Outreach Programs
Owl Puke
Grades K through 8
Meet Maxine, our rehabilitated owl! Maxine is a Barred Owl that came to live at Shangri La after an accident left her with one wing. Two Shangri La representatives will come to your classroom to tell her story and demonstrate amazing owl adaptations.
. Grades K-2 will receive a live animal show-and-tell presentation. This show-and-tell presentation is approximately 20 minutes.
. Grades 3-8 will receive the live animal presentation AND they will dissect owl pellets. This program is approximately 1 hour in length.
For Maxine’s protection and comfort, we present this program to individual classrooms only. Schools must be within a 50-mile radius of Shangri La.
To register for this program, send an email request to Noelle Jordan at njordan@shangrilagardens.org.
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STARLAB
Grades 1 through 12
The STARLAB is a portable planetarium that seats up to 28 students. Inside, a projector shows the night sky devoid of light pollutants. In addition to teaching about constellations, planets, moon phases, and mythology, teachers can also engage in cross-curricular teaching using cylinders on continental drift, geography, and the human cell. Each year, Shangri La sponsors workshops to allow teachers to develop the expertise to use this resource in their classroom. After the training, teachers are certified to use the STARLAB at their school, free of charge.
Next STARLAB Teacher Workshop:
October 15, 2011
8:00am—2:00pm
At the Stark Foundation Education Center
This workshop is free of charge. Lunch and 6 CPE hours are provided at no cost.
E-mail Noelle Jordan at njordan@shangrilagardens.org
to reserve your spot.