Learn about the world of water alongside your young child. Program topics are listed below.
Family Explorers classes introduce your child to the wonders of the aquatic world while focusing on their developing motor and language skills and encouraging the development of early science skills such as observation and exploration. Classes run for one hour and include free play, circle time with songs, stories and activities, art projects and games.
Family Explorer classes are offered in two formats: Toddler Explorers is for 2-year-olds, and Preschool Explorers is for children ages 3-4 years old. Both programs run in series of four classes each on a variety of topics.
There is a fee of $50.00 for members and $95.00 for non-members for each series of four classes. Adults are included in the cost of each child. Aquarium admission is included in the cost for non-members as classes end in the Aquarium. A $2 service fee will be added to each ticket. Sign up for three or more series at one time (12 classes or more) and receive a $5.00 credit per session.
Classes are held in the Aquarium's Ocean Center, which is across the plaza from the main Aquarium building. Classes will incorporate a visit to the Aquarium or a live animal encounter when appropriate to the topic.
2010 schedule is coming at the end of November.
2009 program topics
| Toddler Explorers Age 2 |
Preschool Explorers Ages 3 and 4 |
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| Animals of the Open Ocean Learn about whales, sharks, turtles and jellies and how they spend their time in wide open spaces. |
Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.: January 6, 13, 20, 27
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Fridays at 9:30 a.m.: January 9, 16, 23, 30 Fridays at 11:00 a.m.: January 9, 16, 23, 30 |
| Sea Shapes Discover which animals are shaped like squares, circles, rectangles and stars. |
Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.: March 3, 10, 24, 31 Fridays at 11 a.m.: March 6, 13, 20, 27 |
Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.: March 3, 10, 24, 31 Fridays at 9:30 a.m.: March 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| Pond and River Animals Study how a variety of pond animals move. Who hops? Who swims? Who flies? And who walks? |
Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.: May 5,12 19,26 Fridays at 11 a.m.: May 8,15,22,29 |
Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.: May 5,12 19,26 Friday, 9:30 a.m. |
| Ocean Opposites Explore the large and the small of it, the fast and the slow, the warm and the cold, and the light and the dark. |
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Friday, 11:00 a.m. |
Tuesday: 11:00 a.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. |
| Ocean Motion Can you walk like a crab? Swim like a fish? Leap like a whale? Float like a jelly? |
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Friday, 11:00 a.m. |
Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. |
Contact Family Programs at kids.ed@neaq.org or 617-226-2149 for additional information.
Please call Central Reservations at 617-973-5206 to reserve your space. A $2 service fee will be added to each ticket.
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