Education Notes
Cape Coral
Yacht Club school days off
The Yacht Club School Days Off Adventure Camp for ages 8 to 12 will offer kayaking, tennis, fishing, swimming, beach tennis and more. Adventure Camp will be held Friday, Sept. 25 and Monday, Sept. 28, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The resident fee is $25 non-resident psy $30. Pre-registration is required. For information and to register call 574-0806.
Little Karate Kids at Four Freedoms Park
Little Karate Kids, for ages 3 to 5, is held Wednesdays, from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. at Four Freedoms Park at 4818 Tarpon Court. The cost is $45 resident and $50 for non-residents.
Pre-Registration is required. For more information visit: www.CapeParks.com or call 574-0804.
This Traditional Japanese Karate-Do program teaches concentration, coordination, and self-discipline all in a format that makes learning fun. The uniform not included but can be purchased from the instructor. There is no class Nov. 11 and Nov. 25 and Dec. 23 and Dec. 30.
School days off Adventure Camp
If children 8 to 12 are looking for adventure and fun on their days off, the adventure camp is for them. It will offer kayaking, tennis, fishing, swimming, beach tennis and more.
The adventure camp is from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 and Monday, Sept. 28. The resident fee is $25 and non-residents pay $30. This camp fills quickly. For more information or to register call 574-0806.
Martial Arts Schools
Martial Arts Training Institute, a state registered non-profit organization offering martial arts training for youth and adults, has set its 2009-1010 school year day camp schedule. The next starting dates are Monday, Sept. 28, Thursday, Oct. 29, Wednesday, Nov. 11, Wednesday Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 27.
Martial Arts Training Institute offers a free women’s self-defense course. The class meets on Sundays at from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the MATI location, 1490 N.El. Pine Island Road, #7 8 and C, across from Mel’sDiner.
For more information call 322-7003 or 673-7740.
Fort Myers
Alliance for the Arts After School Program
The Alliance for the Arts has created an After School Arts Program for students seeking supplementary instruction in visual and performing arts classes. The After School Arts program is offered for students in grades 1 through 8 and coordinates with the school year calendar running through Dec. 18.
Bus routes will stop at the Alliance for the Arts, on the corner of Colonial and McGregor and pick-up time will be 6 p.m. for parents.
Students who do not attend public school are invited to attend as well.
For more information, or to enroll, contact Scott Guelcher, Education Director at the Alliance for the Arts as 939-2787 or education@artinlee.org.
Poster contest for grandchildren
In honor of Grandparent’s Day, which occurs in September, Shell Point Retirement Community is officially extending this annual celebration into Grandparent’s Month by calling upon all creative children to create a poster to depict the positive aspect of their relationship with their grandparents.
Children from across the United States and the world, are invited to enter Shell Point’s Grandparents Poster Contest by creating a poster to illustrate one of the following three topics: What makes my grandparents so special? What do my grandparents mean to me? What have I learned from my grandparents?
The official entry form and photo release can be located online at: www.shellpoint.org. Simply click on the link for Grandparents Poster Contest and print the form.
Each entry must arrive by no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18. Entries can be mailed, flat or folded, to the following address: Grandparents Poster Contest, Shell Point Welcome Center, 15101 Shell Point Blvd., Fort Myers, FL. 33908.
Posters may also be hand delivered to the same address, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. only.
For more information and copy of entry form visit: www.shellpoint.org.
Dr. Piper Center needs volunteers
Senior volunteers, 50 years or older, are needed for tutoring this new school year, in elementary schools and head start centers, for The Foster Grandparent Program of Southwest Florida. A tax-free stipend of $2.65/hr and mileage reimbursement of .35/mile is provided for those who qualify.
The Dr. Piper Center for Social Services, Inc. is located at 1771 Evans Ave. in Fort Myers. For more information call Joan Willoughby at 332-5346; drpipercenter.org.
Teacher workshop
Water education for teachers is Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CREW Land & Water Trust, 23998 Corkscrew Road, Estero. Registration required.
ProjectWET, Water Education for Teachers, a water-based science education using hands-on activities and proven teaching and learning skills. The materials are adaptable for adults and students at all levels.
Participants will be introduced to the instructional materials and teaching activities will be demonstrated.
Dress comfortably and bring a sack lunch. A $10 refundable registration fee is required. For more information or to register, contact Brenda Thomas at 657-2253 or bthomas_crew@earthlink.net.
Calusa Nature Center, Planetarium
The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium will host a Fossil Expedition, led by “Fossiling in Florida” and “Desert Sharks” author Mark Renz, on a search for the prehistoric remains of sharks, mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths, armadillos, saber-toothed cats and other fossilized bones and teeth. Renz will provide shovels and screens for collecting, and will help identify the finds. Copies of his new book “Desert Sharks” will also be available for purchase during the event. Everyone keeps what they find, unless it is new to science, in which case it will be donated to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Volunteers should wear clothes they don’t mind getting wet as the collection site may be in waist-deep water. This expedition is appropriate for entire families, although it is recommended for children 7 and up. The cost is $60 per non-member and $50 for members. Register by Sept. 18 by calling 275-3435.
The Center is located at 3450 Ortiz Avenue at the intersection of Colonial Blvd. and Six Mile Cypress in Fort Myers. Additional information is available at: www.CalusaNature.org or by calling 275-3435. Admission to the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium is $9 for adults and $6 for children ages 3 to 12. This one-price admission includes the Museum, Butterfly Aviary, Trails, and all Planetarium shows scheduled that day.
Pre-K parents can register at Student Assignment Office
Parents are now able to register their preschool children for the District’s Early Head Start and Head Start/Voluntary Pre-K programs at the district’s Student Assignment Office in Lee County and Public Education Center in Fort Myers. They can register their preschool children for school at the same office as they do with the rest of their children. The office in Fort Myers is at 2855 Colonial Blvd. The hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Yadira Montanez at 337-8247.