FREE Marine Exploration Programs at Tiana Bayside Monday, June 18, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm These FREE* hour-long programs are intended for families and children ages 6 and up. Mondays: Shorebird ExcursionWednesdays: Salt Marsh Exploration & SeiningFridays: Ocean Side Exporation & CleanupPre-registration is requested via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-marine-explorat...Questions? Contact Rachel Neville, Program Educator, at (631) 852-8660, ext. 37 or email ran68@cornell.edu. Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Buoys for the Bays Art + Science Workshops Monday, June 18, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) We welcome you to be a part of our newest Art + Science initiative designed to raise awareness of, and funds to support, the work of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program: Buoys for the Bays!Working with our Art + Science Educator Carolyn Munaco, participants will be walked through the steps to create a marine-themed painting on a reclaimed fishing buoy, which will be displayed in an exhibit in our Touch Tank Room and then auctioned off to raise awareness and funding for our programs at the Taste + Tour event at Tiana Bayside Facility on July 27th. Students will also be given the opportunity to create a marine inspired small canvas painting to take home.All ages and ability levels welcomed, 14 participant maximum for each workshop. Participants under the age of 6 must be accompanied by a guardian for the duration of the workshop. This workshop series is part of the bigger "Buoys for the Bays" Initiative which will feature addition involvement opportunities for aspiring and professional artists throughout the year. Please contact Kimberly Barbour at kp237@cornell.edu for more information and check our website regularly for updates and announcements!  Free, but registration required on Eventbrite (see link below): ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Commack Public Library (18 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below. Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Eating Better on a Budget (Adults) Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm During this program participants will gain three skills for eating healthy on a budget- planning, purchasing, and preparing. Participants will be taught a few different skills to plan meals and snacks ahead of time to avoid purchasing fast foods that typically cost a lot more.Emily Aldorasi, Nutrition EducatorHicksville Public Library-169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville. To register call- 516-931-1417 ext. 105. ========================================= Water Quality Wednesdays Wednesday, June 20, 2018 6:15 am - 9:30 am Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal (150 West Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772) Waterway Stewardship Water Quality WednesdaysWater Quality Wednesdays (WQW) in Patchogue is part of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s initiative to provide community stewardship activities that support the health of our waterways and to increase public awareness of the threats to water quality including stormwater runoff. As part of WQW, community members work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists to monitor estuarine water quality. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and chlorophyll-a are parameters that are measured. These parameters are measured along the Patchogue River as well as in Patchogue Bay to demonstrate the impacts our tributaries can have on our bays due to human impact in the watershed. Collected water quality data will be used to educate the community and to support actions to preserve and protect our waterways.WQW station locations selected (8) for inclusion in the Monitoring Programfor western Patchogue Bay Get InvolvedThank you for your interest in our annual water quality monitoring program! By participating in this educational experience you will help us collect data and acquire biological information on the health of our bay and tributaries. This data will be collected using standardized procedures developed for the Unified Water Study (UWS)- Long Island Sound Embayment Research. Connecticut Fund for the Environment: Save the Sound designed the procedures, working in collaboration with science advisors, other monitoring groups, and regulatory agencies (EPA, CTDEEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NEIWPCC-IEC). While WQW implements UWS procedures it is a separate program.You will be helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from June through September in Patchogue Bay. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited space on our field vessel, we will only be accepting 3 participants per event on a first come first served basis. The Field Coordinator will be present to oversee implementation of monitoring protocols, however, it is required that you take the time to follow the instructions below to participate.All participants MUST complete the Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018) and all other required paperwork prior to registering for an event. A registration link will be sent once all paperwork has been received.Printable Fact Sheet All participants MUST: Be at least 18 years of age.Complete the brief Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018)Once the Volunteer Application Form is complete you will be contacted (through the email provided) to complete the following required paperwork: Risk WaiverCode of Conduct/Volunteer Agreement FormPhotograph Use Permission SlipSubmit all paperwork to the Field Coordinator prior to the monitoring event. Please email completed signed paperwork to cs424@cornell.eduOR Please mail hard copies to: Carolyn Sukowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, PO Box 554, Huntington, NY 11743.OR paperwork can be completed at our office: Coindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington, NY 11743 (please contact cs424@cornell.edu to schedule a time).Two weeks prior to the next upcoming monitoring event you will be emailed a registration link to sign up. Space is limited, so volunteer spots will be provided on a first come first serve basis. If there is space available you will be contacted by the Friday before the next monitoring week. You will not be contacted