COURSES
Bus Trips
| 3. *BIRDWATCHING 2024 | $60 |
Will be cancelled for the Fall. Look for it in Spring 2025 |
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| One of the most popular activities in the world is birdwatching. It’s fun, it’s challenging, and it’s educational. You can go “birding” from a window, from a car, from a chair, anywhere. You can stay in one place or walk. And you will meet some of the friendliest people wherever you go. Watching birds is an art, a science, and a very portable hobby. Join this class for an exciting educational experience that will take you to 3 different locations over the course of 3 months. Dates and Times: Classroom Introduction - Keith Valley Middle School - February 13 - 7:00 8:30p.m. Please bring your binoculars, field guides, and mobile phones. In this introductory class you will learn about binoculars – how to choose a pair, how to focus them, how to take care of them, and how to use them. You will also have a chance to look at a variety of field guides and how to use them. If you prefer to use your phone to learn about birds, download the free app Merlin. You will learn how to use Merlin during class, plus some skills that will help you locate and describe birds and learn their songs. The following 3 classes will take place outdoors at different places Field trip 1 – Saturday, February 24 – 8:30 10:30 a.m.meet @ High School Park in Elkins Park. Free parking in the SEPTA lot next to the park. Train station 1 block from park. The 77 bus stops @ corner. Field trip 2 – Saturday, April; 6 – 7:30-9:30 a.m. Wyncote. meeting in Thomas Williams Park on Hewett Rd. for birding, then going around the corner to the Perley Bird Sanctuary & Ralph-Morgan Park Free parking, Jenkintown train station & 77 bus. Field trip 3 – Saturday, May 4 – 7:00-9:00 a.m. Meet in the parking lot of Peace Valley Park on Chapman Rd location on website https://www.peacevalleynaturecenter.org/trail-mape We will travel to and from the birding locations on our own. No transportation will be provided. All directions will be emailed to participants along with other communications. | |
| INSTRUCTIOR: Judith Gratz, Environmental Educator | |
| 4. * LONGWOOD GARDENS | $110 |
Thus. Dec. 5 |
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| Feel the spirit of the holidays. Enjoy the vibrate colors of the plant displays. Relax and join holiday sing alongs. Before heading home we will see the magic of the enchanting sparkling lights. Free time, dinner, and bus included. Leave KV at 10:30 A.M. and arrive home approx. 7 p.m. For further information call: 215-646-1768 | |
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| 5.*Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium and Beyond | $15 |
1 night Wed. Sept. 25th 7:00 p.m. |
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| One of our most beloved Philadelphia landmarks was the old ballpark at 21st Street and Lehigh Avenue. Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium was an important part of what was once a great industrial city. Capture the magic of what it meant to live, work and play in Philly. A “must see” for local sports and history buffs. | |
| RICK SPECTOR, Instructor | |
2024 Fall
2024 Fall Session
Starts September 10 & 11, 2024 and lasts 10 Weeks unless otherwise noted.
Come the first night of class - You will be notified if class is closed/cancelled
Come the first night of class - You will be notified if class is closed/cancelled
Registration
Register by mail before August 30, 2024. The in-person registration is September 3 & September 4, 2024 at the Keith Valley Middle School from 7 to 8:30 PM.-->
Use our online registration form to sign up for classes.
*Check or Money Order Only
*Check or Money Order Only
Map and Direction to School
*courses marked (*) does not give senior discounts