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September
21, 1998
Mel
Fisher Maritime Heritage Society
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Registration
Now Open for After-school and Saturday Classes
at Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Thanks
to the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, this fall
Keys parents won’t have to listen to their children
lamenting, “Mom! Dad! There’s nothing to do!” Jane
Rohrschneider, director of the Society’s education
department, has devised a series of after-school and
Saturday class activities designed to intrigue,
entertain, and educate Keys kids from ages 6 to 13.
Registration
is now open for the class sessions, which will begin in
mid-October and run through mid-December. Classes will
focus primarily on the arts and sciences, while four
separate Adventure Days planned for the same time period
will provide young people with maritime and ecological
experiences.
“Our
mission as a center for research and discovery includes
creating educational programs for the community’s
young people,” explains Rohrschneider. “These
classes are an outgrowth of the Society’s popular
Buccaneer’s Club and Buccaneer Camp, and we’re
delighted to be able to offer them this fall.”
Classes
include Paper in Paradise, introducing children to paper
arts including making masks and mosaics; Investigate
Drawing, which will unlock students’ artistic talents
and teach the five basic drawing skills; Let’s Create
a Masterpiece, allowing children to experience painting,
sculpting, and making wall hangings and masks;
Puppets-Spanish Style, focusing on the art and science
of puppet design as well as improving Spanish skills;
and Art for All Ages, which involves parents or older
family members in both the class and the creative
process. Each series of art classes will culminate in a
public showcase of the students’ work.
Children
interested in science will also have a chance to have
fun and learn this fall as the Society offers Adventures
in Science. Students will conduct their own scientific
experiments on subjects ranging from electricity to
photosynthesis.
In
addition to the regular class sessions, children are
invited to experience four Adventure Days—full-day
excursions that take them on fascinating voyages of
discovery. They’ll journey to Dry Tortugas National
Park courtesy of Yankee Fleet’s Dry Tortugas National
Park Ferry, explore the Nature Conservancy’s preserve
on Little Torch Key, discover the history of Key West
through an informative walking tour, and learn to
identify the trees of Key West.
Regular
classes cost $7.50 per hour or less, with between eight
and ten two- to three-hour classes in each series. Costs
include light refreshments; an additional small fee may
be charged for supplies or materials. If siblings sign
up together, a 10% discount is applied for the second
and subsequent children in the same family. In addition,
children of Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society members
also receive a 10% discount. Scholarships may be
available in cases of financial need. Registration for
Adventure Days is separate; costs are $45 per excursion
and include transportation, lunch and snacks, and any
entrance fees.
Class
sizes are limited, so early registration is suggested
for this fall’s exciting series of classes and
Adventure Days presented by the Mel Fisher Maritime
Heritage Society. For a complete schedule of class
times, curriculums, and costs, please call Jane
Rohrschneider at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
(294-2633, x. 20).
Mel
Fisher Maritime Heritage Society
PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT—
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Registration
Now Open for After-school and Saturday Classes
at Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
THANKS TO THE MEL FISHER MARITIME HERITAGE SOCIETY, THIS FALL
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR CHILDREN LAMENTING,
“MOM! DAD! THERE’S NOTHING TO DO!”
INSTEAD, IF YOUR KIDS ARE AGED 6 THROUGH 13,
TREAT THEM TO AN ENJOYABLE EDUCATIONAL
ADVENTURE—THROUGH THE SOCIETY’S FUN-FILLED
AFTER-SCHOOL AND SATURDAY CLASSES.
CLASSES RUN FROM MID-OCTOBER THROUGH MID-DECEMBER AND FOCUS
ON THE ARTS—INCLUDING DRAWING, PAINTING, AND
PUPPET-MAKING—AND SCIENCES.
PLUS YOUR KIDS CAN TAKE PART IN FOUR SEPARATE
“ADVENTURE DAYS”.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE MEL FISHER MARITIME HERITAGE
SOCIETY’S FALL CLASS SESSIONS AND “ADVENTURE
DAYS”. FOR
MORE INFORMATION—INCLUDING DETAILED CURRICULUMS AND
COSTS—CALL JANE AT THE SOCIETY (294-2633, EXTENSION
20).
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