Carolina Raptor Center

Carolina Raptor Center is a premier provider of environmental education to the Charlotte region and beyond. Our programs are designed to meet the National Common Core Standards as well as North Carolina Essential Standards for science education. Our philosophy of student engagement through

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Tiny Talon Tales

Program description

Let your students’ imaginations soar! Children will spread their wings as they listen to stories of raptors and see them come alive. Meet 2 feathered friends, hear a raptor-themed book, and explore a touch table full of feathers and fur.

Booking / scheduling contact

Program Registrar

704-875-6521x210

programs@carolinaraptorcenter.org

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Program Detail

Program type: Assembly/Performance, Day Trip

Artistic Discipline: Storytelling

Cultural Origin: American

Subject: Science

Population served: Kindergarten, Pre-K

Bilingual: No

Available dates:

Year round

Available times:

9am-5pm

Max number of students: 50

Length of program: 30-45 mins

Space / technical requirements:

At least a 20′ by 20′ space

2 six-foot tables

Location(s):

Available at Carolina Raptor Center or your school

Fees / Ticketing:

Onsite Cost: $7.00 per person (adults and children), with a $154 minimum charge per program.
Please note: You are required to have one adult chaperone for every ten students attending the program. Because we require chaperones these adults are free. Other adults are included in the per person rate.

Offsite Cost:

1-24 miles away: 1st program $250. Adding one additional program is $100.

25-49 miles away: 1st program $350. Adding one additional program is $100.

50-74 miles away: 1st program $450. Adding one additional program is $100.

75-99 miles away: 1st program $550. Adding one additional program is $100.

100-124 miles away: 1st program $650. Adding one additional program is $100.

•These prices cover a maximum of 50 participants attending each program. Assembly rates are available for up to 200 people.

EDUCATION STANDARDS

NC Standard Course of Study:

Students actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding through the reading of a raptor themed book with an emphasis on owls or hawks. (RL.K.10)

Students confirm understanding of a read text by asking and answering questions about key details in the text. (RI.K.2)

Students participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about topics such as habitat, adaptations, and physical properties of objects. (RI.K.1)

NC Essential Standards:

This program helps students compare the characteristics of animals that make them alike and different by comparing different species of owls and hawks. (K.L.1)

This program helps students understand how objects are described based on their physical properties through the use of a touch and exploration table with wings, talons, feathers, animal tracks, and animal furs. (K.P.2)

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes

Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes

Maintains general liability insurance (Individuals and organizations listed in this Directory can provide proof of insurance upon request. ASC does not hold copies of current documentation for providers): Yes

Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes

Connects to State and or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes

Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your program…
More than 10 business days prior: your deposit will be returned to you, minus a $25 administrative fee. Between 3 and 10 business days prior: you can apply your program deposit to a future program. Deposit can be held for up to one year from original program date.
Less than 3 business days prior: you forfeit your deposit.
If you fail to show for your program without notifying us, you will be charged the full program fee.