Kids Summer 2012

SUMMER

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BIKE TRAILS

ARE THE WHEEL DEAL FOR FAMILIES

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hen 3-year-old Franny Anderson goes to her neighborhood playground, she hops in her green bike seat between the handle bars and her dad.

They cruise along wide Calle Conquistadora to catch the Santa Fe River Trail at Avenida Cristóbal Colón.

“Franny and I like it a lot,” said Franny’s dad, Stewart Anderson. “We can talk and sing and play together along the way.”

Anderson travels on streets he describes as mellow, and trails like the Santa Fe River Trail along West Alameda Street, or the Rail Trail that follows the train tracks from the Railyard to Zia Road. The path extends farther to Rabbit Road, where it becomes an unpaved path to Eldorado.

FamiliesinSantaFehaveseveraloptionsforbiking,fromtrailsandroadstoparksand neighborhoods. Bike riders acknowledge Santa Fe’s reputation as a challenging city for cyclists, but they say biking is safe and fun if you avoid the major, busy streets, plan your routes carefully, stay aware of vehicles and assert your rights on the road.

Taran Hunter, 13, from Santa Fe, on the Santa Fe River Trail

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“I feel like if you pick routes, and are defensive about being on the road, it’s a great place to bike, particularly because of the weather here,” said Ben Stricks, a 40-yearold bicyclist who has lived in Santa Fe for eight years.

Stricks lives in an east-side neighborhood where there aren’t designated trails for bike riders. He weaves through side streets to travel to the Plaza, the Santa Fe Children’s Museum or the Railyard with his daughters, Lottie, 3, and Hazel, 1, who ride together in a bike trailer.

“It’s a pretty good way to take them around,” Stricks said. “We can put books and snacks in there, and they can play with each other.”

There is no need for people to bike on major roadways, said Tim Rogers, an avid bicyclist who is consulting with the Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization to create a bicycle master plan for the city and county of Santa Fe. Rogers has been biking with his three children for most of their lives. Ten-year-old Nick Rogers can now bike by himself through Bicentennial Park to Gonzales Community School. Nick and his 7-year-old sister, Clare, bike with their dad on the Rail Trail to a karate class off of St. Michael’s Drive.

In the last five years, the city has expanded its trail system. Crews recently finished connecting Bicentennial Park to Frenchy’s Field Park through the River Trail that goes under Camino Alire.

People don’t have to rely only on trails, Rogers said. “We’re trying to create a grid of trails and mellow roads that are something anyone who wants to ride a bike can use.”

The Acequia Trail is one example of a trail that connects to safe side streets. The trail goes from the Railyard to Potencia Street. There, you can cross Baca Street and head for Montaño Street, which leads to the Career Academy at Larrogoite. You can then continue on to Ashbaugh Park, Otowi Road and Maclovia Park. Except for a short, unpaved portion, the path is easily traveled.

Forrecreationalriderswhowanttotesttheirskills,BicentennialParkandRaglePark have what are called pump tracks. To ride up and down the pump tracks’ dirt hills, bicyclists use their own momentum instead of pedaling.

For beginning bikers, there are several small neighborhood and park trails.

Franklin E. Miles Park, Ragle Park, Frenchy’s Field Park and the Nava Adé trails near the Santa Fe Place mall are a few examples of where there are short, safe paths for young children.

Charlie Chapman started using a balance bike on kid-friendly paths through Bicentennial Park and around the Fort Marcy Recreational Complex when he was 2, said Mike Chapman, Charlie’s dad and owner of Broken Spoke in Santa Fe. Charlie, now 5, has more recently been riding his pedal bike, and his 2-year-old sister, Rosie, rides on the balance bike for family trips. Sometimes they travel downhill to Frenchy’s Field from their Casa Solana neighborhood and have someone pick them up so that the ride isn’t too long.

“They love it,” Mike Chapman said. “It’s really fun to get out and breathe the fresh air, get some exercise and instill confidence in the kids.”

Birgitte Therkildsen said that anyone can use a combination of trails and roads to bike throughout Santa Fe. From her home near Cordova Road, Therkildsen bikes everywhere — to Sam’s Club using the Rail Trail and Arroyo de los Chamisos Trail, to her 3-year-old son, Frederik Mernild’s, Dragonfly School on Alto Street, and to her office at Garcia Street Club.

“I would say to people that they can absolutely do it,” she said.

To plan the best bike route, check out the Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization’s detailed 2012 Santa Fe Bikeways and Trails Map, which shows all trails and street routes. Parks, transit centers and bike shops are marked on the map as well.

For a copy of the map, go to santafempo.org/bicycle-master-plan.

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Ten-year-old Jose Chumacero, from Santa Fe, helps his friend with his BMX bike at Chainbreaker Collective.

WHERE TO GO WHEN YOU NEED A FIX Bicyclists looking for help repairing their bikes in Santa Fe have several options, including full-service repair shops, low-cost classes and workshops that teach the basics of bike mechanics.

CHAINBREAKER COLLECTIVE, 1515 FIFTH ST., has operated a bicycle resource center for the past 8 years as part of its goal to create healthy and affordable transportation.

People who can’t afford transportation can receive donated bikes at the center, and mechanics will teach them how to fix the bikes themselves. Bicyclists can also bring their own bikes to the collective to learn how to do repairs.The group uses time as its currency, so one bike is worth four hours of volunteer time. Tomas Rivera, director of Chainbreaker Collective, said the group encourages people to become members. A membership requires annual dues equal to two times a person’s hourly wage at his or her job. In the last 8 years, the program has given almost 1,000 bikes to people, Rivera said. “The need for the work far outweighs our ability to meet that need,” he said. Some Santa Feans go to Chainbreaker Collective because they don’t have any other transportation, while others are looking to save money on gas.

ROB AND CHARLIE’S, 1632 ST. MICHAEL’S DR., offers bike maintenance classes for $10 each or $30 for four classes. The classes, offered in winter only, teach basic repairs needed to get a people to their destinations safely — fixing a flat tire and brakes, adjusting gears and putting a chain back together. The classes are offered through Bike Santa Fe, the local bicycle advocacy organization. “The idea is to encourage more people to ride,” said Stephen Newhall, manager at Rob and Charlie’s and a board member of Bike Santa Fe, which offers bike safety classes in the spring, summer and fall. The classes teach people how to ride safely in traffic based on curriculum from the League of American Bicyclists. Classes include a four-hour session for children ages 8 to 14 and a ninehour adult class that divides time between the classroom and the road. For information on class schedules, visit bikesantafe.org.

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MOTHER & DAUGHTER FIND Candelora Versace and Sofia J. Howard For The New Mexican

PEACE OFFLINE

he New Mexican asked a plugged-in writer and her 15-year-old daughter, a freshman at the New Mexico School for the Arts, to go offline for two days and tell us how it felt. The rules were simple: no media unless it was a “real” newspaper or magazine; no texting or emailing; no websurfing or electronic gaming, no television, movies or online social networking. Mini-vacation? Or high anxiety?

MOTHER,

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Candelora Versace Howhardcanitbe?ThatwasmyfirstthoughtwhenIwasconfrontedwithaconnection “blackout.”

I wondered how my heavily-wired daughter would manage, but the tables quickly turned. She took the challenge quite readily while I, on the other hand, was nervous enough that I felt I needed to plan for the optimum time to disconnect.

I rarely watch television, so that would not be a loss, but I work at home, and my communication with the outside world is almost entirely online. I’m not a big phonetalker, but I do rely on texting with my daughter for endless after-school logistics.

In addition, I enjoy a vigorous online social network that’s intellectually stimulating and emotionally supportive — when it’s not a trivial and over-reactive time suck.

Turning on the computer in the morning was frequently becoming the first step down the rabbit hole. I was probably overdue for a fast.

The abundance of time unfolding before me, coupled with an unexpected sense of contentment, were sudden and enormous gifts. Yes, I had begun a mental list of the pile of projects around the house I could put my attention to, which I did — with plenty of time ahead of me. I never used to have such a backlog of little things that needed to be finished, and while making quick work of them, I realized just how much time I had been letting dribble away.

