Winter Adventures during February Break at Audubon

Winter Break Adventures ~ fun and educational vacation programs at Audubon Greenwich

Event Date

Repeats every day until Wed Feb 12 2014 . Also includes Tue Feb 18 2014, Wed Feb 19 2014.

Feb 11 2014 - 9:30am - 3:30pm

 

WINTER BREAK ADVENTURES

Tuesdays & Wednesdays ~ February 11, 12, 18, 19

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Registration Form ~ Winter Break Adventures 2014 

Come experience winter in a whole new way during February vacation! Join us for one or two fun filled days of wintery hikes, games, crafts and outdoor exploration! Children should bring a snack & lunch. Please send snow pants and footwear so they can explore outside in all kinds of wintery weather conditions. 

• Grades: K-5
• Hours: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
• Cost: $65/day for Audubon members; $75/day for future members

Space is limited & advance registration is required. Please print the registration form and send it it as soon as possible. Spaces are filled on a first come, first served basis.

*** SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION TO RESERVE YOUR CHILD'S SPACE TODAY ***

Winter Break Adventures Registrar: Gigi Lombardi ~ 203.869.5272 x223

EMAIL OR FAX FORMS TODAY: 203-869-4437 / GLOMBARDI@AUDUBON.ORG

Audubon Greenwich hosts a wide range of public events throughout the year including: guided hikes, bird walks, citizen science programs, special guest speakers, documentary film screenings, and outdoor festivals that celebrate wildlife and nature.

Calendar of Events ~ Winter 2013-2014 (click here for PDF)

Downloadable Resources

• Registration Form - 2014 Winter Break Adventures @ Audubon Greenwich

Animal survival strategies at the Bruce

Opens Saturday, January 25    The dark is a place of mystery. Sometimes scary, always intriguing, the darkness inspires the imagination and encourages exploration.   In the Dark: Animal Survival Strategies invites visitors to explore different environments of darkness and the unique life forms that inhabit them through a combination of hands-on and whole-body interactives, specimens and walk-through dioramas.   A delightfully engaging and informative exhibition for people of all ages and any ability.   Click for More Information   Click for What's New and On View at the Bruce Museum

Pass this Along! Bruce Museum | One Museum Drive | Greenwich | CT | 06830-7157

Bird Walk and First Sunday Science at Greenwich Point - Sunday, February 2

Sunday, February 2, 9:00 - 11:15 a.m.

First Sunday Bird Walk at Greenwich Point

Bring binoculars. Meet at main concession stand in Greenwich Point Park. This is a leisurely outdoor walk of about 2 miles to view birds in their habitats. Held in collaboration with Bruce Museum, Wild Wings and Audubon Greenwich. Free. For information, call weekdays 203-413-6756.

 

Sunday, February 2, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.

First Sunday Science at the Seaside Center:  Oyster Fishing Family Day

Location: Seaside Center, Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich.

Experience hands-on oyster fishing with members of the Town of Greenwich Shellfish Commission. Learn about the habitat and natural history of the oyster with in-depth explorations at the Seaside Center. Take a close up look at this amazing bivalve! All activities are free and suitable for people of all ages and abilities. Held in partnership with the Greenwich Shellfish Commission, Health Department and Bruce Museum. For information, call 203-413-6756.

 

 

 

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Congratulations Stanwich!

Stanwich wins Solarize contest!!
Our very own Green Schools Rep, Stanwich School's Lower School Science Chair, Amy Kerekes, along with sixth grade teacher Jenn Giametta, headed up the school's submission effort.

Read more about it HERE:

A student-written song, Solar Energy, set to the tune of We Will Rock You, won the competition for Stanwich fourth graders:
 "The students' creativity really shone through with this project. Not only did the children come up with original songs, posters and skits, there was even one submission of a bitstrip comic," said Kerekes.

In collaboration with Renewable Resources, Inc., the Town of Greenwich selected Stanwich as the winner of the town-wide Solarize Greenwich contest. Stanwich has won a 10 panel 2.45 KW solar photovoltaic array system, which is being donated by Renewable Resources, that will include an active monitoring system so that the teachers and students will be able to view the performance of the system any time.

"Stanwich is thrilled to receive this solar system and add it to our STEM efforts. The panels, along with the online analytic monitoring device, will serve as outstanding instructional tools to help our children be ever more mindful stewards of our precious planet," said Paul Geise, Head of School.

This contest was launched in conjunction with Solarize Greenwich.  We're so proud of our Greenwich teachers and students for taking an interest in energy conservation! 

"As a Clean Energy Community, Greenwich is very excited to have been selected to participate in the Solarize Connecticut program.  This is a great opportunity for our residents to take advantage of group pricing on a PV solar installation.  The Conservation Commission will be working with CEFIA and SmartPower to help launch this new program."  - Peter Tesei, First Selectman, Greenwich 

Solarize Greenwich registration ends February 18, 2014.

Eagle Hill School Green Highlights

Thanks to Maria for sharing some of the green progress happening at Eagle Hill!  Very inspiring for other local schools, really positive improvements and examples of natural resource conservation.

We do many things here on campus that involve all faculty and students

- robust recycling

- campus housing composting

- collecting food scraps to bring to Stamford Nature Center's farm

We have also worked on our physical plant 

Many of these are happening as we are replacing infrastructure.

- High efficiency boilers and hot water heaters are replacing old style inefficient boilers and hot water heaters as well as high efficiency, Low-E glass used on all window replacements.

- No chemical fertilizers or pesticides used.

- Light sensors have been installed to shut off unused classroom and office lights during "unoccupied" times and all fixtures use CFL bulbs.

- Automatic (water saver) fixtures installed in some bathrooms to conserve water.

- All appliances are replaced with "Energy Star" appliances

- Shut Down during unoccupied times (everything unplugged, temperature setbacks etc...)

- Environmentally Safe ice melters used on campus for walkways- to protect grass and plants.

What can you Recycle in your lunch from home: Cafeteria Refresher

To complement the great cafeteria lunch posters that Green Schools provides, one of our parents at JC came up with a great idea to create a green-lunchbag poster.  Here she is with her creation.  During our recycling refresher day on November 15th, we called on a student from each class to volunteer an answer:  

"Name something that is different about the lunch on the left vs. the lunch on the right."

Reusable containers, recyclable items, landfill waste, and extra packaging were spotted in every grade.  

It's a great visual tool.  Thanks to Ines R. for coming up with the idea and putting it all together!

It's always nice to have a little take away, so we made these very simple pinwheels out of pencils, thumbtacks and washed chip-bags.  It's simple to do, they're shiny, they reuse materials, and of course, they work!  Click HERE for simple directions.  Students who participated brought the pinwheel as a present to their teachers with a copy of the "Classroom Recycling Guide"  

Tree Recycling | A little reminder

Here's a great view of the tree recycling happening at Bruce Park near the playground.

All the details for the program are here:
http://ptacgreenschools.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-tree-recycling.html

Thanks very mulch for participating. ;)