otherwise.Monitoring occurs during select Wednesdays in Spring and Summer. You will receive the full schedule and paperwork forms after completing the Volunteer Application Form Online(https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018).Partners: Carolyn Sukowski, cs424@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 21 ========================================= Parenting the Second Time Around: Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren (bilingual program) Thursday, June 21, 2018 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm South Huntington Library (145 Pigeon Hill Huntington Station, New York 11746) Are you raising your grandchild or relatives? Our FREE 8-week program will help you learn how to navigate the educational, medical and legal systems to get the help and resources you need. Join us and meet other grandparents who are also trying to meet these new challenges. We will explore a variety of topics including discipline, child development, legal concerns and rebuilding your family.This program is made possible by a grant from the Brookdale Foundation Group.Guest speakers to help with legal concerns Pizza and snacks provided Free childcare Learn how to stand up for your grandchild’s rightsEN Español Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Buoys for the Bays Art + Science Workshops Thursday, June 21, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) We welcome you to be a part of our newest Art + Science initiative designed to raise awareness of, and funds to support, the work of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program: Buoys for the Bays!Working with our Art + Science Educator Carolyn Munaco, participants will be walked through the steps to create a marine-themed painting on a reclaimed fishing buoy, which will be displayed in an exhibit in our Touch Tank Room and then auctioned off to raise awareness and funding for our programs at the Taste + Tour event at Tiana Bayside Facility on July 27th. Students will also be given the opportunity to create a marine inspired small canvas painting to take home.All ages and ability levels welcomed, 14 participant maximum for each workshop. Participants under the age of 6 must be accompanied by a guardian for the duration of the workshop. This workshop series is part of the bigger "Buoys for the Bays" Initiative which will feature addition involvement opportunities for aspiring and professional artists throughout the year. Please contact Kimberly Barbour at kp237@cornell.edu for more information and check our website regularly for updates and announcements!  Free, but registration required on Eventbrite (see link below): ========================================= International Mud Day Saturday, June 23, 2018 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Start the summer off with a day of messy fun!Includes wagon rides, a visit to the Butterfly House and all the mud you can wear!Activities include: messy play, puddle jumping, and visiting the Barnyard.Animal Feed - $3 per cup $5 per person Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= Bay Buddies Program at Tiana Bayside Monday, June 25, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Buddies programs are for children ages 3 to 5 years. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years(see event listing HERE).Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via Eventbrite link below. Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Tuesday, June 26, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, June 26, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Commack Public Library (18 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below. Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Bay Buddies Program at Tiana Bayside Wednesday, June 27, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Buddies programs are for children ages 3 to 5 years. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years(see event listing HERE).Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via Eventbrite link below. Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Parent University Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Allied Physicians Group (3 Huntington Quadrangle Suite 105 South Melville, NY 11747) Allied Physicians Group is pleased to offer a Parent University, facilitated by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Family Health and Wellness program, this spring. Each of the programs listed below will be held at 3 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 105 South, Melville NY. Registration is required, please click on the following link to register at least 2 days before the program date.Wednesday, May 16: Guiding Toddler BehaviorAll parents have to deal with challenging behaviors during the toddler years and may not know the best course of action to take to correct misbehavior. During this workshop, we will discuss guidelines for disciplining young children and offer practical ideas that can make life more pleasurable for toddlers and the adults who care for them. Wednesday, June 13: Coping with Toilet LearningIs your child physically and emotionally ready for toilet learning? Are you? This workshop will discuss signs of readiness and offer guidelines to successful toilet learning. Wednesday, June 27: Temper Tantrums: Yours and TheirsYou are at the grocery store when your toddler has his third temper tantrum of the day. Although temper tantrums are normal for children between the ages of 1 and 5, they can make a parent feel frustrated and embarrassed. Maybe you even feel like having a tantrum of your own. What should you do? In this workshop we will discuss the causes of tantrums, what can be done to minimize them, and the best ways to deal with them when they do occur. $10 reccomended donation or a package of diapers Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= MyPlate Made Simple (Family Nutrition) Thursday, June 28, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Brentwood Library (34 Second Avenue Brentwood, New York 11717) This interactive workshop is a part of the monthly bi-lingual family nutrition programs being offered. This month families will prepare and taste a new healthy recipe.Amy Bly, CCE Senior Nutritionist and Anthony Garcia, CCE EducatorBrentwood Library 34 Second Ave Brentwood. For registration or questions, contact the library