In truth, I felt enveloped in a peaceful silence. And, surprisingly, I felt relief from the onslaught of political and cultural information I had been immersed in daily. I spent several hours reading a novel. I talked on the phone with an old friend. I fired up the yogurt machine, still in its box from Christmas. I found myself breathing deeply and slowly and calmly, and I was happy. Very, very happy.

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Sofia J. Howard Withoutelectronics,IwasonmyownalotmorethanIwasusedto.Ihadcometodepend on my cellphone to keep myself from thinking too hard, diving too deep, by distracting myself with conversations that may or may not actually have made matters worse.

With the distractions of electronics eliminated, a kind of blissful emptiness filled my brain. I could almost feel it, an empty room in my head with nothing but white walls, a white floor, and one window with the blinds cracked and strips of golden sunlight projected onto the blank space.

IbegantoimmersemyselfinthemusiccollectionIhaveamassed,whichbecamemore important than ever when I found myself not knowing what else to do. I did my homework quickly and efficiently, made cookies and played with the cats and the dog, talked on the phone with the people who mattered and didn’t sidetrack myself with the people who didn’t.

Being away from it all made me realize I could survive without it, but it also made me realize that there are people now, my age and younger, who don’t know how to do without Facebook and texting nonstop, while simultaneously decreasing their face-to-face social skills. I don’t even have a Facebook account — I prefer to keep my exposure to the drama of high school to a minimum.

This experiment has made me worried for the generations after me. I am beginning to wonder if the high-tech future we all dream of would really be so great after all.

Just one of the things that Candelora Versace, right, and her daughter, Sofia Howard, 15, did during their 48 hours without technology was bake cookies. Father and husband, Marc Howard, was very happy about that.

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PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO FUN Deborah Busemeyer For The New Mexican

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t Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, 11-year-old Hannah LagaAbram and her 8-year-old brother, Leander, appreciate the colors and geology of the rocks. But it’s the hiding places that make the hike one of their favorites.

“We feel the mysteriousness of burrowing ourselves into these tight places, and then getting through to wide-open spaces,” said Carmen Harris, Hannah and Leander’s stepmom. “The kids like the little niches. They love to find hiding places and pop out at us. They like that sense of wonder. And there’s a certain pace; they don’t have to look too far ahead at any one moment to see where they are going.”

From left, Jacob Gascon, 7, and Stevie Belian, 9, hike the Santa Fe River

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FAMILY HIKES Tent Rocks, near Cochiti Pueblo, is known for its unique rock formations that require hikers to squeeze through tight spaces and, at times, scramble up boulders. It is one of many options for hiking with children in the Santa Fe area. Depending on the season, and on the ability and interests of the children, parents can find hikes of varying lengths and terrains to explore with kids of all ages.

When Harris and her husband, David Abram, take their kids for a hike at Tent Rocks, they delight in playing hide-and-seek or drawing in the sand along the way.

“On other hikes, the kids are more lustful to get to the river and play, for example, and then it’s a drag to go back. Here, there’s more of a sense that we have to get somewhere and then get back,” Harris said. “Tent Rocks is so delightful at every moment.”

Playing games while hiking with children is a good way to keep them interested and help them develop an awareness of animals and nature, said Kerry Helke, outreach specialist at REI. As part of her work, she coordinates REI’s educational classes and children’s programs.

She suggests making a treasure-hunt list and searching for those items on the trail, or having leaf/twig boat races rivers or lakes.

Harrisandherfamilyaretrackers.Theylookforscatandotheranimalsigns,whether they are climbing up steep Sun Mountain or toward water in Bear Canyon. “We all pay attention, as much as we can, to what animals might live in the area,” Harris said.

Sometimes they play “Eagle Eye,” in which the “eagle” tries to find someone who is hiding in plain sight. Or they sit in silence for a few minutes. They listen to every sound and then report what they heard to one another.

The Big Tesuque Trail on the way to the Santa Fe Ski Basin is a fun trail for Leona Hooper, 5, and her family because they collect leaves, flowers and twigs along the way. They look for bugs hiding under rocks. Sometimes they bring art supplies and stop at a picnic table to glue their findings to paper.

“I love to hike,” said Leona’s mom, Carol Hooper. “To motivate her to go, I make it an adventure for her. We have a pet snail from a hike that is still living with us. Leona made a terrarium for her bugs. Now that she’s older, she has her own pack to carry and put her findings in. She likes carrying her own water and her own snacks.”

Parents say having plenty of water and snacks is essential when hiking with kids.

It’s part of being prepared. Also, remember to use sunscreen, wear hats and layers of clothes, know your route and carry a first-aid kit. Helke takes her nephews, ages 4 and 12, to Whole Foods so they can make their own trail mix snacks from the bins of dried fruit, nuts and seeds.

“Kids like to have their own bag. Get them little backpacks so they can carry snacks and a whistle,” she said. “And, you always want to have whistles for kids. Talk to young hikers about the importance of not blowing their whistles unless they can’t see you.”

Carol Hooper learned the importance of carrying a first-aid kit after Leona cut her arm on a sharp rock along the Cave Creek Trail in the Pecos Wilderness. She tripped and hurt herself when they were two miles from their car, close to the caves they like to explore. They had a small first-aid kit with them, but the butterfly bandage they needed was in the bigger kit in their car.

“Now, we take the main first-aid kit, even on the simplest hikes, because you never know,” Hooper said.

Parentsalsorecommendbringingbooksthathavenature-awarenessgamesforhiking lulls. It’s helpful to have a carrier in case younger kids tire of walking. Plan your route carefully, so you and your kids can adequately prepare and will know what to expect.

“Let the kids set the pace,” Helke said. “Don’t force a destination.” continued on Page 10

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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

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Children learn about the Santa Fe watershed

AREA HIKES DOROTHY STEWART TRAIL: Located off Camino de Cruz Blanca, it is part of the Dale Ball Trails system. You can park in designated spots at St. John’s College or at Camino de Cruz Blanca.

GALISTEO BASIN PRESERVE: Located off U.S. 285, south of Eldorado, this is a good spring/fall hike since there’s not much shade. The area features lots of little trails that intersect with one another, so you can decide the length of your hike as you’re walking.

CERRILLOSHILLSSTATEPARK:Located15milessouthofSantaFeonN.M.14inthevillage of Cerrillos, the park features old mine sites.

BLACK CANYON TRAIL: Park in the Black Canyon campground near Hyde Memorial State Park.The trailhead is at Campsite No. 4. It’s a great summer hike because it’s shaded and cool. The loop is two miles.

BORREGO BEARWALLOW LOOP: Located past Hyde Park, this trail is better for older kids because it descends to the Tesuque River and is a steep climb out. The loop is four miles long.

NATURE CONSERVANCY: This 1.3-mile loop features beaver dams; no dogs allowed.

RANDALL DAVEY AUDUBON CENTER: This short loop around the Audubon Center continues along Bear Canyon trail; follow the signs.The trail features many birds, flowers, plants and other wildlife. No dogs allowed.

CAVE CREEK: This trail is located about an hour from Santa Fe, near Cowes in the Pecos Wilderness. There are lots of places to stop along the drive and play in the river. The trail is 16 miles long, but the caves, created by water, are just two miles from the trailhead.

RIO EN MEDIO: Located past the village of Rio en Medio and N.M. 592, this trail is about six miles northeast of the village of Tesuque. The trail follows a stream for about a mile through woodland to connect with a Forest Service road and, ultimately, with Pacheco Canyon. There are waterfalls (turn left before a steep climb that you have to scramble up) and plenty of shade.

ARROYO HONDO: This open space is located about seven miles south of downtown Santa Fe. The parking lot is accessed off of Old Agua Fría Road. The area features several loops of varying lengths, and panoramic views of Galisteo Basin, Cerrillos Hills, the Ortiz Mountains and Arroyo Hondo. It’s hot in the summer.

DALE BALL TRAILS: This trail system includes more than 22 miles of hiking and mountain-biking trails that connect to other Santa Fe trails.

KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS NATIONAL MONUMENT: Near Cochiti Pueblo, this trail is located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe. Both segments of the trail begin at the monument’s parking area. The Cave Loop Trail is 1.2 miles long. The more difficult Canyon Trail is a 1.5-mile, one-way trek into a narrow canyon with a steep climb to the mesa top for excellent views of the Sangre de Cristo, Jemez and Sandia Mountains, and the Rio Grande Valley. No dogs allowed; $5 fee for cars.

RESOURCES

• For a map of trails in Santa Fe County’s Open Space and Trails Program, visit www. santafecounty.org/public_works/open_space_and_trails_program.

• Pick up the Sierra Club book, Day Hikes in the Santa Fe Area.

• REI provides free family adventure journals that include information on local hikes, games and activities. The store offers classes throughout the year on hiking and biking.

For more information, visit www.rei.com/santafe.

• I Love Dirt — 52 Activities to Help You and Your Children Discover the Wonders of Nature,

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• Sharing Nature with Children, by Joseph Cornell, will inspire both you and your children.

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MUSEUMS&ZOOS

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Lucia Rosen, 7, uses recycled materials to create an art project at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum

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EDUCATE & ENTERTAIN Julia Linder Bell For The New Mexican

anta Fe and surrounding area are bursting with museums whose mission it is to educate and entertain children of all ages.

A must-stop for children — from infants to 12-year-olds — is the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, where the fun begins even before you enter the building.

Near the museum’s parking lot is a ceramic and concrete sundial. Stand in the middle of it and raise your arms, and you are transported back to an age when sundials were the method of telling time. Then, enter the museum, where a little door opens to a world of education and play.

“We are an exploratory learning museum, which means we encourage children to explore what they are drawn to,” said Aoife Runyan, the museum’s floor manager and volunteer field-trip member coordinator.

Infants and toddlers can explore the museum’s soft, matted play area, with mirrored, triangular crawl spaces, and activities that test fine motor skills. Toddlers also can explore the brand-new toddler climbing structure.

For school-age children, 5 to 12, two exhibits demonstrate the components of magnetic forces. And, kids can learn about the laws of physics by sending billiard balls on a roller-coaster ride along a set of rails with dips and hills.

Children of all ages can partake in the museum’s popular bubble-blowing pool, as well as its dress-up stage, puppetry display, face-painting stand and waterworks exhibit. Visitors who weigh 50 pounds or more can dare themselves to attempt the museum’s rock-climbing wall.

Outside the museum are exhibits featuring many live animals. Peaches the corn snake is available for petting.

If you are interested in tracking some of the oldest dinosaur bones in North America, the Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center’s Museum of Paleontology is a sure crowd pleaser with its 22,000-acre outdoor classroom. The home of Georgia O’Keeffe, just north of Abiquiú, is known worldwide as the home of the Coelophysis fossils, as well as the richest quarry of the Triassic Period, dating back 220 million years.

“Most people have heard of the T-Rex,” says Cheryl Museus, who volunteers at the museum. “Well,” she continues, “we have the bones of T-Rex’s great, great, great — to the power of 63 — grandmother.”

The museum offers a range of programs, from activities for 3-year-olds to sessions for college students. Children can learn geology, anthropology and paleontology by digging for bones, collecting fossils, casting bones, hiking and more.

Head up the hill to Los Alamos, where the Bradbury Science Museum offers numerous exhibits teaching math, geometry, logic and topology.

“We have a great family puzzle room,” says Liz Martineau, an educator at the museum. This summer, the museum will be offering special programs that coincide with the mission of Mars rover Curiosity, which NASA launched in November. “Some of the rover’s parts are from Los Alamos National Laboratory,” Martineau says, “so we have discussions about it, as well as its mission.”

If you drive an hour south on Interstate 25, you will find a playground of museums and attractions for all ages. The Albuquerque BioPark includes a zoo, aquarium, botanic garden and Tingley Beach.

The Rio Grande Zoo is a 64-acre playground offering close encounters of the animal kind. You can feed baby baboons, ride camels and run with the peacocks.

Special summer music programs are offered as well.

In the 36-acre botanic garden, children can run through a giant, gooey, rubber pumpkin, and explore the butterfly pavilion, a Japanese Garden and the Rio Grande Heritage Farm.

Nearby is the BioPark’s impressive aquarium, with a 285,000-gallon shark tank.

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manners social graces dining skills Steven Roybal, left, and Aaron Vigil examine a wallet and letters from the Civil War at Pecos National Historic Park

Visitors can get up close and personal with sting rays and watch fish feedings while learning about aquatic life and the environments in which they live.

TingleyBeachisaman-madebeachwherevisitorscanfish,walk,bike,picnicand enjoy a bit of tranquility, right in the middle of the city.

If you are looking for a hands-on museum for all ages, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science will excite both your hands and your mind.

Meet some of New Mexico’s giant dinosaurs, walk into a volcano and view mesmerizing Polaris (the North Star) in the planetarium. The museum also has live animals on display, including reptiles and insects.

“One day, during our Creepy Critters exhibit,” says Michael Sanchez, the museum’s Naturalist Center educator, “there was a woman about 70 years old who had always had a fear of snakes. Her friends coaxed her to hold our corn snake. She finally agreed, andthesnake gentlyslithereduptohershoulderandfellasleep.The woman marveled at the fact that she had just conquered a lifelong fear. When she left, she was in heaven” Children 10 and older are in for an emotional and enlightening experience when they visit the New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum. “Before arriving, we ask that parents and teachers talk to kids about historic racial and religious hatred and intolerance,” says Harold Folley, a docent at the museum.

In addition to the Holocaust, the museum also addresses the mistreatment of African Americans and Native Americans, among others. “This is a great opportunity to teach children how they can help others by not just standing by and watching, but by speaking up for victims or getting help,” says Folley.

Finally, 25 miles east of Santa Fe, off I-25, is the Pecos National Historic Park, a monument that preserves 12,000 years of New Mexico history. Beginning with the ruins of the Pecos Pueblo, the park offers visitors a journey through the Spanish Mission period, the bustling days of the Santa Fe Trail, 20th-century ranch history and the Civil War battle of Glorieta Pass.

it’s not just about the fork

Well mannered children become well mannered adults summer classes 505.988.2070 www.etiquettesantafe.com

Join us as we celebrate the champion athletes traveling to compete in London this summer.

Be a star athlete at Tumbledown in gymnastics, tumbling, and parkour.

Three week sessions offered from May 28-August 18.

505-473-0926

3214 Calle Marie Santa Fe, NM 87507

It’s Fair Time!

Santa Fe County Fair August 2-5 2012 Fun for the whole family– and it’s free!

For more information contact the Santa Fe County Extension office: http://santafeextension.nmsu.edu 505-471-4711

FOR MORE INFORMATION THE SANTA FE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, 989-8359, www.santafechildrensmuseum.org GHOST RANCH EDUCATION AND RETREAT CENTER 1708 U.S. 84, Abiquiú, 505-685-4333, www.ghostranch.org BRADBURY SCIENCE MUSEUM 1350 Central Ave., Los Alamos, 505-667-4444, www.lanl.gov/museum/index.shtml ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK 2601 Central Ave. N.W., Albuquerque, 505-764-6200, www.cabq.gov/biopark NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE 1801 Mountain Rd. N.W., Albuquerque, 505-841-5955, www.nmnaturalhistory.org NEW MEXICO HOLOCAUST AND INTOLERANCE MUSEUM 616 Central Ave. S.W., Albuquerque, 505-247-0606, www.nmholocaustmuseum.org

Enroll your child in Big Brothers Big Sisters and start them on a path to Big things!

Call 505-983-8360 or visit www.bbbsnorthernnm.org for more information or to enroll your child today!

PECOS NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK 1 Peach Tree Lane, Pecos, 505-757-7200, nps.gov/peco/index.htm

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THE WORLD OF Dennis J. Carroll For The New Mexican

CREATIVE WRITING selves write badly at first if that’s how it comes out. It’s a very tender process.”

