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Busy Bees Preschool Prep

Tuesdays & Thursdays  |   10:30-11:00 AM
December 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22
​January 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
​February: 2, 4, 9, 11, 23, 25
Prepare your child for preschool with this fun virtual program.  Each lesson will focus on a different nature or animal theme. Students will enjoy read-alouds of popular children’s literature, practice counting, and learn to identify letters, colors and shapes using songs and fun activities.
Ages 3-4  |  December: 7 classes: $70
January: 8 classes: $80
February: 6 classes: $60

Afternoon Animal ABC's

Thursdays  |   1:00-1:30 PM
​December 3, 10, 17
January 7, 14, 21, 28
​February 4, 11, 25
Inspire your child to become a better reader with this exciting animal-focused program! Each class will focus on developing pre-reading skills like phonemic awareness, letter recognition, and letter formation using different medium (sand, string, pom-poms, playdough or dot markers).  Live animal guests, songs, and “I SPY” letter games will be part of each class. Parents will be emailed letter tracing sheets to print and practice at home. Program will be offered using Zoom.
Ages: grades PreK & K
December: 3 classes: $30
​January: 4 classes: $40
​February: 3 classes: $30

Marvelous Mother Nature Dramatic Play with Ms. Brenda

Wednesdays  |   4:00-4:30 PM
​December 2, 9, 16, 30
Your child will have a blast exploring their inner dramatic child!  Puppets, interactive storytelling, popular children’s stores, and favorite children’s songs will immerse your child in an exciting dramatic play experience. Program will be offered using Zoom. 
Ages: grades PreK & K
December: 4 classes: $40
As a way to raise money for our wonderful animal ambassadors we have an exciting new fundraiser we want everyone to know about! We will be selling limited edition Alley Pond Environmental Center t-shirts! Shirts come in Children's Medium, Large, and X-Large, as well as Adult Medium, Large, and X-Large.
The shirts are available online for $20.00 per shirt and once purchased, APEC will mail the shirt to you for no additional shipping. Money raised will be used to help feed and take care of over 100 animals that work to teach children and adults in our community all about the wonderful world we live in.

APEC T-Shirts
The environmental center is located in Alley Pond Park, surrounded by lush nature trails where visitors can enjoy NYC's natural landscapes. Guests are welcome to attend one of APEC's many nature oriented programs for all ages and visit the center's animal ambassadors. Please explore our website to learn more and register for programs.
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224-65 76th Ave.
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
MAIN: (718) 229-4000
Email Us
contact@alleypond.org