{"id":57350,"date":"2015-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-offers-affordable-eco-exploration-camp-at-roger-williams-park-botanical-center-july-27-aug-14\/"},"modified":"2015-07-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T00:00:00","slug":"uri-offers-affordable-eco-exploration-camp-at-roger-williams-park-botanical-center-july-27-aug-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/07\/uri-offers-affordable-eco-exploration-camp-at-roger-williams-park-botanical-center-july-27-aug-14\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 offers affordable Eco-Exploration Camp at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, July 27-Aug. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 1, 2015 \u2013 Still looking for a summer camp for your children?  It\u2019s not too late to sign up for the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Eco-Exploration Camp at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center in Providence.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe three one-week camps run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. beginning on July 27. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAccording to camp director Amy Cabaniss, campers will investigate the amazing tropical and native plants at the Botanical Center; learn about birds, insects and mammals; harvest and taste locally-grown produce; and learn about other connections to their environment. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cThey will actively engage in STEAM activities, building a knowledge of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics as they relate to nature.  They will also play wildlife-themed games, create arts and crafts, keep journals, collect treasures for their nature boxes and more,\u201d said Cabaniss, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s youth STEAM coordinator.  \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to engage children in their outdoor world in a fun, educational and exciting way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tWeek one, (July 27-31), called Eco-Crusaders: Urban Discovery, is for 8 to 12 year olds and features games and activities that connect them to the importance of local food, composting, pollinators and clean water.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tWeek two (Aug. 3-7), Where the Wild Things Live, introduces children ages 6 to 10 to biodiversity in Roger Williams Park by viewing birds, mammals, and participating in animal-themed games.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWeek three (Aug. 10-14), Urban Garden Explorers, is for children ages 8 to 12 and focuses on activities to investigate where their food comes from.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tEach weekly session costs $175 and includes lunch.  Need-based scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  For more information or to register for the camp, visit the  <a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ceoc\/\">溏心vlog免费B站 Outreach Center website<\/a>, call 401-874-2900 or email <a href=\"mailto:outreach@uri.edu\">outreach@uri.edu<\/a>.\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 1, 2015 \u2013 Still looking for a summer camp for your children? It\u2019s not too late to sign up for the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Eco-Exploration Camp at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center in Providence. &#13; The three one-week camps run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. beginning on July [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}