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Summer Programs with
the Shorebird Park Nature
Center and Adventure Playground
directions
Subscribe to this website for up dates and reminders- it's
free. Please call 510-981-6720 to be put on our mailing
list for next summer.
Registration for summer Marine Biology and On the Water classes
is March 22 . 2008 Starting at 9:30
a.m.in the office at the Shorebird Park Nature
Center- 160 University Ave. Berkeley Marina, 94710
( see directions
above)
Come with emergency
contact numbers and be prepared to sign the forms and waiver for your child.
(You cannot sign up your friend's children.) Bring exact change or a
check- We do
not take credit cards, and we do not have change. After March
20, 2008 Check this web site- it will be updated
regularly. Call 510 981-6720 and see if there is space still
available.
Full day program options for children
7 years or older. Enroll your child in Marine Biology or Boating for 1/2 day
and Adventure Playground for the other half. Best for children who are
self motivated. Children must be picked up by 4:30 p.m. The fee for full
day option children to stay in the playground
without adult company is $7.00 per child each day.
Marine Biology
Classes are held in the Nature Center. Hands-on exploration
of the rocky shore, dock and pier habitats. Use of microscopes and marine
sampling equipment will help us identify local invertebrates as well as
vertebrates. Session 1 Marine bio is 8 days and includes field trips to
the Albany shoreline and a research boat trip.
On the Water Classes
Children must be 9-16 years old, and have a current
2008 proof of swim ability of at least a low level 4 from a certified Water
Safety Instructor. All children will wear personal floatation
devices we provide and will be
supervised by leaders with a Red Cross and C.P.R. certification. Here is
the swim form for this program.
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The Boating Program -1p.m.-4p.m.
This is an on the water experience. We learn to canoe, kayak, go
out on a research vessel and sail Limit 15.
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Canoeing - 10a.m.-12 p.m.
Learn
basic canoeing skills, paddling strokes to canoe over canoe rescue.
Limit 10.
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Water skiing -
10-2 p.m. Basic learn to ski in Aquatic Park. Limit 15.
Nature Center Summer Classes for 2008
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Session
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ages
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dates
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times
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cost
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spaces
available
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Water skiing
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9-16yrs
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July 1-2
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10-2
p.m.
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$39
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1
Marine Biology
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10-16yrs
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July
8-11 & 15-18
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9:30-12:30
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$110
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2 Marine Biology
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8-10yrs
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July
22-25
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9:30-12
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$56
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Boating
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9-16yrs
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July
29-Aug 1
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1p.m.-4p.m.
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$110
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Canoeing
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9-16yrs
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Aug
6-8
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10-12pm
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$39
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3 Marine Biology
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5-7yrs
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Aug
5-8
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9:30-11:30
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$56
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Adventure Playground
Summer Hours: June 16th- August. 15th,
2008
Monday-Friday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
If you would like to leave your child (7 years or older child ) in the
playground for up to 3 hours, you need to have a current registration form
on file. Here is the form. Once
the form is on file you sign your child in at the front desk. Your
child is then available for the Marina Adventures programs below.
Groups of 5 or more children need prior
reservations, please call three weeks or more ahead, dates fill fast. See group
information on the Adventure Playground page
Marina Adventures Summer
Programs in Adventure Playground
Each of the programs listed below are offered on a drop-in basis,
from 1-2 hours each day. Sign up in the Adventure Playground on the day of
the program, 1/2 hour before it starts. ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE.
Children under seven years must be accompanied by an adult. NO
GROUPS. Limited
participants and age restrictions may apply to specific activities.
Great fun!
Our fun summer programs offered by Adventure Playground staff
are:
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Free play- all the time! Children can
choose to use hammers nails and saws to build and create their own
playground. Programs are offered for children not in groups.
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Fishing Mondays 2:30-4 p.m. and Tuesdays
10:30-12. Limit 15 kids. We provide the drop lines and bait and fish
off the Berkeley Pier. All fish or crabs that are caught are released.
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Creative Building Wednesdays, 2:30-4 p.m.
Classes include: tool workshop , building wooden animals, model
cities, race cars and more. Pick up our calendar when you come in. Check
this link for pictures of a fort
building activity
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Crafts Thursdays 2:30-4 p.m. Classes
include making instruments, mobiles, sun prints and more.
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Special Activities Fridays 2:30-3:30 Join
the fun, Mud day, Egg drop, Treasure Hunt , other activities may
include cook-outs, wet + wild, bubble festivals, Nature
Exploration and more etc..)
JOB OPENINGS
FOR FALL
POSITIONS - DESCRIPTION and
application
$15.17 per hour Would work on weekends, must have at least
two years experience working with children, and or a specialized talent
working with carpentry. Job is out of doors, fun in the sun. Down load the
application here or please call for an application to be mailed to your home.
To get back into the Marina Experience web pages click
here
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