THE CATSKILL FOSSIL FOREST IN CAIRO + THE GILBOA FOREST

APRIL 3-7, 2023

THE CATSKILL FOSSIL FOREST IN CAIRO + THE GILBOA FOREST

Bus trip to Cairo & Gilboa to see fossil forest in quarry and in Gilboa

Youth Literacy Arts Education Workshop

April 3-7. Workshop Cost to Participants: $170 – led by master teaching artist Bertha Rogers. – Ages 6-14, 9 am – 2:30 pm, 5 days There’s a forest in Cairo that dates back 386 million years predating the Gilboa Forest by 2-3 million years. We will learn about these forests, their trees and root systems, then build our own trees and forests and write poems and riddles and stories about them and how they communicate with each other. The cost is $250 for out-of-area students and $170 for regional students (cost includes morning & afternoon snacks (students bring their own lunch). Registration is limited to 22 students.(Delaware Academy students receive full scholarships; full and partial scholarships are available for Delaware and Otsego County students).

This workshop runs Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 2:30 PM

SPRING SESSION: APRIL 11 – 15 (During BOCES Spring Break)

Ages 6 – 14

Cost to tri-county area students only: $170

Cost to out of town students: $250

Full scholarships available to Delaware Academy Students with thanks to the AL Kellogg Foundation

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