September 11, 2024, by Lisa Teas Conaway

Join us for wonderful opportunities to learn more about art, water, and fish. We have engaging after school programs that are open for registration now and will be starting in the next few weeks.

Programs range from elementary to middle school and are briming with excitement and exploration. All programs are free to attend, transportation from school to Science Center and snacks are provided. Register today!

 

Fab Friday: Colors of Nature
Fridays 2:10pm-4:00pm, Open to all middle school students
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Fab Friday: Colors of Nature is a free, afterschool program from SSSC and YAS to help students see the many ways art and science connect. Students will explore paper marbling, observational drawing, natural dyes, and more! It runs on Friday afternoons when school is in session starting September 20th. Transportation from Blatchley and snacks are provided.

Tank Techs
Mondays 3:30pm-5:00pm, Open to students in 8^th grade
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to run an aquarium? 8^th grade students are invited to join Tank Techs, a free, afterschool club in which students learn the ins and outs of aquarium care. Remove parasites from fish, build a brine shrimp breeder, and more! The club starts on September 23^rd and runs throughout the fall semester. Transportation is provided to the Science Center from Blatchley and snacks are provided.

Water Power!
Thursdays 3:00pm-5:00pm, Open to 4^th and 5^th grade students
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SSSC hosts a free afterschool club for 4^th and 5^th grade students on Thursday afternoons from 3:30pm-5:00pm starting September 26th. Discover the many powers of water: blast your friends with your own homemade water gun, compete in a water filtering competition, and build your own dam on the stream table! Transportation from Keet to the Science Center and snacks are provided.

 

E-mail Maia Carter at mcarter@sitkascience.org, call at 907-747-8878 or stop by with questions on all after school programing.