BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Programs and Events Calendar - ECPv5.9.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Programs and Events Calendar
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Programs and Events Calendar
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T110947
CREATED:20240102T203707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T130610Z
UID:92160-1707298200-1707309000@naturalsciences.org
SUMMARY:Homeschool Days at Prairie Ridge
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a morning of homeschool and alternative-education fun! For our second Homeschool Day of the 2023–2024 academic year\, we’re taking a class-based approach. Register your child for classes throughout the morning and visit with some of our partner organizations during breaks to learn about different homeschool offerings available locally! \nDetails regarding the schedule and class offerings for Homeschool Day are delineated below. \nRegistration is now closed. \nPlease submit the form once per child. Once you submit this form\, your request for registration has been submitted. Spots are filled on a first-come\, first-served basis. Once we’ve determined class availability\, we’ll be in touch via email to 1) confirm that we received your registration request\, and 2) to communicate details about how to submit payment. \nEach class session is $2/child for Museum members and $3/child for non-members. Children should be accompanied by an adult to each class. Please note that all classes will take place 100% outdoors. \nQuestions? Email Emma at emma.blackford@naturalsciences.org. \nHOMESCHOOL DAY SCHEDULE\n\n9:30am – Check-in opens\n10:00am – 10:30am – Class Session 1\n10:30am – 11:00am – Break\n11:00am – 11:30am – Class Session 2\n11:30am – noon – Break\nnoon – 12:30pm – Class Session 3\n\nBreaks are intended to facilitate restroom needs\, snack breaks\, visiting with our partner organizations and traveling between class locations on site.  \nCLASS OPTIONS\nLearn with the Longleaf Learning Collective (Ages 0–7) \nDive into winter with a local nature-based education nonprofit\, the Longleaf Learning Collective! Get ready for some hands-on nature explorations designed for early childhood audiences. \nExploring Animal Tracks (Ages 3–8) \nJoin Prairie Ridge staff as we explore some of our winter wildlife and the tracks they leave behind! \nLearning to Love Lichens (Ages 6–12) \nAre you familiar with lichen? Let’s learn more! Join our friends at the NC Department of Environmental Quality for a short lesson on lichen. What are they? How are they related to air quality? You’ll find out! \nLet’s be Citizen Scientists! (Ages 8–14) \nDid you know that winter is a great time to be a citizen scientist? Join Prairie Ridge staff as we give you the tools you need to participate in citizen science with us at Prairie Ridge\, and when you’re at home! \nWhat is Bird Banding? (Ages 10–18) \nBird banding is an incredible tool to track bird movements and learn more about bird morphology\, aging\, sexual dimorphism and more. Learn from some of the museum’s ornithologists as they demonstrate bird banding and show you their techniques up close! \nWhat’s Beneath My Toes? Exploring Soils (Ages 14–18) \nHave you ever wanted to learn more about the Earth you walk on every day? Now’s your chance! Take a walk with Prairie Ridge’s very own soil scientist as we dive into the mystery of what’s beneath our toes.
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/homeschool-days-at-prairie-ridge-2/
LOCATION:Prairie Ridge\, 1671 Gold Star Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children,Citizen Science,Classes,K-12 Students,Outdoor Experiences,Teens
ORGANIZER;CN="Emma%20Blackford":MAILTO:emma.blackford@naturalsciences.org
GEO:35.812182885871;-78.713963528554
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Prairie Ridge 1671 Gold Star Drive Raleigh NC 27607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1671 Gold Star Drive:geo:-78.713963528554,35.812182885871
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T110947
CREATED:20240129T185523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T210725Z
UID:93276-1707307200-1707310800@naturalsciences.org
SUMMARY:Lunchtime Discovery: Cultivating Legacy
DESCRIPTION:A Farmer’s Journey to Climate-smart Agriculture\n \nKamal Bell: Owner\, Sankofa Farms \nKamal Bell founded Sankofa Farms in Efland\, North Carolina to help people affected by “food deserts” and to create a sustainable food source for minorities in both rural and urban areas located in Durham and Orange Counties. The farm is also home to the Sankofa Farms Agricultural Academy\, a year-round intensive STEM-based program that seeks to educate students on the existing problems within agriculture. Join Kamal as he discusses his journey into farming and his farm’s transition to climate-smart agriculture. \nJoin us on YouTube!\n\nLive Virtual Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ Coordinator of Current Science Programs Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff. \nYou can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE. \nBrought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/lunchtime-discovery-cultivating-legacy/
LOCATION:Virtual\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Discussions,Downtown Raleigh,Lectures,Lunchtime Discovery,Teens,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Chris%20Smith":MAILTO:christopher.smith@naturalsciences.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR