Rebeccah Welch, of the Center for the Urban Environment, wrote this morning to tell me about an exciting new program they're offering:

If your children are interested in the environment or
sustainability—the Center the Urban Environment has a great new program for
urban explorers called CUE Labs. 
The program is designed to help fill a
critical niche in the academic year—the holiday break. With one soon approaching,
CUE is launching the program this February (2/16 – 2/20) and plans to continue
it in the spring and summer recess as well.

“People are always looking for an exciting way to
spend their school vacation,” said Doug Pereira, Director of Education and
Community Initiatives at the Center and organizer of the program, “and CUE Labs offers
kids the opportunity to learn amazing things about their urban environment
through exploration, field-trips, hands-on activities and science
experiments.”  CUE Labs scientists will enjoy
educational games, arts activities and model building in programs like City Critters where children from
5-7 explore the lives of worms and pill bugs and Eco-Defenders, where older kids
investigate human impact on the environment and consider issues of reuse and
conservation in relation to their habits and community

If you’re interested in offering your child a dynamic
science experience at a local, leading environmental center, please call 718-788-8500 and ask for Peachy Cao to get more information
or to register your child. All students registered by January 30th will
receive a 10% discount. Every child registered after February 1st will
receive 5% off.