students will have the chance to pre-register for
one of two special Animal Encounters: either
an interpretive visit to the Live Animal Facility
and/or an educational hike on the Bird of Prey
Trail. The Live Animal Facility is an area normally off-limits to the public, where Anniston Museums large and varied collection of program
animals live. Students will enjoy the chance to
see these animals up-close, and will be able to
ask questions about the animals, their habitats, diets, life cycles, etc, of our trained Museum staff and volunteers, who will be there
to facilitate the encounters. The Bird of Prey
Trail hike will be an easy stroll of approximately one-tenth mile on the Museums improved
(graveled) trail, which winds through large
outdoor aviaries that house many majestic live
raptors. Home school families will be able to
learn about hawks and owls, and ask questions
of their knowledgeable Museum staff and volunteer guides. Please note: the Bird of Prey
Trail and Live Animal Facility are not stroller
or wheelchair accessible. Anniston Museums
Animal Encounters (Live Animal Facility Tours
and Bird of Prey Trail Hike) will be offered every
thirty minutes, between 10am to 12:30pm. The
pre-registration sign-up sheets for these offerings will be available at 9:30am in the Anniston Museum Lobby. Spaces on these tours are
limited and will fill on a first-come, first-served
basis. Before or after taking part in the Animal
Encounters, home school teachers/parents are
encouraged to take the opportunity to look
over the content and lesson guides included
in the Museums Educational Resources Trunks.
These pre-packaged learning stations are
available for all educators to "check out" at no
cost, for up to two weeks at a time. Covering
everything from fossils to physics, the Educatio