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Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Imiloa Astronomy Center offers fun science program on Furlough Fridays


Advertiser staff

Imiloa Astronomy Center will provide full days of science enrichment for children in grades K-8 on the designated no-school Furlough Fridays over the next eight months.

"We are happy to offer Furlough Friday Science programming, which has been
created in response to critical needs of families during these difficult times," said Gail Loeffler, Imiloa education coordinator.

Registered students will be divided into three groups for K-Grade 2, Grades 3-4, Grades 5-8.

The fees are $30 per day ($25 for Imiloa member families) and will include lunch and snacks, as well as programming designed to get kids excited about science.

The program will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Extended care is from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. for an additional $10 per day.

Imiloašs Furlough Friday Science Fun programming will be Oct. 23, 30; Nov. 6, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18: Jan. 15, 29; Feb. 5, 12; March 5, 12; April 23, 30; and May 7, 14.

To enroll your child in the program, contact Craig Mitchell at the Imiloa Education Department at 808-969-9720 or email him at cmitchell@imiloahawaii.org.

Information and registration forms are at www.imiloahawaii.org. Go to Education/Student and Family Programs.