Raptor Art Challenge: Draw an Owl Wed Feb 19th 3pm, FREE Location: Adventure! Children's Museum inside the Valley River Center Mall Learn how to draw a Barn owl step-by-step in this art class for ages 8 and up. Children's art will be eligible for parents to enter in an art contest by the Cascades […]
Calling all homeschoolers: join us for a fun and imaginitive field trip about the Corp of Discovery and their journey to the Pacific Northwest!
Let's make a basket with sustainable materials! Together we will make a small basket from either cattails or tule and twined with raffia infused with local color.
Let's make a basket by hand! Together we will make a small basket from either cattails or tule and twined with raffia infused with local color. $65 per person ($30 materials, $35 instruction) The fee includes materials and three hours of instruction on basketry techniques using locally gathered and naturally dyed materials. Come weave with […]
History Camp for Children Looking for something fun to do over Spring Break? Join us for three fun filled days of history themed day camp at the beautiful Shelton McMurphey Johnson House in Eugene! On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday you can experience hands-on activities, games, cooking and outside time in a lovely Victorian mansion setting. […]
This fun spring break camp features games, art, movement, music, and activities about the history of South America. The camp is taught by Janet Hernandez, our Program Coordinator for the Los Pueblos programs. Janet has been teaching for SCEC since 2023 and is a mother of 4 children. She is bilingual English/Spanish and both languages […]
Each year in Spring and Fall, SCEC teaches the Kalapuya Ways program for Outdoor School in the Dorena area, for hundreds of children. We provide a 45 minute unit on the First Peoples of the Willamette Valley area, including either a stick dice game activity or throwing atlatls in the field (if the weather is […]
Learn about the Kalapuya Indigenous people, past and present, with instructor Karen Rainsong. This presentation and guided hike is best for adults and teens. Bring some cash as a donation to the Friend's of Hendricks park for this presentation. Hike will include some gentle uphill climbs and is not generally considered wheelchair friendly, although the […]
Alpaca Farm and Fiber Arts Day (at Aragon Alpacas) with SCEC Come play with the alpacas and learn all about their fleece, what they provide us, and their unique personalities. Ann, the owner, will lead us around her farm and tell stories about these interesting animals. Then we go into the studio to learn about […]
Horseback Riding Day at Animal Rescue Teaching Sign up for this Singing Creek Center event and ride horses and ponies and make some fun horse themed art with us. The staff at ART will be leading a talk about horse care, teaching you how to brush the horses and giving a riding lesson in the […]