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 […]
Learn about the famous pioneer girl, Opal Whiteley, as you explore nature! Opal was a nature lover who kept a childhood diary relating her adventures in the woods around Cottage Grove, including her “explores” with her animal friends. We will make fairy houses, create a journal and write and sketch in nature, explore around the park […]
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment in August at Cascacdia County Park in Sweethome, Oregon, presented by the Native American Cultural Encampments with Deitrich Peters and friends.Learn more here: https://naculturalencampment.org/ SCEC will have educational opportunities for children and families from 10 – 6 on Saturday and Sunday. Come into the family tipi to hear […]
Enjoy a lovely sit down formal tea with your grandparent or grandfriend with Singing Creek Educational Center! This pioneer themed tea will be at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson house in Eugene and will feature two kinds of tea and treats, and likely some kind of music as well. Details to come! Date: Sunday Sept 8th, […]
Eugene Public Library Children's Section bookcase display For the months of October and November 2024, we will be using the large bookcases as you enter the children's section of the library. We plan to fill it with Native American artifacts, cultural items, stories and descriptions. Come check it out! If you are a Native culture […]
SESSION ONE“Let’s Go Eeling” Storybook and Make a Basket This free learning session will include watching a short video, hearing a storybook about catching eels, discussion about the main idea of the story, and a craft where you can make your own small basket with ribbons to take home. Get an acorn for your basket! […]
SESSION TWO“Mulak Man” storybook, Quiz Show Game and Make Your Own Leather Pouch. This free learning session will include hearing the story “Mulak Man” about elk hunting, and a quiz show testing comprehension for prizes, then make your own leather pouch to take home. Get an acorn for your pouch! Curriculum by the Confederated Tribes […]
SESSION THREE“Coyote and the Fish Trap” storybook, Past/Present tense verbs, and Make Your Own Coyote Mask This free learning session will include hearing the story “Coyote and the Fish Trap”, learning about tenses in verbs, learning a few words in Chinuk wawa and making a paper coyote mask to take home. Bring home an acorn! […]
Join us for a FREE cultural presentation with Stephanie Craig, MA:IS, a Kalapuya weaver, at the Springfield Public Library in November. Stephanie will talk about her culture and share examples of traditional basketry. This presentation is family-friendly but best suited for ages 6 and up. SCEC is excited to welcome Stephanie as a culture-bearer to […]