Stark offers a number of suggestions for how parents can encourage kids to continue writing during the summer when teachers aren’t hovering over them, red correction pens in hand.

• Create both indoor and outdoor spaces that encourage daydreaming —“a hammock, a quilt in the backyard under a shade tree, a pillow haven in an oversized closet, a table facing a peaceful outdoor view. Who says you have to write at a desk?

• Write with your kids. Get your own notebook and sit down and write when your kids are writing. Do the same exercises. Take turns assigning writing prompts • Explore your neighborhood with your young writers and carry notebooks on your walks. Make up stories about unusual houses in your neighborhood, or about the first person you see along the way. Take your notebooks to the park or coffee shop and make up stories about the characters you observe.”

Stark, who has written extensively on foreign-policy matters, including nuclear proliferation issues, advises parents to encourage their children to write open-ended stories. It’s not important that they finish every story they start.”

It’s especially important for parents, said Stark, to turn off that parental, editorial critic’svoice,andasklotsofquestionsaboutwhatyourkidsarewriting—ifthey’reopen to that kind of help. And offer to read drafts — again, only if your kids are willing to share such inner thoughts.

She also advises visiting libraries and bookstores together and, of course, turning off the TV and other electronic devices for large chunks of each day.

But, perhaps most importantly, Stark says, acknowledge that writing can be a great joy in your kid’s lives. “It’s a wonderful gift, and it’s good for the soul.” said Stark.

Those interested in Stark’s class are asked to email her at sarahstarkdoyle@hot mail.com or call her at 470-3210.

Clockwise, from bottom, left, Karen Hansen,11, Mikesch Karl,14, Hannah Tomkins,13, creative writing teacher Sarah Stark, Ben Murdock,15, and Phoenix Avalon,11, practice creativity during Sarah Stark’s writing class.

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aren Hansen, 11, was trying to figure out how her teenage main character, Nari, was going to be able to straighten out the terrible mess the dragons and their human partners had created for the world’s citizenry. “They are suppose to be helping the people, not making things worse,” said Karen, one of Sarah Stark’s young writing students.

Phoenix Avalon, 11, another student, crouched over his latest piece of fiction devising ways that his character, a young time traveler, might be able to feed his family back home, even though he had somehow become king of Germany in another era.

“They are working on journey stories,” Stark said of her class of four gathered for their weekly writing class at her home. Some were taking their characters — or rather the characters were taking them — on trips across time and space. For others, it was more of a journey of personal discovery. “I give them the writing guidelines to start out, and they go in their own directions,” Stark said.

Stark, herself a novelist and former writing coach at the Institute of American Indian Arts, has been conducting the class for 10- to 15-year-olds for 6 years. She believes in having the youngsters write in longhand first, before typing the stories on computers. That gives the young writers a physical feel for the flow of their words across the page, and the knowledge that if their characters begin straying they can crumple up a piece of paper and literally throw it away.

“I believe in writing by hand,” she said. “Plus, lots of kids don’t have laptops.”

Beginning June 4, Stark will once again be offering four one-week sessions for children, ages 10 to 15.

She encourages parents to keep writing alive for their children and to make sure they are doing it for the right reasons. “The kids shouldn’t be writing just so they can perform well on their SATs in 10 years,” said Stark. She also reminds the parents not to push too hard. “I want the kids to feel safe when they are writing, to let them-

SUMMER MUSICAL THEATER CAMP Students study acting, singing, dancing and perform in the Family Favorite

June 18th ~ July 29th 2012

9:00 am ~1:00 pm Monday ~ Friday Ages: 7~17

All performances at the

James A. Little Theatre Rehearsals at New Mexico School for the Arts Space is limited ~ Scholarships available

To register call (505) 920-0704 www.pandemoniumprod.org

Summer Fun

with the City of Santa Fe Community Services Department Programs for children ages 6 - 12

Activities Include: Reading, Music, Jewelry Making, Arts & Crafts, Storytelling, Swimming, Roller-skating, Basketball, Kickball, Cooking & Field Trips Locations for these programs: Carlos Gilbert Elementary Cesar Chavez Elementary Chaparral Elementary Salazar Elementary DeVargas Middle School Monica Roybal Youth Center Nova Elementary A limited number of 6 & 7 year olds will be registered at each site. â&#x20AC;˘ Please present birth certificate at time of registration for 6, 7 and 12 yr. olds.

2012 Summer Youth Program June 4 - July 26 Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5:30 pm RegiSTRATiOn for these program will be on Saturday, May 12, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the following locations: Southside Library, Jaguar Drive genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Rd. Mary esther gonzales Senior Center, 1121 Alto

The cost per child is based on the sliding fee scale below: Above $80,000.................. $160.00 $70,001 - 80,000 ............... $160.00 $50,001 - 70,000 ............... $140.00 $36,001 - 50,000 ............... $120.00 $25,701 - 36,000 ............... $100.00 $16,151 - 25,700 ................. $80.00 $10,001 - 16,150 ................. $60.00 Less than $10,000.............. $20.00 information line 955-6708

The City of Santa Fe has changed the www.santafenm.gov/index.aspx?nid=1722 format for registration this year. for more information Calll 955-6568 No one will be allowed to line up Teen Programs (13 and over) until Saturday Morning at 8:00 am.

SECURITY WILL ENFORCE THIS AT ALL THREE LOCATIONS.

Activities for teens at Carlos Ortega Teen Center, 737 Agua Fria from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Mon - Fri.

Registration begins May 15th at the Carlos Ortega Teen Center. Space is limited, so register early!

For more information on the teen programs please contact Victor Vigil at 955-6860.

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ADVENTURE

IS JUST A FUN TRAIN RIDE AWAY

Photos by Jane Phillips / The New Mexican

he day my daughter, Sofia, celebrated her 4th birthday, in early 2009, also marked amemorablemilestoneforourfamily.ItwasthefirsttimewerodetheNewMexico Rail Runner Express.

For Sofia, and our then-3-month-old baby, Gabriel, it was their first experience on a train. The Rail Runner had just begun service, so we decided to spend Sofia’s birthday in Albuquerque. My husband and I were excited that, for the first time, we wouldn’t have to drive, and we welcomed the idea of a relaxing train ride. Once there, we saw a movie and had lunch at a restaurant on Central Avenue.

As it turns out, riding the train has become our tradition on Sofia’s birthday, and there have been many other trips on the Rail Runner in between for our kids, now 7 and 3 years old. It is one of our favorite family activities, and the kids always look forward to the rides.

For parents who plan to be home with their kids this summer, a ride on the Rail Runner is a great way to spend the day with your child. With a little schedule navigation and patience, there are several manageable destinations from which to choose in and around Albuquerque. Plus, children under 9 years old ride free.

It’s true that train schedules don’t always coincide with what you’d like to do. For example, when the earliest weekend trains leave Santa Fe between 12:15 and 12:40 p.m. (depending on where one boards), it makes it difficult to go on longer outings, such as to the zoo. The train doesn’t arrive in downtown Albuquerque until 1:45 p.m. When I take the kids to the zoo, I like to be there much earlier.

Santa Fe mom Sarah Griego said she and her 3-year-old daughter, Bella, take the train to Albuquerque every weekend to visit her sister. In the summer, they’ve gone to the zoo and Cliff ’s Amusement Park, but have only managed this because her sister picks them up at the Alvarado Transportation Center in downtown Albuquerque. They spend the night there and return to Santa Fe the next afternoon.

“I’d rather ride the train than drive,” Griego said.

Dave Trimmer and his grandson, Trenton, 12, enjoyed themselves so much on their maiden Rail Runner voyage that they plan to repeat the trip once a month.

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Griego usually packs lunch for her and Bella to have on the train. She also takes Bella’s car seat for her stay in Albuquerque. Griego said she only wishes there were earlier trains, so that she and Bella could spend most of their first day in Albuquerque, rather than arriving late in the afternoon.