at 631-273-7883 ========================================= Parenting the Second Time Around: Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren (bilingual program) Thursday, June 28, 2018 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm South Huntington Library (145 Pigeon Hill Huntington Station, New York 11746) Are you raising your grandchild or relatives? Our FREE 8-week program will help you learn how to navigate the educational, medical and legal systems to get the help and resources you need. Join us and meet other grandparents who are also trying to meet these new challenges. We will explore a variety of topics including discipline, child development, legal concerns and rebuilding your family.This program is made possible by a grant from the Brookdale Foundation Group.Guest speakers to help with legal concerns Pizza and snacks provided Free childcare Learn how to stand up for your grandchild’s rightsEN Español Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Water Quality Wednesdays Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:15 am - 9:30 am Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal (150 West Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772) Waterway Stewardship Water Quality WednesdaysWater Quality Wednesdays (WQW) in Patchogue is part of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s initiative to provide community stewardship activities that support the health of our waterways and to increase public awareness of the threats to water quality including stormwater runoff. As part of WQW, community members work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists to monitor estuarine water quality. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and chlorophyll-a are parameters that are measured. These parameters are measured along the Patchogue River as well as in Patchogue Bay to demonstrate the impacts our tributaries can have on our bays due to human impact in the watershed. Collected water quality data will be used to educate the community and to support actions to preserve and protect our waterways.WQW station locations selected (8) for inclusion in the Monitoring Programfor western Patchogue Bay Get InvolvedThank you for your interest in our annual water quality monitoring program! By participating in this educational experience you will help us collect data and acquire biological information on the health of our bay and tributaries. This data will be collected using standardized procedures developed for the Unified Water Study (UWS)- Long Island Sound Embayment Research. Connecticut Fund for the Environment: Save the Sound designed the procedures, working in collaboration with science advisors, other monitoring groups, and regulatory agencies (EPA, CTDEEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NEIWPCC-IEC). While WQW implements UWS procedures it is a separate program.You will be helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from June through September in Patchogue Bay. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited space on our field vessel, we will only be accepting 3 participants per event on a first come first served basis. The Field Coordinator will be present to oversee implementation of monitoring protocols, however, it is required that you take the time to follow the instructions below to participate.All participants MUST complete the Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018) and all other required paperwork prior to registering for an event. A registration link will be sent once all paperwork has been received.Printable Fact Sheet All participants MUST: Be at least 18 years of age.Complete the brief Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018)Once the Volunteer Application Form is complete you will be contacted (through the email provided) to complete the following required paperwork: Risk WaiverCode of Conduct/Volunteer Agreement FormPhotograph Use Permission SlipSubmit all paperwork to the Field Coordinator prior to the monitoring event. Please email completed signed paperwork to cs424@cornell.eduOR Please mail hard copies to: Carolyn Sukowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, PO Box 554, Huntington, NY 11743.OR paperwork can be completed at our office: Coindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington, NY 11743 (please contact cs424@cornell.edu to schedule a time).Two weeks prior to the next upcoming monitoring event you will be emailed a registration link to sign up. Space is limited, so volunteer spots will be provided on a first come first serve basis. If there is space available you will be contacted by the Friday before the next monitoring week. You will not be contacted otherwise.Monitoring occurs during select Wednesdays in Spring and Summer. You will receive the full schedule and paperwork forms after completing the Volunteer Application Form Online(https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018).Partners: Carolyn Sukowski, cs424@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 21 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, July 3, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Commack Public Library (18 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below. Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, July 10, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Commack Public Library (18 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below. Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Stay Active - Eat Healthy Tuesday, July 10, 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Wyandanch Public Library (14 South 20th Street Wyandanch, New York 11798) Families will learn the importance of physical activity and eating healthy as well as make a healthy snack.Call to register 631-643-4848. ========================================= Make Your Own Summer Salad Tuesday, July 10, 2018 6:00 am - 7:00 pm Central Islip Library (33 Hawthorne Avenue Islip, New York 11722) Youth will learn all about the benefits of eating more vegetables and using summer produce in fun and easy ways. They will participate in preparing their own salads.Contact: Halie Bloom, 631-234-9333,hrb55@cornell.edu ========================================= Make Your Own Summer Salad Tuesday, July 10, 2018 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Central Islip Library (33 Hawthorne Avenue Islip, New York 11722) Youth will learn all about the benefits of eating more vegetables and using summer produce in fun and easy ways. They will participate in preparing their own salads.Contact: Halie Bloom, 631-234-9333,hrb55@cornell.edu ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, July 11, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Buoys for the Bays Art + Science Workshops Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) We welcome you to be a part of our newest Art + Science initiative designed to raise awareness of, and funds to support, the work of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program: Buoys for the Bays!Working with our Art + Science Educator Carolyn Munaco, participants will be walked through the steps to create a marine-themed painting on a reclaimed fishing buoy, which will be displayed in an exhibit in our Touch Tank Room and then auctioned off to raise awareness and funding for our programs at the Taste + Tour event at Tiana Bayside Facility on July 27th. Students will also be given the opportunity to create a marine inspired small canvas painting to take home.All ages and ability levels welcomed, 14 participant maximum for each workshop. Participants under the age of 6 must be accompanied by a guardian for the duration of the workshop. This workshop series is part of the bigger "Buoys for the Bays" Initiative which will feature addition involvement opportunities for aspiring and professional artists throughout the year. Please contact Kimberly Barbour at kp237@cornell.edu for more information and check our website regularly for updates and announcements!  Free, but registration required on Eventbrite (see link below): ========================================= Annual Robert K. Sweeney Summer Fun Days 2018 Monday, July 9, 2018 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) A recreational program for children ages 5 - 12 with diabetes, that provides a chance to meet other children with diabetes in a fun, non-clinical atmosphere.Includes:Participation in selected Cornell Farm Education Courses.Specially developed diabetes education programs presented by health care professionals.Extensive individual interaction with health care professionals in a friendly, compassionate environment.Click here for a registration form. $285 per child per week; *Partial scholarships are available, if needed. Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, July 17, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Commack Public Library (18 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below. Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Water Quality Wednesdays Wednesday, July 18, 2018 6:30 am - 9:30 am Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal (150 West Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772) Waterway Stewardship Water Quality WednesdaysWater Quality Wednesdays (WQW) in Patchogue is part of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s initiative to provide community stewardship activities that support the health of our waterways and to increase public awareness of the threats to water quality including stormwater runoff. As part of WQW, community members work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists to monitor estuarine water quality. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and chlorophyll-a are parameters that are measured. These parameters are measured along the Patchogue River as well as in Patchogue Bay to demonstrate the impacts our tributaries can have on our bays due to human impact in the watershed. Collected water quality data will be used to educate the community and to support actions to preserve and protect our waterways.WQW station locations selected (8) for inclusion in the Monitoring Programfor western Patchogue Bay Get InvolvedThank you for your interest in our annual water quality monitoring program! By participating in this educational experience you will help us collect data and acquire biological information on the health of our bay and tributaries. This data will be collected using standardized procedures developed for the Unified Water Study (UWS)- Long Island Sound Embayment Research. Connecticut Fund for the Environment: Save the Sound designed the procedures, working in collaboration with science advisors, other monitoring groups, and regulatory agencies (EPA, CTDEEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NEIWPCC-IEC). While WQW implements UWS procedures it is a separate program.You will be helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from June through September in Patchogue Bay. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited space on our field vessel, we will only be accepting 3 participants per event on a first come first served basis. The Field Coordinator will be present to oversee implementation of monitoring protocols, however, it is required that you take the time to follow the instructions below to participate.All participants MUST complete the Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018) and all other required paperwork prior to registering for an event. A registration link will be sent once all paperwork has been received.Printable Fact Sheet All participants MUST: Be at least 18 years of age.Complete the brief Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018)Once the Volunteer Application Form is complete you will be contacted (through the email provided) to complete the following required paperwork: Risk WaiverCode of Conduct/Volunteer Agreement FormPhotograph Use Permission SlipSubmit all paperwork to the Field Coordinator prior to the monitoring event. Please email completed signed paperwork to cs424@cornell.eduOR Please mail hard copies to: Carolyn Sukowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, PO Box 554, Huntington, NY 11743.OR paperwork can be completed at our office: Coindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington, NY 11743 (please contact cs424@cornell.edu to schedule a time).Two weeks prior to the next upcoming monitoring event you will be emailed a registration link to sign up. Space is limited, so volunteer spots will be provided on a first come first serve basis. If there is space available you will be contacted by the Friday before the next monitoring week. You will not be contacted otherwise.Monitoring occurs during select Wednesdays in Spring and