{"id":59182,"date":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-offers-summer-eco-exploration-camp-at-roger-williams-park-botanical-center-july-28-aug-15\/"},"modified":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","slug":"uri-offers-summer-eco-exploration-camp-at-roger-williams-park-botanical-center-july-28-aug-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/07\/uri-offers-summer-eco-exploration-camp-at-roger-williams-park-botanical-center-july-28-aug-15\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 offers Summer Eco-Exploration Camp at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, July 28-Aug. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 08, 2014 \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 Summer 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 28. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cCampers will investigate the amazing plants at the Botanical Center and learn about wildlife on the grounds, including birds, insects and mammals,\u201d said camp director Amy Cabaniss.  \u201cThey\u2019ll harvest and taste locally-grown produce, play wildlife-themed games, create arts and crafts projects, keep journals, collect treasures for their nature boxes and more.  It\u2019s a great opportunity to engage children in their outdoor world in a fun and exciting way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tWeek one, (July 28-Aug. 1), called Eco-Crusaders: Urban Discovery, is for those entering grades 3-6 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. 5-9), Where the Wild Things Live, introduces children entering grades 1-3 to the biodiversity in Roger Williams Park by viewing birds and mammals and participating in animal-themed games.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWeek three (Aug. 11-15), Urban Garden Explorers, is for those entering grades 3-6 and focuses on activities to investigate where their food comes from.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tEach weekly session costs $150 and includes lunch.  Need-based and diversity scholarships are available on a first-come first-served basis, thanks to the generosity of the 溏心vlog免费B站 President&#8217;s Office, 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of Community, Equity and Diversity, the College of Engineering, and the College of Environmental and Life Sciences. Additional sponsorships have been provided by the Botanical Center Conservancy and private donors. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nFor more information or to register for the camp, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ceoc\/\">溏心vlog免费B站 Outreach Center<\/a>, call 401-874-2900 or email <a href=\"mailto:outreach@uri.edu\">outreach@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 08, 2014 \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 Summer 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 [&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-59182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59182","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=59182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}