Last winter, there was just one southbound train departure on Saturdays. Rail Runner officials plan to add additional departures in April, said Jay Faught, marketing manager for the Rio Metro Regional Transit District. However, the earliest departing Saturday train will still be during the 12:15-12:40 p.m. slot.

During the week, there are early trains that go to Albuquerque to accommodate commuters, meaning they’re probably not the best on which to take kids. There is also a southbound train that leaves between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. that would work for shorter activities.

Santa Fe resident Valerie Gonzales was recently riding the train with her two grandchildren, 8-year-old Karrianna and 6-year-old Ryan. The children live in Los Lunas, Gonzales said, so she takes the train from her home in Santa Fe on Fridays to spend the night with them there.

On this particular weekend, the three also returned to Santa Fe on Saturday to spend another day and a half together. Gonzales then rode the train back to Los Lunas on Sunday to drop them off.

“They really look forward to riding the train,” Gonzales said of Karrianna and Ryan, who have taken the train more times than she has. “They think it’s fun.”

Karrianna said her parents have taken her and her brother to Albuquerque for other fun activities, and that she likes how peaceful the train rides are.

Because this trip was a bit longer, the three took lunch, crossword puzzles and a DVD player, just in case they got bored.

After three years of riding the train on a consistent basis, I would recommend the following outings for parents and children: DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE The easiest thing to do is to get off at the Alvarado Transportation Center and enjoy lunch downtown before going to a movie at the Century Rio 14 right across the street. We’ve done this numerous times. The only challenge is finding a movie time that coincides with train arrival times.

DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE, KIMO THEATER I recently took Sofia to see a ballet performance at the Kimo Theater, and it worked out perfectly as a Sunday outing. We got off the train at the Alvarado Transportation Center at about 1:45 p.m. and took a brisk five-minute walk to the Kimo Theater on Central Avenue for a 2 p.m. show. (The Kimo has a number of matinees that begin at 2 p.m. on Sundays, so check the schedule.) The show ended at 4 p.m., so we grabbed some pizza afterward at JC’s New York Pizza before boarding the 4:46 p.m. return train to Santa Fe. ALBUQUERQUE AQUARIUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN This is another favorite of ours. Again, get off at the Alvarado Transportation Center, and then cross the street to grab the Red Line Rapid Ride city bus westbound. The bus ride is less than 10 minutes. If you’re not sure where to get off, just ask the driver.

The aquarium and botanic gardens are small enough to explore in a couple of hours. Depending on what time you want to head back to Santa Fe, you should also have time to get a bite to eat. Just make sure you pay attention to the city bus schedule.

Buses usually run every 20 minutes or so.

Jane Phillips / The New Mexican

Cochiti Elementary School students took a field trip on the Rail Runner — for many, it was their first train ride — and loved it.

OLD TOWN, ALBUQUERQUE The Red Line Rapid Ride also goes to Old Town (get off at Rio Grande), where you can have lunch and do a bit of shopping, (though this might not be as interesting for kids). By taking a short walk through Old Town, you can also visit the Explora museum for kids and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.

BERNALILLO If you think your little one can only handle a short day, but you still want the train experience, ride the train on a weekday to Bernalillo. There are two stops, the Sandoval County/U.S. 550 stop and the downtown Bernalillo stop (not all trains stop at the latter station, so check the schedules). From the 550 stop, you can take a short walk to the Flying Star and have lunch before returning to Santa Fe. If you get off at the downtown Bernalillo station, you can walk to The Range Cafe on Camino del Pueblo for lunch (go down Calle Don Francisco to get there) and also browse the adjoining gift boutique and other shops nearby.

Marketing manager Faught emphasizes that even though there may not be train stops near your desired destination in Albuquerque, you can get almost anywhere by taking a short bus ride from the Alvarado Transportation Center.

For parents who have older children, Faught suggested taking bikes on the train and getting off at the Los Ranchos/Journal Center stop. If you go westbound on the bike

trail at the stop, it will take you to the Paseo del Bosque bike trail off Paseo del Norte.

“Kids ride this trail all the time,” said Faught, who’s biked the path numerous times.

“It’s a great activity for all ages.”

Faught said that in the past he’s started his bike ride at Paseo del Norte, headed south andhadlunchdowntownbeforehoppingbackonthenorthboundtrainattheAlvarado Transportation Center.

From Santa Fe, you can also get off at the Sandia stop. A short walk north will take you to the Sandia Lakes Recreation Area, which has catch-and-release fishing for a fee.

The downside is, because there is no designated walking trail, you have to walk along the road, which isn’t the safest route for small children.

IF YOU GO Day passes from Santa Fe to Albuquerque were $7 for adults this winter, but prices will probably go up a bit in May. Albuquerque city bus rides are free if you show your Rail Runner receipt.

For all information including rates, schedules and connecting buses, visit the Rail Runner website at http://nmrailrunner.com/ or call customer service at 866-795-RAIL.

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SUMMER CAMPS

FOR EVERY BOY & GIRL Erika Dávila For The New Mexican

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI OFFERS: Sky program for children 4 years old to entering 4th grade. Two weeks of faith-based theme crafts, storytelling and other activities.

SESSIONS: June 18-22, June 25-29, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

COST: $25 for first child and $10 for each additional sibling CONTACT: 982-3625, www.cbsfa.org

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CHILDREN’S ADVENTURE COMPANY OFFERS: Day camps for kindergartners and 1st graders, and Little Trekkers for 2nd graders.

Cooking, art, movement, swimming and Friday field trips. Young Trekkers, grades 3 and 4, focus on nature and outdoor activities including kayaking, swimming, art, rock climbing, hiking and Friday field trips to Albuquerque. Outdoor Trekkers for grades 5-7. Activities include kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, survival skills and Friday field trips to Albuquerque.

SESSION: May 28-Aug. 10 COST: $225 plus tax per week for full-day program, from 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m., $205 plus tax for short-day program, 7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Camp location is 935 Alto St. CONTACT: 988-7201, email childrensadventurecompany@gmail.com, www.childrensadventurecompany.org

Children’s Adventure Company AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION CAMP FOR KIDS OFFERS: A one-week camp for children with diabetes ages 8-13, located in the Manzano Mountain Retreat, 90 minutes outside Albuquerque. The camp offers comprehensive medical care, dietary principles and diabetes education in an informal setting. Also offered are hiking, sports, swimming, archery and arts and crafts.

SESSION: July 1-7 CONTACT: 1-800-Diabetes, www.diabetes.org.

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET OFFERS: Instruction in classical ballet, from creative dance (beginning at age 3) to preprofessional and adult. Classes in jazz and folklorico. Three locations; 550B St. Michael’s Dr., La Tienda in Eldorado, and Genoveva Chavez Center, 3221 Rodeo Rd. SESSION: Begins June 4 CONTACT: 983-5591, www.aspensantafeballet.com BIG SKY BUILD IT! OFFERS: The ultimate summer of art and invention for kids 5-6, 7-8, 9-11, and 12-14.

Star in your own super hero movie, build a real levitating wizard wand, a high flying rocket, a solar -powered iPod charger, a jousting battle bot, and much more.

SESSIONS: 8 weeklong, full-day camps; 18

KIDS SUMMER 2012

June 11-Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Quality precare and aftercare available.

COST: $145 to $235 (plus materials) per week.

Scholarships and multi-camp discounts available.

CONTACT: 428-7575, email infobigsky@bigskylearning.com

$1,095 for overnight campers. Some scholarships available.

CONTACT: 946-0488, www.c-a-m-p.net

BISHOP STONEY SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: Weeklong residential camps for 2nd12th graders. Campers choose from 12 different camps throughout the summer, which promote Christian fellowship and learning.

Each week has a different theme, including Harry Potter, Narnia, adventure camping, arts and crafts, leadership and a long, weekend family camp.

SESSION: May 25-July 21 COST: $400-$500 per week CONTACT: 505-983-5610, email info@campstoney.org, www.campstoney.org

CAMP INVENTION OFFERS: The Camp Invention program is a nonprofit, enrichment program that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities through inquiry-based, hands-on learning for children entering grades 1-6. New curriculum each year. The Camp Invention program is run in partnership with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

SESSIONS: Santa Fe, Amy Beal Community School, June 25-29; Los Alamos, Barranca Mesa Elementary, June 18-22. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

COST: Santa Fe, $215 a week; Los Alamos, $220 a week, early registration discounts available online CONTACT: 1-800-968-4332, www.campinvention.org.