Summer. You will receive the full schedule and paperwork forms after completing the Volunteer Application Form Online(https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018).Partners: Carolyn Sukowski, cs424@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 21 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Choose My Plate (Adults) Wednesday, July 18, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Riverhead Free Library (330 Court Street Riverhead, New York 11901) Adults will learn how to build a healthy eating lifestyle and meals from the 5 food groups as recognized by the USDA. Portion sizes will be discussed to ensure that choices are limited in sodium, saturated fat and added sugar.To register call 631-727-3228 ========================================= Nuisance Wildlife Management & Design Strategies for the Ornamental Landscape Wednesday, July 18, 2018 8:00 am - 4:15 pm Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center (340 Smith Road Shirley, NY 11967) Deer, ticks, rabbits, voles, woodchucks, and many other critters are part of our ornamental landscape whether we like it or not. This workshop will inform you of design and landscape management tactics to keep the critters at bay and your plants thriving and blooming. LA Credits: This program offers 5.5 hours* of NYSED continuing education credit hours under the subjects of horticulture and sustainable site design. *AM Session: 3 hours toward HSW Courses of Learning. PM Session: 2.5 hours toward Educational Activities.ISA Arborist: 4.5 credits CNLP: 5.5 credits NYS DEC Pesticide Recertification Credits: Pending Attendees interested in earning CEUs are required to sign an attendance sheet either before the start of each session or at the end. Sign-in sheets for LA and pesticide recert. credits will be removed after the welcome and introductory remarks. A certificate of attendance is given at the end of each session. If the sign-in sheet has been removed, you will not be given a certificate of attendance. $60/person - Refreshments & Lunch included • Pre-registration is required Melissa Elkins, me336@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 341 ========================================= Annual Robert K. Sweeney Summer Fun Days 2018 Monday, July 16, 2018 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) A recreational program for children ages 5 - 12 with diabetes, that provides a chance to meet other children with diabetes in a fun, non-clinical atmosphere.Includes:Participation in selected Cornell Farm Education Courses.Specially developed diabetes education programs presented by health care professionals.Extensive individual interaction with health care professionals in a friendly, compassionate environment.Click here for a registration form. $285 per child per week; *Partial scholarships are available, if needed. Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= Buoys for the Bays Art + Science Workshops Friday, July 20, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) We welcome you to be a part of our newest Art + Science initiative designed to raise awareness of, and funds to support, the work of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program: Buoys for the Bays!Working with our Art + Science Educator Carolyn Munaco, participants will be walked through the steps to create a marine-themed painting on a reclaimed fishing buoy, which will be displayed in an exhibit in our Touch Tank Room and then auctioned off to raise awareness and funding for our programs at the Taste + Tour event at Tiana Bayside Facility on July 27th. Students will also be given the opportunity to create a marine inspired small canvas painting to take home.All ages and ability levels welcomed, 14 participant maximum for each workshop. Participants under the age of 6 must be accompanied by a guardian for the duration of the workshop. This workshop series is part of the bigger "Buoys for the Bays" Initiative which will feature addition involvement opportunities for aspiring and professional artists throughout the year. Please contact Kimberly Barbour at kp237@cornell.edu for more information and check our website regularly for updates and announcements!  Free, but registration required on Eventbrite (see link below): ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, July 24, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Commack Public Library (18 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below. Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. Free Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, July 25, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= My Plate (Families) Thursday, July 26, 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Riverhead Free Library (330 Court Street Riverhead, New York 11901) Families will learn about the five food groups and how to incorporate each group into their daily meal planning. Portion sizes for both children and adults will be discussed along with tips on how to plan healthy meals.To Register call 631-727-3228 ========================================= Midsummer Eve Garden Party at the Children's Garden Thursday, July 26, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Save the date! For more than 20 years, CCE Suffolk staff and Master Gardener Volunteers have led a day camp about gardening at the Children’s Garden at the Suffolk County Farm. Rising community interest in this valuable environmental resource led to recent improvements there with many more planned. This fundraiser party celebrates the renaissance of the Children’s Garden and will help it grow to meet the educational needs of more children in Suffolk County who want to learn about planting food, making compost, using native plants as pollinator habitat, and having fun outdoors in the garden!Rain Date: August 2nd, 2018 $50 Judi Lach Veeck, jlv13@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 372 ========================================= Water Quality Wednesdays Wednesday, August 1, 2018 6:45 am - 9:45 am Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal (150 West Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772) Waterway Stewardship Water Quality WednesdaysWater Quality Wednesdays (WQW) in Patchogue is part of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s initiative to provide community stewardship activities that support the health of our waterways and to increase public awareness of the threats to water quality including stormwater runoff. As part of WQW, community members work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists to monitor estuarine water quality. