 2008
Discovery – Ages
9-13
Summer Among the Peaks
Join MNA for SAP’s eleventh-year exploring educational topics with
games, outdoor activities, hikes, art projects, experiments, and
overnight camping adventures. Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. are
on MNA’s campus. Wednesdays through Fridays are in the field
camping, discovering and having fun. Project materials, snacks, and
camping trip costs included. Registrations can be made by the week or
for the entire summer.
Educators: Andy Yazzie and MNA
Staff
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June 16–20 |
Wet and Wild
Get your feet wet studying riparian ecology/biology and water in
the West at lower Clear Creek, Wet Beaver, and Slide Rock State
Park. Camp, hike, swim, and explore in beautiful desert canyons.
Don’t forget your swim suit!
$240 Members/$250 Nonmembers
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June 23–28 |
San Juan River (6 days)
Raft the mighty San Juan from Bluff, Utah to Mexican Hat. Learn
about
geology, archaeology, and the flora and fauna of southern Utah.
During
the day look out for big horn sheep in their natural habitat and
at night
listen to the sounds of canyon country.
$495 Members/$505 Nonmembers
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July 7–11 |
Hopi Culture
Spend time learning about Hopi culture with local Native artists.
Discuss relevant topics about the environment, culture, and
social issues. Learn about prehistoric and modern traditions and
camp at the Hopi Mesas for two nights.
$240 Members/$250 Nonmembers
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July 14–18 |
Grand Canyon North Rim
Hike in one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Descend deep into
the
Grand Canyon on the Kaibab Trail and learn about the flora and
fauna of
this awesome country. Camp on the rim, attend evening ranger
talks, and if lucky, see a California condor!
$240 Members/$250 Nonmembers
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July 21–26 |
Bryce and Zion National Parks
(6 days)
Hike, splash, swim, and explore Zion National Park, a crown jewel
of the National Park system. Spend a day amongst the hoodoos
of Bryce National Park, a magical and surreal destination for the
pioneer in all of us. Sit by an open campfire roasting
marshmallows, telling stories, and sharing laughs. Feel the magic
of giving back, by preserving the beauty along the trails of Zion
through a service-learning project with the park.
$285 Members/$295 Nonmembers
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July 28–August 1 |
Navajo
Culture
Start the week with a Navajo Taco Sale as we prepare for the
upcoming journey into Navajoland. Climb a butte in Dilcon,
learn how to herd sheep, and eat traditional foods prepared over
an open campfire. Hike and camp in the awe-inspiring Canyon De
Chelly and end the week at the Chinle Flea Market.
$240 Members/$250 Nonmembers
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August 4–8 |
Hike and Bike
Learn the skills to mountain bike in the Coconino National Forest.
A local
biking expert teaches mountain bike maintenance, safety, and hints
to
help both beginner and advanced riders. Test your skills and spend
three
days riding the trails of the Mogollon Rim.
$240 Members/$250 Nonmembers
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 Dancin'
through the Plateau
(for ages 8-12)
June 16–20, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Explore movement and dance with
inspirational music in our very own dance studio. Transform nature
with crafts, painting, drawing and a week long mural. Daily Colorado
Plateau reflections through hiking, nature explorations, and visiting
MNA.
Educator: Mary Pratt
$175 Members/$185 Nonmembers
Fabric Fun
June 16–20, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Using fiber art, get creative
with paint, dye, and wet wool. Make colorful and useful objects from
fabrics and felt—a tote bag, a stuffed toy, a felt pouch, and a wall
hanging decorated with block prints, natural dyes, and yarn.
Educator: Sheila Clancy
$115 Members/$125 Nonmembers
Adventures in
Archaeology
Session 1: June 16–20, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Session 2: July 7–11, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sift through Flagstaff’s
prehistory while learning about excavation, data recording, and site
interpretation techniques at Elden Pueblo. Enjoy traditional Native
foods, games, crafts, and hiking while exploring significant
archaeological sites in the Flagstaff area.
Educators: Lisa and Greg Edmondson
$195 Members/$205 Nonmembers
Hands in Clay
Session 1: June 16–20 and June 23–27, 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Educator: Craig Bowie
Session 2: July 14–18 and July
21–25, 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Educator: Melissa Beaury
Pinch, coil, and build works of art using ancient hand building and
firing techniques and contemporary clays and glazes. This two-week
class explores prehistoric pottery forms and designs, explains the
basic techniques of pinch and coil construction for pots, and produces
musical shakers and embossed tiles. Week two investigates firing,
glazing, and decoration methods to produce pendants, beads, and
containers.
$195 Members/$205 Nonmembers
Leave No Trace!
June 23–27, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Thursday 9 a.m.–Friday 4 p.m.)
Spend the week learning minimum
impact camping skills, navigating with a compass, first aid, the
fundamentals of backcountry safety, and the art of outdoor cooking.
The class concludes with an overnight at Hart Prairie.
Educator: Mark Lancaster
$205 Members/$215 Nonmembers
The Urban Artist
June 23–27, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Take the everyday and create the
extraordinary! Transform natural and recycled materials into art.
Creative spirits go wild making mosaics and masks, molas and mobiles,
piñatas and paper planes. Share projects with guests at a Friday
artists’ reception.
Educator: Melissa Beaury
$175 Members/$185 Nonmembers
The Art of
Paper
July 7–11, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Create extraordinary art using
the most ordinary material. Make mosaics, fold origami, create and
play with puppets, and mold mobiles. Parents are invited to a Friday
gallery show.
Educators: Melissa Beaury
$115 Members/$125 Nonmembers
Canyon Collage
July 7–11, 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
This multimedia workshop explores
new ways of creating and thinking about art. Make mosaics, origami,
puppets, and mobiles, and display them at a Friday gallery show.
Educator: Melissa Beaury
$115 Members/$125 Nonmembers
Drawn to Nature
July 28–August 1, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Mother Nature is an exciting
artistic collaborator! Make cool and curious things from amazing
natural materials, creating pine cone bird feeders, mobiles, rain
sticks, and sculptures that highlight the riches of the natural world.
Educators: Liz Vogler and Lindsey Roberts
$115 Members/$125 Nonmembers
Detecting Wildlife
July 28–August 1, 9 a.m.1 p.m. (Tuesday field trip, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.)
Increase your awareness and
understanding of wildlife by reading the landscape and honing your
skills of observation. Learn to recognize signs of wildlife including
reading tracks, identifying scat, and more. Record findings through
photos, tracings, and casts, and monitor wildlife in the field, using
a remote sensing camera. Tuesday field trip.
Educator: Trica Hawkins
$105 Members/$115 Nonmembers
Pioneer
Pastimes
July 28–August 1, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Tuesday field trip)
Through stories, songs, dances,
and crafts, travel through time to explore how Flagstaff’s pioneers
lived, worked, and played. Field trip to the Pioneer Museum included.
Educator: Lorie Payne
$175 Members/$185 Nonmembers
Me, Myself and
Images of Nature
July 28–August 1, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
On day hikes into the Arizona
landscape, make enduring impressions using a disposable camera. Create
an original book using these photos, reflections and words, and
memories of your life on the Colorado Plateau.
Educator: Laura Foster
$185 Members/$195 Nonmembers
People and
Plants
July 3, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Learn how plants have been used
by Indigenous people of the Southwest and how they are still
invaluable today. Nature walks, vegetable and native plant tie-dyes,
and a field trip to Walnut Canyon are just the beginning.
Educator: Rosemary Logan
$60 Members/$70 Nonmembers
Top photo by Anslem Yazzie, Lower
photo by Dallas Larsen
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