spots are limited in this club, so don't miss out on a once in a lifetime opportunity! You can reach Chris at (630) 773-2257 with any questions. (CC)
| Activity | Description | Dates | Days | Times | Location | Fees | Ages | |||
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| Read Notice | 531400-01 | JN Club | 01/02/17- 01/01/2099 | F | 5:00P- 6:00P | Nature Center | $0 | 9 years to under 16 years | Full | Item Details |
