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Chula Vista Nature Center Holds Winter Break Day Camps
Beginning tomorrow and open for preschoolers to teenagers, South Bay's Chula Vista Nature Center holds three to five-day interactive, educational Winter Camps teaching and exploring local natural resources and wildlife during holiday break.
Nestled in the midst of the Sweetwater Marsh National Refuge's 316-acres of coastline habitat, there is a home for the endangered Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtle and a breeding ground for California's rarest shorebird, the Light-footed Clapper Rail.
A hub of learning for Southern California's nature and wildlife for more than 20 years, the Chula Vista Nature Center is not just any museum. It is a living, hands-on experience for kids of all ages that want to discover the truths and myths of the rich nature and wildlife that flourish in South Bay's oceans, marshes and estuaries.
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While the kids are out of school, the Chula Vista Nature Center's Winter Break Day Camps is providing days filled of fun and education for children prekindergarten to 18-years-old. These varieties of two to five-day camps begin Wednesday and continue through Jan. 6, providing education, activities and interaction, each designed for specific age groups.
Preschoolers (ages 4-6) hang out with a wise old owl, have a close encounter with a stingray, see a baby sea turtle, go to "Fish School" or even find Nemo with several interactive and physically stimulating activity camps.
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First through third-graders track wildlife, feed sharks and learn how biologists care for eagles, owls and clapper rails as a "Junior Apprentice." They study sea life in the coastal waters with "Commotion in the Ocean" and work with professional artist creating pictures and sculptures in its "Fins, Fur and Feathers Art Camp."
Fourth through sixth graders better plan to get "wet and dirty" in five-day camps working as "The Apprentice" as they help feed and care for the animals at the Nature Center. "Dynamic Defenses" teaches the biological defense systems that plants and animals use in the nature in order to survive.
Teenagers (13-18) get two days of experience working behind the scenes with the Nature Center's biologists. The Nature Center calls this the camp for the teen wanting a future working with animals.
The Chula Vista Nature Center is located at 1000 Gun Powder Point Drive, and is open daily to the public through winter break, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. closing at 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
