June 01, 2010 -
CT Consortium of Educational Foundations Annual Meeting

CT Consortium of Educational Foundations Annual Meeting
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
9:00 am. to 11:00 am.
Cheshire, CT
www.ctcef.org

June 02, 2010 -
CSSA Board of Directors Meeting

CSSA Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
5:30 pm.
Housatinic Boat Club
www.cssaonline.net/CSSACalendar.htm

June 03, 2010 -
The Genie is Out of the Bottle

The Genie is out of the Bottle
Thursday, June 3 at 7 pm.
CT Science Center
860-724-3623
www.CTScienceCenter.org

Is the "smart" robot that can think and act independently part of the near future?  Join Joe Bosworth, CEO of Smart Robots, for a lively discussion and demonstration of what robots are and how recent developments could impact your life.
Admission is $15, $5 for students and $10 for members.
Refreshments and cash bar.
Reservations:  860-520-2150

June 05, 2010 -
Trails Day Nature Walks

Trails Day Nature Walks
Saturday, June 5, 2010
1:00 pm. - 2:00 pm. and 2:00 pm. - 3:00 pm.
Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center
23 Potter Road, Hampton
http://www.ct.gov/dep/Goodwin

Come and enjoy a two-part walk exploring the Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center grounds with Kim Kelly of UCONN Master Gardener Program and Judy Rondeau of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. 
*  Part One includes an overview of invasive species, identification and eradication. 
*  Part Two features native altermnatives with an emphasis on habitat development. 

Meet at the Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center.  Rain or shine.  Easy (mostly level terrain with the likeness to encounter a few, if any, obstacles); Leashed Dogs Permitted.

Contact Kimberly Kelly at 860-455-9534 or Kimberly.Kelly@uconn.edu for more information.  Free - donations gladly accepted!

June 05, 2010 -
Bronx Zoo Trip

Bronx Zoo Trip
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Leaving from Lutz Children's Museum
247 South Main Street, Manchester
www.lutzmuseum.org

Join us for a fun-filled day at the zoo.  Tickets include round trip coach bus transportation, zoo admission, the Bengali Express Monorail, the Children's Zoo, the world renowned Congo Gorilla Forest and more. 
See the newest arrivals of M'wasi and Sukari, the proud lion parents and their growing pride.

Call to reserve your seats:  860-643-0949

This trip is sure to sell out.  $50 Members - $60 Non-Members

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June 08, 2010 -
Friday Afternoons at the Museum: The Skin You're In

Friday Afternoons at the Museum:  The Skin You're In
Friday, June 18, 2010
1:00 pm. - 3:00 pm.
Museum of Natural History, Storrs, CT
www.mnh.uconn.edu
FREE!

Your skin is your body's largest organ!  You will discover the many things your skin does for you including shielding your inner body from the outside world, keepin you warm or cool, and protecting you from disease.  Look at skin under the mocroscope and take home an experiment to finish on your own!

Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 pm. at the Museum of Natural History on Friday, June 18th and learn about the skin you're in.
Recommended for students entering grades 1 thru 5, accompanied by an adult.

June 12, 2010 -
Connecticut Open House Day

Saturday, 6/12
Connecticut Open House Day - Statewide
Connecticut residents are invited to discover - and rediscover - the state's exciting arts, history and tourism offerings with a variety of special incentives, such as discounted or free admission, free gifts or special exhibits and activities.
Click here for locations:  Connecticut Open House Day

June 12, 2010 -
NASA Professional Development Workshop

Formal and informal teachers are invited to attend a free NASA professional development workshop on June 12, from 8:30 - 4:00 at the New England Air Museum.
The workshop features the BEST (Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology) Program for middle school students.
Registrations found at
http://www.cssaonline.net/CSC/BESTAgenda_and_Registration.doc
nee to be completed and returned by May 29 to:
Caroline d'Otreppe
Director of Eductional Programs
New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Please address any questions to Caroline at 860-623-3305 ext. 13

June 19, 2010 -
Summer Solstice Celebration

Summer Solstice Celebration
June 19, 2010
5:00 - 8:00 pm
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org

Celebrate the Sun on the longest day of the year.  The planetarium staff will talk about the Sun and the Earth's movement that gives us our seasons.  There will be games and crafts and we'll bring out our telescopes, if the skies are clear.  As it gets dark, we'll light up the bonfire.

$7 / person for members, $8 / person for non-members.
To register, call 860-231-2830 x44 or e-mail us, or register online .

June 20, 2010 -
Animal Sunday

Animal Sunday
June 20, 2010
11:00 am. - 4:00 pm.
The Children's Museum
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org

Here's a great way to spend Father's Day.  Bring Dad to the second Family Science Sunday event - Animal Sunday.  See free-flying hawks and falcons from Talons!
 A Birds of Prey Experience.  Encounter lizards from Riverside Reptiles.  Meet the mammals of the Forest Pak Zoo's, Zoo on-the-go.
This event is free with Museum admission.

Thanks to a generous grant from The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., The Children's Museum is hosting a year-long series of monthly Family Science Sundays through May 2011.  Each Sunday has its own theme, with special demonstratons, hands-on experiments, guest presenters, take-home activities, an online component and more.

Future Family Science Sunday themes include Robots, Bubbles, Liquid Nitrogen and much more.  Visit our Website  and Facebook page  for more details.

June 23, 2010 -
CT Academy for Education Annual Meeting

CT Academy for Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology, Inc.
2010 Annual Meeting
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Northeast Utilities System Headquarters
107 Selden Street, Berlin
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
www.ctacad.org

June 26, 2010 -
Community Connections

United Way's Community Connections Radio Show
Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
"Surviving the Summer Slump:  Keeping the Kids Learning When School Is Out"

School's out and children across our region are shouting for joy.  But what happens to learning when kids spend sevral weeks away from the classroom?  On this month's United Way Community Connections, Ray Dunaway and Susan Dunn, president and CEO of United Way of Central and Northwestern Connecticut, will speak with Michelle Doucette Cunningham, executive director of the Connecticut After School Network, about the "summer slump" in learning, how we can help kids avoid it and how to select a quality out-of-school program for the summer or the school year.  And we'll hear from Jazline de Jesus, a student who participates in after-school and summer programs at ConnectiKids, a United Way partner.

Don't miss this informative conversation!

Connecticut After School Network
12 Melrose Avenue
Branford, CT 06405
phone:  203-483-9757
email:  info@ctafterschoolnetwork.org
Visit the website at:  www.ctafterschoolnetwork.org

June 30, 2010 -
A New Day: Family, School and Community Engagement in Education Reform

A New Day:  Family, School and Community Engagement in Eduction Reform
June 30, 2010
1:30 - 3:00 pm.
Connecticut After School Network
www.ctafterschoolnetwork.org

We are approaching a new day where family engagement is not just a program but a strategy used to improve student achievement and school performance and where family engagement is seen as an innoivation in and of itself.  The Title I program, in particular, provides a key opportunity for innovations to emerge within family engagement to strengthen capacity and improve implementation.
Engaging families and communities in the education of their children can be an innovative and efective practice for boosting student achievement and school success.  Yet, until recently, family involvement has been overlooked as education reform has focused primarily on the learning that occurs withion school walls.

Click here to register online

For more information, visit:  www.nationalpirc.org/engagement_webinars/webinar-eduction-reform.html