Posted in Dance & Exercise, Drama, Music, Upcoming Events on Aug 30th, 2007 3 Comments »
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is proud to offer its 2007 Young People’s Concerts. The concerts are scheduled for September 27th and 28th and October 17th and 31st at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. This year’s concert is titled “Music Takes You There.” Join a musical journey around the world to eight different countries to [...]
Posted in Science and Nature on Aug 30th, 2007 3 Comments »
If your children are interested in learning more about tortoises and turtles, then you must plan a trip to the Chelonian Research Institute in Oviedo. The institute was founded by zoologist Dr. Peter Pritchard in 1998. He is a world-renowned expert who has amassed an amazing collection of tortoise and turtle artifacts. In addition to [...]
Posted in Science and Nature on Aug 28th, 2007 No Comments »
The Orlando Science Center has a wonderful array of classes for homeschool students! Biology will be offered in September and October (every other Wednesday beginning September 5th). Physics will be in November and December, and Chemistry will be in February and March. Earth and Space Science will round out the year in April and May. [...]
Posted in Science and Nature on Aug 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Attention home educators! The Orlando Science Center has it’s free educators day on September 8th, Saturday. From 10am to 6pm educators and their families can enjoy exhibits such as Bodyzone and Natureworks. The Alps and Dinosaurs Alive are just two of the cinedome movies to be offered that day as well! Call (407) 514-2112 to reserve [...]
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Museums on Aug 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
A visit to the Orlando Museum of Art is always a treat!! Permanent collections include African, American and Ancient American art. Current special exhibits are African Textiles, and future exhibits include Art of Puerto Rico and Norman Rockwell! The neatest thing about this museum is the awesome child led art stations around the exhibits. My [...]
Posted in Museums, Science and Nature, Upcoming Events on Aug 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
The schedule is out for the 2007-2008 homeschool program!! Please contact Explorations V to sign up! Here are the topics planned:
September 13th- Science- “Nutrition and Health”/ Cultural Arts- “Seminole Indians”
October 11th- Science- “Water Matters”/ Cultural Arts- “Puppetry”
November 8th- Science-”Under the Microscope”/ Cultural Arts- “Early American Day”
December 13th- Science-” Rockets and Flight”/ Cultural Arts- “Holiday Baking”
January 10th- Science-”Simple [...]
Posted in Foreign Language on Aug 23rd, 2007 1 Comment »
Wycliffe has sponsored missionaries for many years. In particular, they are supportive of people going to various countries around the world to translate the Bible into their native languages. This excitement for translation is evident to adults and children alike! The exhibit hall features hands on activities ranging from animatronics speaking their native tongues, interactive [...]
Posted in Science and Nature on Aug 18th, 2007 3 Comments »
The Brevard Zoo in Melbourne is a fun day trip for Orlando homeschoolers! The animal exhibits range from African animals to animals indigenous to wild Florida! Alligators, Crocodiles and my son’s favorite, the Red Wolf, are all on display in the “Wild Florida” exhibit. There are many exotic animals in the African exhibit, including the [...]
Posted in Science and Nature on Aug 17th, 2007 No Comments »
We recently visited the 27th Avenue Park in New Smyrna Beach with our Earth Friends Roots and Shoots group. It was our first visit to this particular beach area, and I was really impressed. Our kids had a blast looking for shells, gently catching small sea creatures to examine more closely, and of course, building sand castles.
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Posted in Science and Nature on Aug 15th, 2007 2 Comments »
The Butterfly Encounter at Lukas Nursery is Orlando’s only butterfly conservatory. It opened in May of 2004 and is located in Oviedo. In addition to butterflies in all stages of their life cycle, the conservatory houses many different types of host and nectar plants, fountains, and a waterfall. They are open Monday through Saturday 9am [...]