CREATIVE ARTS MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE (C-A-M-P) OFFERS: Noncompetitive workshops, including music, performance, dance, art, creative writing and film for boys and girls ages10-17. Counseling in training program for ages 16-17, with workshops in auditioning and leadership.

SESSION: 13-day sleepover enrichment program July 15-28 at Santa Fe University of Art and Design COST: $695 for day campers (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)

CAMP SHALOM OFFERS: An indoor/outdoor program with a one-acre playground. Art, science, gardening, weather activities and mud and sand play are explored. The theme this year is multicultural folk arts. Open to children of all faiths ages 2-7.

Camp is open 8 a.m-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Part-time options available.

SESSIONS: Three, 3-week sessions, June 4-Aug. 3 COST: Varies. Call for information.

CONTACT: 982-6888, email preschool@sftbs.org

CHILDREN’S GARDEN MONTESSORI OFFERS: Children 2-6 years old participate in arts and crafts and playing outside.

SESSIONS: Summer program June 4-29 and July 9-Aug. 10, 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Extended hours available.

COST: $700 for first session, $875 for second session CONTACT: 466-1251, www.childrensgardensantafe.com CHILDREN’S WRITING WORKSHOP OFFERS: Children ages 10-15 explore writing exercises and pursue their love of writing fiction in a friendly and writer-safe environment.

SESSIONS: Four, 1-week summer programs, June 4-8, June 11-15, July 9-13 and July 16-20.

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon CONTACT: Sarah Stark at 470-3210, email sarahstarkdoyle@hotmail.com DRAGONFLY STUDIO SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: A place where kids can express themselves through art, including painting and sketching, recycling, print-making, sewing, textiles, folk art and classic New Mexico art forms. Hikes and outdoor games also possible.

Kids bring snacks and lunch. For ages 6-16.

SESSIONS: Weeklong sessions from June 4Aug. 10. Camp hours: 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. Classes start at 10 a.m.

COST: $275 a week, includes materials fee and tax CONTACT: 670-5019, dragonflyartsf@gmail. com, www.dragonflyartstudioforkids.com EL RANCHO DE LOS GOLONDRINAS OFFERS: 1-week Adventures in the Past day camp, ages 9-12.

SESSION: July 23-27; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

COST: $260 CONTACT: 471-2261 for information, email mking@golondrinas.org

ETIQUETTE SCHOOL OF SANTA FE OFFERS: Beginning etiquette to advanced lessons. Children, adults, corporate business.

Private and group lessons.

SESSIONS: Ongoing. Call for appointments and class schedules. Also, Elbows off the Table etiquette class at Santa Fe Community College June 16 and June 23 from 11 a.m.1 p.m. Call 428-1676 for more information.

CONTACT: 988-2070, email etiquette@etiquettesantafe.com, www.etiquettesantafe.com FINE ARTS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS OFFERS: Award-winning visual arts classes for youth ages 5-18.

SESSIONS: Half-day art camps for ages 5-7, 8-10, and 11-14 in weeklong sessions running from June 4 to July 26. Teen workshops for students ages 13-18 on Saturdays. Camps and workshops are offered in two locations: the ARTbarn Community Studio and the new Zona del Sol Studio on the southside.

COST: Sliding scale tuition. All art materials, instruction and snacks are included. Weekend workshops for teens $10.

CONTACT: 992-ARTS(2787), email program@ factsantafe.org to register, www.factsantafe.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OFFERS: Vacation Bible School for ages 5 years to 6th grade. Music, arts and crafts, snacks, recreation and Bible stories.

SESSION: June 4-9. 9 a.m.-noon COST: Free CONTACT: 983-9141, www.fbcsantafe.com THE FIRST TEE OF SANTA FE OFFERS: Golf camp and session for children and teens ages 7 to 17.

SESSIONS: Camps June 5-8 and 12-15, summer session June 18-Aug. 6 COST: $40 camp fee, $65 session fee including annual membership fee of $25. Scholarships available.

CONTACT: Dennis O’Connor at 424-0413, www.thefirstteesantafe.org GALISTEO SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: Nature camp for children ages 4-9.

Activities include hikes, crafts and learning about plants and animals.

SESSIONS: Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. beginning June 5. Pick-up and drop-off are in Eldorado.

COST: $45 a day CONTACT: 603-0637 GENTLE NUDGE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: For children ages 3-6. Art, dramatic play, music, yoga, outdoor play, nature walks and exploration. Fun and varied themes.

HOURS: Regular hours: 9 a.m. -2:30 p.m. Extended hours: 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

SESSIONS: Enrollment available by session (3-weeks), by week, or on a part-time basis (2 or 3 days per week) COST: Varies CONTACT: 982-0879, email naomi@gentlenudgeschool.net, www.gentlenudgeschool.net

GENTLE SHEPHERD PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMP AGES: 3-5 COST: $200 per each three-week session SESSIONS: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday June 5-21, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday/ Wednesday/Thursday July 10-26, 7:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

CONTACT: 983-9383

GHOST RANCH, ABIQUIÚ OFFERS: Family week features music, arts and crafts, intergenerational worship, hiking, campfires stories, concerts and fireworks.

SESSION: July 9-15 COST: Registration fees begin at $350 for a family of two, plus housing and meals.

CONTACT: 505 685-4333, ext. 4152, www. ghostranch.org

LA CASITA PRESCHOOL OFFERS: A program for children ages 3-6 that is based on the world-famous preschools of Reggio Emilia of Italy, which encourage play and consider it essential for learning. Activities include art, music, water play and literacy.

SESSIONS: Call for information CONTACT: 983-2803, email lacasitapreschool@ gmail.com, www.lacasita.edu

GOLDEN ACORNS SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: Camp focuses on cultural and healing arts led by instructors from various countries and cultures. Each of the 6 weeks emphasizes a different culture and healing traditions. A core curriculum includes yoga, Tai Chi, gardening and permaculture, herbs, cooking and intuitive development. Children ages 5-11.

SESSION: June 18-July 27 COST: $225 per week, $200 for each additional sibling CONTACT: Caren Gala or Helen Wildman at 795-0934, goldenacornscamp@gmail.com, www.goldenacornscamp.com

INSTITUTE FOR SPANISH ARTS OFFERS: Ongoing classes and workshops in Spanish dance, guitar and culture for adults, youth and children.

SESSIONS: Vary COST: Varies CONTACT: 470-7828, www.mariabenitez.com

LITTLE EARTH SCHOOL SUMMER DAY CAMP OFFERS: Memorable summer experiences for children ages 4-9. New this summer is the outdoor exploration and nature-based camp program for children 9-12. Children may enroll for 3, 4 or 5 days per week. Activities include art, cooking, weekly nature field trips, yoga, swimming, gardening and games. There is

a low student-teacher ratio. Enrollment is limited.

SESSIONS: Minimum enrollment for all ages is one session, June 4-June 22, June 25-July 20 and July 23-Aug. 10. Camp hours are 8 a.m.5:30 pm.

COST: Call for costs and to register CONTACT: 988-1968, www.littleearthschool.org THE MAY CENTER FOR LEARNING OFFERS: Classes in reading, writing, mathematics and organizational skills will be offered.

All Summer LEAP programs will be offered at Desert Montessori School, 316 Camino Delora in Santa Fe. The May Center is committed to providing a short term, accelerated skill acquisition program for students in grades 2-10 that enables them to achieve to their intellectual potential.

SESSIONS: 8 weeks, June 11-Aug. 10, with the week of July 4 off. Students may sign up for either one 4-week session or the entire 8 weeks.

