Learn To Solder Camp to be held Saturday August 22, 2015 This year’s Catamount Kids Summer Camp will feature our popular “Learn to Solder” class. The class is open to kids ages 8 and up (Grades 3 and up, through high school). This class will be split up in two levels. Level 1 will be […]
Local Geologist Stuart Strife Joins us for Catamount Kids 2014-2015 Session 2 in April 2015
Catamount Kids is pleased to once again have Stuart Strife guest teach in our program this spring. Stuart will be presenting a lesson titled “The Rock Cycle.” The Rock Cycle Ever wonder what makes one rock different from another? In our Rock Cycle lesson, we will gain an understanding of minerals, the building blocks of […]
When We Left Earth – Movie Night
On February 28, 2014, we will start a new program at Catamount Kids: our Science Movie Night! We plan to do this on a monthly basis as much as possible. Stay tuned to our Movie Night Schedule to keep up to date on when we will have Movie Nights. The goal of Science Movie Night […]
Geology and the Scientific Method
For our November 2013 Catamount Kids class, we are pleased to have Mr. Stuart Strife as our guest instructor. Mr. Strife is a retired professional geologist who has an extensive rock, mineral, and fossil collection. He has a series of experiments planned to teach Catamount Kids about using the Scientific Method. Learning About Science and the […]
Mr. Stuart Strife, Geologist, to be Our Guest Instructor for Catamount Kids November 2013 Class
About Stuart Strife – Geologist Stuart grew up in central New York, very close to where Herkimer diamonds (quartz) are mined. He has always been fascinated with science, nature, and being outdoors. As a high school student, he decided to pursue a career in geology, and later earned BS and MS degrees in geology from […]
Fall is Here!
Learning about Microorganisms using Apples For our October 2013 Catamount Kids lab, we will bring in some fall themes to our study of microorganisms. Apple picking is a favorite fall-time activity for many of us. We’re going to do some experiments to learn how microorganisms such as yeast, mold, and bacteria can grow and spoil […]
Welcome to the New Catamount Kids Website!
We are happy to announce our website has a new look! We aim to make finding information about Catamount Kids as simple as possible and plan on adding a lot of great new things to the website in the coming months like the Catamount Kids store. We encourage you to sign up for our emails at […]