June 26 - July 7

Science through Art

Grades 4-6 - 9:00-1:00 pm Week 1: M-Th, Week 2: M-F (no classes July 4)

Janis Richardson, teacher, Mammoth Elem. School

This course will explore science through the eyes of the artist. Looking at broad landscapes and delicate wildflowers, students will use a variety of media to enhance their observational skills while pursuing their artistic talent. $120.00

June 26-29 (one week only)

Prehistoric Life Skills

Grades 5-9 9:00-3:00 pm M-F

Leslie Dawson & Sherry Taylor, Valentine staff teachers

Prerequisite: Permission of instructors

Students in this course held at SNARL will become a prehistoric hunting and gathering tribe. They will make bows and arrows, prehistoric pottery and rabbit skin quivers. To simulate a summer night of an aboriginal tribe, the class will dance in a drum circle, go on a night hike, and then spend the night in the village wickiup. Hours vary. $120.00

July 17-21

Beautiful Bats

Grades 1-2 9:00-12:00 pm M-F

Jessica Sharkey, teacher, Victorville Elem.

Bats are familiar to nearly everyone, yet most people have never seen one up close. Are bats dangerous? Do bats get tangled in your hair? Folktale and fantasy are all part of people’s ideas about bats. In this class you will learn the truth about bats is more astonishing than any of the stories about them. $60.00

July 24-28 (one week only, same class as above)

Beautiful Bats

Grades 1-2 9:00-12:00 pm M-F

Jessica Sharkey, teacher, Victorville Elem.

Bats are familiar to nearly everyone, yet most people have never seen one up close. Are bats dangerous? Do bats get tangled in your hair? Folktale and fantasy are all part of people’s ideas about bats. In this class you will learn the truth about bats is more astonishing than any of the stories about them. $60.00

July 17-27

Where Wild Things Grow: Native Plant Investigations

Grades 4-5 9:30-1:30 pm M-Th

Sherry Taylor, Valentine staff teacher

Students will cut and press a wildflower from the meadow, walk up a creek to find water-loving plants and collect seeds from a conifer forest. Using a scientist’s tools (nutrient test kits, moisture meters and thermometers) students will discover the amazing strategies native plants use to survive. $120.00

July 17-27

ANTZ

Grades 6-9 10:00-2:00 pm M-Th

Kristie Reddick, SNARL staff teacher

In this class, held at SNARL, students will create an in-depth documentary on the amazing, large Formica rufa ants. They’ll scope them out, build a blind like the National Geographic photographers and even try to fashion an ANTCAM to get into the world of ants. Students will learn advanced editing and on the last day parents will be invited to the red carpet premiere. $120.00

July 31-Aug 10

Hurray For Habitats!

Grades 2-3 9:30-1:30 pm M-Th

Sherry Taylor, Valentine staff teacher

Birds, bears, and bugs all make their homes at Valentine Reserve. Students will see hummingbirds in the meadow, squirrels in the forest and maybe, a bear and her cubs resting in a tree. Students will record animal observations by creating a habitat board using clay, leaf and paw prints, twigs and pine cones. The second week students will become experts at collecting crawling, jumping and flying insects to discover the role that insects play among all living things. $120.00

August 7-11 (One week only)

Wild About Wetlands!

Grades 4-5 10:00-4:00 pm M-F

Barbara Schuck, teacher, Bishop Elem. School

Wild About Wetlands will provide students with a highly motivating opportunity to investigate water and wetlands. Students will explore properties of water, learn about the water cycle, and discover what's living in the aquatic ecosystems at Valentine Reserve. They will have fun getting their hands wet playing investigative games such as H2O Olympics and exploring the creatures of the underwater world. $120.00

To enroll, check with Leslie for class availability. You will need to submit:

• Completed application form and signed University Waiver of Liability form with
  
• A check made out to Regents of the University of California to:

• Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. You may drop the application in the mail or bring it to the Headquarters building at SNARL.
  
• Only complete application packets can be processed. While we will not reserve class space by telephone, you are welcome to call to check on class availability.
  
• Check course descriptions carefully, class dates and times vary.
  
• Enrollment is limited and courses fill very quickly.
  
• Scholarships are available, call for more information.
  
• No refunds after June 1.
  

For more information call Leslie Dawson: (760) 935-4356 or email ldawson@msi.ucsb.edu

Parking Information:

Valentine class parents please help with our parking issues. Our classes starting and ending times are staggered due to very limited parking space at Valentine Reserve. You can help alleviate our parking problems by:

• Carpooling whenever possible
  
• Parking efficiently by the street, leaving room for others to park
  
• By not using the Valentine driveway. These parking spots are for staff only and backing out of the driveway is unsafe when children are present.
  
  

Thank you!

Page last updated Wednesday, March 15, 2006