CONTACT: Go to (www.maycenter.org) for pricing and registration materials MOVING PEOPLE DANCE SUMMER CAMPS OFFERS: Story theater film camp ages 8-14, May 30-June 8, 1-4 p.m. create your own story and bring home a DVD of your creation; Dance! Dance! Dance! ages 8-12, July 23-27, 1-4 p.m., show off in the final performance; Let’s Dance ages 5-9, June 4-8, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and July 16-20, 1-3 p.m., try a new style or enjoy your favorites; pre-school dance, May 23June 8 and July 10-26, a perfect intro to dance.

CONTACT: 438-9180, email tara@movingpeopledance.org, www.movingpeopledance.org.

Golden Acorns Summer Camp

HEIDI LOEWEN OFFERS: Private ceramic wheel and sculpture classes. Group classes are also available.

Located at 315 Johnson St. SESSIONS: Classes can be scheduled for any day or night of the week, including weekends.

COST: Call for rates CONTACT: 988-2225, www.heidiloewen.com HOMEGROWN CAMP OFFERS: Ages 5-10, with optional overnights once every 2 weeks. Transportation is provided from Eldorado and Santa Fe. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. from Santa Fe and 8:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m. from Eldorado. We are together to respect ourselves, each other and Mother Earth through kindness, cooperation, caring and creativity in a noncompetitive environment. Activities include shelter building, exploring, archery, making sculptures with recycled materials, hiking and mask making.

Homeopathic first aid is used.

SESSION: June 4-Aug. 17 COST: Call Tajali for costs CONTACT: 466-8444 IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL OFFERS: The Amazing Desert Adventure theme for ages 4-12. Bible lessons, music, crafts and games.

SESSION: July 30-Aug. 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Includes a light supper.

COST: Suggested donation, $20 per child, $30 per family.

CONTACT: 983-7568

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GIRLS, INC. OFFERS: A safe, fun, positive, girl-centered environment that inspires self-confidence in girls ages 5-15. Activities include art, swimming, science, computer skills, sports, fun and making new friends.

SESSIONS: Eight 1-week sessions, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 4-July 27.

COST: Sliding-scale tuition, sign-up available for 1-week session or all eight 1-week sessions.

CONTACT: 982-2042, www.girlsincofsantafe.org

GIRL SCOUT SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: Programs for girls ages 6-17 at Rancho del Chaparral and Camp Elliott Barker. Girls can experience nature firsthand, learn new skills, participate in new activities and make new friends. Summer camp is open to Girl Scouts and non-Scouts. All sessions include a general program of songs, games, crafts, nature activities and hikes. Also offered are specialty programs including horseback riding, archery, ecology, arts, family camping and canoeing. Scholarships are available.

SESSION: June 10-July 27 COST: $150-$640, depending on session and number of days CONTACT: 505-343-1040 or 1-800-658-6768, www.nmgirlscouts.org, Facebook

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NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE OF NEW MEXICO OFFERS: Arts in Motion summer camps at the Dance Barns for ages 3-17. Pre-professional dance intensive for ages 10-17 includes classes in ballet, jazz and modern. Young students age 3-9 can take creative movement, ballet, tap and jazz.

SESSIONS: Pre-professional dance intensive, July 9-21. Arts in Motion for beginning levels, July 23-Aug. 3 COSTS: Vary. Sliding scale available CONTACT: Danny Silver at 795-7088, www. dancebarns.com NEW MEXICO FENCING FOUNDATION OFFERS: Modern Olympic fencing camps for boys and girls, 5 to 13.

SESSIONS: Juniors ages 8-13, June 4-7, June 18-21, July 16-19, July 23-26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Youths, ages 5-8, June 11-14, July 9-12, 9 a.m.noon.

COSTS: Juniors $125, youths $100 CONTACT: James at 699-2034, www.nmfencing.org PAJARITO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, LOS ALAMOS OFFERS: Three programs through the Nature Odyssey Program for students entering grades 4-6, and the Living Earth Adventure Program (LEAP) for grades 7 and 8. The programs provide opportunities for young people to become immersed in nature and learn with enthusiastic environmental educators. Classrooms range from the river beds and canyons of the Rio Grande Valley to the headwaters of the Jemez River on the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

SESSIONS: Rio Grande Valley, June 4-8; Valles Caldera National Preserve, June 11-15; and LEAP, June 18-July 22.

COST: Nature Odysey, $325/nonmembers, $305/members, LEAP is $375/nonmembers and $355/members. Scholarships available.

CONTACT: 662-0460, www.Pajaritoeec.org

PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE WELLNESS CENTER OFFERS: Swimming lessons in eight, 45-minute sessions for all ages and skill levels. Every Friday is Family Fun Night from 5:30-7:45 p.m., beginning in June. Other activities include mixed martial arts, and soccer and basketball leagues.

SESSIONS: Swimming lessons MondayThursday beginning first week in June. Call for information about other activities.

COST: $75 each 2-week swimming session CONTACT: 455-9355, www.puebloofpojoaque.org RANDALL DAVEY AUDUBON SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: Audubon Summer Day Camp is for children ages post-kindergarten-15. Each week of camp is filled with science investigations, nature explorations, creative arts, stories, hiking and active play in the outdoors. A variety of themes is offered throughout the summer, and activities are adapted to each age group.

Youth counselor opportunities are available for children ages 12-18. Online registration began March 24.

SESSION: June 4-Aug.10 COST: $225 per week for members, $260 for nonmembers. Aftercare 3-5 p.m. for most camps. Leadership camp, $385.

CONTACT: Cara Goodwin, 983-4609, email cgoodwin@audubon.org, nm.audubon.org (no www) ROCKIN’ ROLLERS EVENT ARENA OFFERS: Roller skating, scooters, roller blading, interactive games and music for all ages with a focus on fun and fitness. Featuring private birthday parties, public skating, school field trips and special events. Fresh pizza, snack bar, novelties, video arcade.

SESSIONS: Public skate Friday, 6-8 p.m. Private birthday parties Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.7 p.m. Adult skating classes Tuesday 7:30-9 p.m. $5 to $7.

COST: Admission $5 for Friday night all-ages

public skate, including skates and scooters; $3 per student for field trips (by reservation only 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday), includes admission for 50 people, skates and scooters; $110 for private parties (by reservation only) includes admission for 50 people and skates and scooters. Adult skating class, $7. Zumba and yoga classes also available. Call for days, times and costs.

CONTACT: 473-7755.

SAFE SPACE SANDPLAY OFFERS: Children explore challenging life situations using the imaginary world of play.

Toys used in the sand tray include plants, animals, houses, vehicles and creepy creatures.

Expressive, fun and nonthreatening. Sandplay addresses aggression, fear and grief, and encourages safety, stability and wellbeing while enhancing self-esteem and creativity.

CONTACT: Kathryn McGlynn at 690-6401, email kitmcglynn@yahoo.com SANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER OFFERS: Critter Camp summer program for children ages 9-12 provides a fun and educational opportunity to work with animals, including dog walking and socializing, cat socializing, dog training, humane education, and animal artwork and games. Participants will also help in the clinic. The camp’s third session, for children ages 10-13, who have taken previous camps or have a strong interest in animal welfare, offers a more in-depth, hands-on experience.

SESSIONS: June 4-8, June 25-29, July 16-20 COST: $300 per session CONTACT: 983-4309, ext. 202, www.sfhumanesociety.org.

SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE OFFERS: 6-week summer camps featuring poetry, painting, creative movement drama, African dance, hip-hop and drawing are among the many activities.

SESSIONS: June 11-July 27, ages 6-12 Teen intensive workshops, July 23-Aug. 3, ages 13-17 COST: Varies, scholarships available.

CONTACT: Shayla Patton at 424-5050, www. sfai.org SANTA FE CLIMBING CENTER ADVENTURE CAMP OFFERS: The 4 summer camps will combine the indoor and outdoor programs. The programs will build leadership skills, confidence, problem-solving skills, teamwork, wilderness skills and respect for the natural environment.

Cadet Adventure Camp for ages 5-8, High Adventure Camp for ages 9-13 and Teen Overnight Adventure Camp for ages 12-16. Each camp led by experienced instructors who are familiar with teaching rock climbing to their age group.

