Holiday Day Camps to begin next week at Sci-Port
By: Nancy Cook
Updated: November 15, 2012
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center's offer a break for both parents and children over the holiday season. This season's camps will be held November 19 - 21; December 26 - 28 and January 2 - 4 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily.
"Sci-Port's Holiday Day Camps provide a great way for parents to finish their holiday preparations and for children to enjoy an interactive, learning environment outside of their home," said Anne Lutz, revenue programs manager Anne Lutz said. "They help break up those long holiday breaks in an engaging and productive way."
Designed to accommodate grade groups from kindergarten through eighth grade, each camp offers hands-on learning designed to stimulate curiosity and interest in science. In addition to creating science projects each day, campers will experience an IMAX Dome Theatre film or Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium show. Camps include a mid-morning and afternoon snack, all materials and supplies needed for the session, a 30-minute supervised lunch and an IMAX film admission.
Themes will include Explore the Titanic, CSI Holiday, Summer in December and more.
In addition, he Center will offer extended care options that must be arranged at the time of registration and cost an additional $6 per day (morning or afternoon). Extended morning care is offered between 8 & 9 a.m. and after 4-p.m. each day.
Prices for the day camps range from $40 to $53. Pre-registration for each day camp is required. Call (318) 424-8660 to register.