SESSIONS: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, May 29-Aug. 31 COST: $349 per week; overnight teen camp, $449 a week CONTACT: 986-8944, www.climbsantafe.com SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFERS: Children and teens build skills and learn new ideas to assist in their understanding of our world. Classes range from cooking, guitar and swimming to a variety of camps, including animation camp, computer camp and arts activities.

SESSIONS: Vary COST: Varies CONTACT: The Continuing Education office at 428-1676, www.sfcc.edu SANTA FE PERFORMING ARTS OFFERS: Classes in acting, singing and stage movement for children 7-12 and teenagers.

SESSIONS: Preschool mini-theater camp, June 4-15, summer intensive camp, June 18-July 29, culminating in main stage productions by the teenagers and children.

COST: Varies CONTACT: 982-7992, email office@sfperformingarts.org, www.sfperformingarts.org

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SANTA FE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OFFERS: Two, 1-week programs emphasizing interactive hands-on scientific learning.

SESSIONS: July 25-29 and Aug.1-5, 8:30 a.m.3 p.m. Students can sign up for one session or both. For children entering grades 5-8.

COST: $300 session; includes lunch CONTACT: 982-1829 or 629-7675, email jheidenberger@sfprep.org, www.sfprep.org

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SANTA FE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: A 6-week program for ages 4-high school. Numerous 1-week theme camps are offered for various ages including art, pirates, Japan, hiking, adventure, trains, dinosaurs, rock band camp and more. Exploration camps including filmmaking, digital photography, robotics and videogame design are available for older students.

SESSIONS: 6-week program, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. with after-camp hours until 5:30 p.m.

COST: Varies, but averages $200 a week with full and partial scholarships available. Funds through the Children, Youth and Families Department accepted.

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SANTA FE YOUTH THEATER PANDEMONIUM PRODUCTION MUSICAL THEATER SUMMER CAMP OFFERS: Musical theater summer camp for ages 7-17. Students study acting, singing and dance, and perform in a Broadway musical production at the James A. Little Theater.

SESSION: June 18-July 19, rehearsal hours from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Space is limited. Scholarships available. Call for more information.

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SKATEBOARD SCHOOL OFFERS: Various activities and lessons for youth of all ages who love to skateboard.

Several camps are scheduled in June, July and August.

SESSIONS: See website COST: See website CONTACT: 474-0074, www.skateboardsafety.com

SANTA FE WALDORF SCHOOL OFFERS: Nature camp, circus camp, mountain craft camp and tie-dye camp for ages 4-12. Special activities for 4-year-olds.

SESSION: June and July COST: Varies CONTACT: 467-6431, www.santafewaldorf.org SANTA FE YMCA OFFERS: Camps provide children with summer adventures that promote a healthy spirit, mind and body. Children spend time indoors and outdoors as experienced staff leads a wide variety of activities each day, including arts and crafts, games, skits and songs, sports, swimming and weekly field trips. Programs

PLAYHOUSE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OFFERS: Students create their own characters and plot for a summer show complete with original songs and music. Children in grades 3-8 also write their own play, and design their own costumes.

SESSIONS: Summer theater runs June 19July 28, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

COST: Sliding scale CONTACT: 988-4262, www.southwestchildrenstheatre.com WISE FOOL CIRCUS CAMP OFFERS: Two, 2-week camps of circus activities including clowning, trapeze, stilt walking, puppetry and acrobatics.

SESSIONS: All levels, including beginners, July 9-20; intermediate camp July 23-Aug. 3.

COSTS: $475, scholarships available.

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Museum Hill Three of the Museum Hill museums sponsor free, hands-on art workshops for people ages 3 to 103. An adult must be present with children. Workshops are held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Check museum websites for details.

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE www.indianartsandculture.org • 476-1250 June 14,16 ...................................................Pottery June 21..........................................................Native foods June 23..........................................................Yarn painting June 28..........................................................Beadwork MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART www.internationalfolkart.org • 476-1200 July 19, 21....................................................Make khamsas (good-luck hands) July 26, 28....................................................Make Peruvian retablos Aug. 2, 4........................................................Paint your own ceramic tile Aug. 9, 11 .....................................................Make dance capes

Besides the usual sports, swimming and outdoor recreation, Santa Fe offers creative summer activities for children.

Here are a few of the most popular ones. Check Pasatiempo in Friday’s edition of The Santa Fe New Mexican for a weekly calendar of events.

THE MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART www.spanishcolonial.org • 982-2226 June 15..........................................................Retablo making with John Jimenez June 2 ...........................................................Straw applique with Martha Varoz Ewing June 29..........................................................Ramilletes (paper flowers and garlands) with museum docents July 6...............................................................Punched tin with Cleo Romero The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art has just opened a new youth gallery, showcasing art produced by Spanish Market youth artists.

The gallery also has Spanish Colonial dress-up clothes and other activities for children. The museum is planning outdoor activities for children this summer. Check the website for details.

Children love to visit the youth artists at Spanish Market (July 30 and 31), and can learn to make Spanish Colonial art in the Kids Teaching Kids tent both days.

EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS

www.golondrinas.org • 334 Los Pinos Rd. • 471-2261 A visit to El Rancho de las Golondrinas, Santa Fe’s living history museum, can be fun at any time. But festival weekends — some specifically focused on children — provide the most fun.

Festival activities vary (spring, summer and harvest festivals have the most going on), but volunteers may be baking bread in the horno (adobe oven), making yucca rope, blacksmithing, teaching flint knapping or how to brain-tan buffalo hides, or any number of activities.

At the spring, summer and harvest festivals, kids can see Professor Cheesecurdle’s Magic Show or learn to grind corn and make adobe bricks, which are used to construct mini-adobe houses at Fiesta de los Niños.

Fiesta de los Niños also features a puppet playhouse and a host of child-centered events. Archery lessons are being offered at every festival between Aug. 6 and Oct. 2.

Other festivals kids enjoy are Survival New Mexico, where they can learn everything from making fires to building shelters, and the Santa Fe Renaissance Fair.

FINE ART FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS http://factsantafe.org • 1516 Pacheco St. • 992-2787

SUMMER ARTBARN CAMPS June 6, Aug. 12.........................................Monday-Friday ARTbarn camps include snacks and all materials for classes in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and collage. Previous camps have focused on self-portraits, graphic illustration/manga, printmaking and architectural design. $225 per week session, $205 per week session if registered by June 1. Scholarships available.

THE PLANETARIUM AT SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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www.sfcc.edu/planetarium • 428-1677 Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for preteens and seniors, and free for SFCC students, SFCC employees and planetarium members. Tickets go on sale at the door 30 minutes before each program. Shows begin promptly. Latecomers are not admitted. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Regular programs are not suitable for children under 5 years old. Programs are from 8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. through Sept. 16, unless otherwise noted.

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June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 16 ........Echoes of the Night features a selection of Native American stories.

June 2, July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 7...........Backyard Astronomy is a live presentation of the current skies in the Planetarium and an outdoor viewing of the night sky, weather permitting.

June 16 and 23.........................................Deep Sky explores nebulae, double and variable stars, open and globular clusters, astronomical equipment and astrophotos.

July 13............................................................Astronomy with Binoculars July 14............................................................Practical Astrophotography: Film July 21............................................................Practical Astrophotography: Digital July 20............................................................Constellation: Figures in the Sky Aug. 11 ..........................................................Light Pollution: The Dark Side of Light Aug. 17 ..........................................................The Paradigm Shift: Copernicus, the dawn of the Scientific Age Aug. 1 ............................................................The Paradigm Shift: Galileo, compromise with the truth Aug. 25: ........................................................The Paradigm Shift: Kepler and Tycho, the Geometry in the Skies Sept. 22, 7-8 p.m......................................Ring World: The Cassini-Huygens mission to the planet Saturn Sept. 23 .........................................................The Hubble Space Telescope Sept. 29, 7-8 p.m......................................El Universo de Lorca is an astronomical journey through Lorca’s characteristic metaphors and symbols related to the sky.

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