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and chlorophyll-a are parameters that are measured. These parameters are measured along the Patchogue River as well as in Patchogue Bay to demonstrate the impacts our tributaries can have on our bays due to human impact in the watershed. Collected water quality data will be used to educate the community and to support actions to preserve and protect our waterways.WQW station locations selected (8) for inclusion in the Monitoring Programfor western Patchogue Bay Get InvolvedThank you for your interest in our annual water quality monitoring program! By participating in this educational experience you will help us collect data and acquire biological information on the health of our bay and tributaries. This data will be collected using standardized procedures developed for the Unified Water Study (UWS)- Long Island Sound Embayment Research. Connecticut Fund for the Environment: Save the Sound designed the procedures, working in collaboration with science advisors, other monitoring groups, and regulatory agencies (EPA, CTDEEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NEIWPCC-IEC). While WQW implements UWS procedures it is a separate program.You will be helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from June through September in Patchogue Bay. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited space on our field vessel, we will only be accepting 3 participants per event on a first come first served basis. The Field Coordinator will be present to oversee implementation of monitoring protocols, however, it is required that you take the time to follow the instructions below to participate.All participants MUST complete the Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018) and all other required paperwork prior to registering for an event. A registration link will be sent once all paperwork has been received.Printable Fact Sheet All participants MUST: Be at least 18 years of age.Complete the brief Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018)Once the Volunteer Application Form is complete you will be contacted (through the email provided) to complete the following required paperwork: Risk WaiverCode of Conduct/Volunteer Agreement FormPhotograph Use Permission SlipSubmit all paperwork to the Field Coordinator prior to the monitoring event. Please email completed signed paperwork to cs424@cornell.eduOR Please mail hard copies to: Carolyn Sukowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, PO Box 554, Huntington, NY 11743.OR paperwork can be completed at our office: Coindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington, NY 11743 (please contact cs424@cornell.edu to schedule a time).Two weeks prior to the next upcoming monitoring event you will be emailed a registration link to sign up. Space is limited, so volunteer spots will be provided on a first come first serve basis. If there is space available you will be contacted by the Friday before the next monitoring week. You will not be contacted otherwise.Monitoring occurs during select Wednesdays in Spring and Summer. You will receive the full schedule and paperwork forms after completing the Volunteer Application Form Online(https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018).Partners: Carolyn Sukowski, cs424@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 21 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, August 1, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= My Plate (Families) Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Riverhead Free Library (330 Court Street Riverhead, New York 11901) Families will learn about the five food groups and how to incorporate each group into their daily meal planning. Portion sizes for both children and adults will be discussed along with tips on how to plan healthy meals.To Register call 631-727-3228 ========================================= MyPlate (Seniors) Monday, August 6, 2018 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Participants will learn about MyPlate which is a recommended guideline for healthy eating. An overview of the five food groups and portion sizes will be discussed. Participants will be involved in the creation of a healthy recipe.Elmont Memorial Library700 Hempstead TurnpikeTo register call 516-354-5280 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, August 8, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, August 8, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Eat a Rainbow! (Youth) Thursday, August 9, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Central Islip Library (33 Hawthorne Avenue Islip, New York 11722) Participants will learn about the importance of eating a rainbow and how to use vegetables from the garden. A recipe preparation of easy eggplant stir fry will be available.To register call 631-234-9333 ========================================= Water Quality Wednesdays Wednesday, August 15, 2018 7:00 am - 10:00 am Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal (150 West Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772) Waterway Stewardship Water Quality WednesdaysWater Quality Wednesdays (WQW) in Patchogue is part of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s initiative to provide community stewardship activities that support the health of our waterways and to increase public awareness of the threats to water quality including stormwater runoff. As part of WQW, community members work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists to monitor estuarine water quality. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and chlorophyll-a are parameters that are measured. These parameters are measured along the Patchogue River as well as in Patchogue Bay to demonstrate the impacts our tributaries can have on our bays due to human impact in the watershed. Collected water quality data will be used to educate the community and to support actions to preserve and protect our waterways.WQW station locations selected (8) for inclusion in the Monitoring Programfor western Patchogue Bay Get InvolvedThank you for your interest in our annual water quality monitoring program! By participating in this educational experience you will help us collect data and acquire biological information on the health of our bay and tributaries. This data will be collected using standardized procedures developed for the Unified Water Study (UWS)- Long Island Sound Embayment Research. Connecticut Fund for the Environment: Save the Sound designed the procedures, working in collaboration with science advisors, other monitoring groups, and regulatory agencies (EPA, CTDEEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NEIWPCC-IEC). While WQW implements UWS procedures it is a separate program.You will be helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from June through September in Patchogue Bay. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited space on our field vessel, we will only be accepting 3 participants per event on a first come first served basis. The Field Coordinator will be present to oversee implementation of monitoring protocols, however, it is required that you take the time to follow the instructions below to participate.All participants MUST complete the Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018) and all other required paperwork prior to registering for an event. A registration link will be sent once all paperwork has been received.Printable Fact Sheet All participants MUST: Be at least 18 years of age.Complete the brief Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018)Once the Volunteer Application Form is complete you will be contacted (through the email provided) to complete the following required paperwork: Risk WaiverCode of Conduct/Volunteer Agreement FormPhotograph Use Permission SlipSubmit all paperwork to the Field Coordinator prior to the monitoring event. Please email completed signed paperwork to cs424@cornell.eduOR Please mail hard copies to: Carolyn Sukowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, PO Box 554, Huntington, NY 11743.OR paperwork can be completed at our office: Coindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington, NY 11743 (please contact cs424@cornell.edu to schedule a time).Two weeks prior to the next upcoming monitoring event you will be emailed a registration link to sign up. Space is limited, so volunteer spots will be provided on a first come first serve basis. If there is space available you will be contacted by the Friday before the next monitoring week. You will not be contacted otherwise.Monitoring occurs during select Wednesdays in Spring and Summer. You will receive the full schedule and paperwork forms after completing the Volunteer Application Form Online(https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018).Partners: Carolyn Sukowski, cs424@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 21 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, August 15, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, August 15, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Food Safety- Learn to be Food Safe (Adults) Wednesday, August 15, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Riverhead Free Library (330 Court Street Riverhead, New York 11901) A critical part of healthy eating is keeping food safe from bacteria. Learn the four basic food safety principles to reduce the risk of foodborne illness- Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill.To register call 631-727- 3228 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist for Preschoolers (Babylon) Sunday, August 19, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sport Fishing Education Center and Aquaculture Facility (Ocean Parkway Babylon, NY 11702) Ages 3-5 with an adultLooking for a unique way to spend time with your preschooler? Join us for a fun-filled two hours as you and your child learn about the marine environment. This very special program includes hands-on time with live marine animals, beach activities, and a craft. This is a great way to introduce your child to marine ecology! Space is Limited, pre-registration required!For more information contact Tracy Marcus: (631) 587-2873 / tm353@cornell.edu $25/ child and 1 adult (each addt’l adult $5) Tracy Marcus, tm353@cornell.edu, (631-239-1800 x 28 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Sunday, August 19, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= Bay Babies Program at Tiana Bayside Tuesday, August 21, 2018 9:00 am - 9:45 am Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years. See event listing HERE for Bay Buddies programs ages 3 to 5 years. Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Bay Buddies Program at Tiana Bayside Tuesday, August 21, 2018 10:15 am - 11:00 am Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Buddies programs are for children ages 3 to 5 years. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years(see event listing HERE).Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via Eventbrite link below. Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, August 22, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, August 22, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Bay Babies Program at Tiana Bayside Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:00 am - 9:45 am Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years. See event listing HERE for Bay Buddies programs ages 3 to 5 years. Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Bay Buddies Program at Tiana Bayside Thursday, August 23, 2018 10:15 am - 11:00 am Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Buddies programs are for children ages 3 to 5 years. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years(see event listing HERE).Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via Eventbrite link below. Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Friday, August 24, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Friday, August 24, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Water Quality Wednesdays Wednesday, September 19, 2018 7:30 am - 10:30 am Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal (150 West Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772) Waterway Stewardship Water Quality WednesdaysWater Quality Wednesdays (WQW) in Patchogue is part of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s initiative to provide community stewardship activities that support the health of our waterways and to increase public awareness of the threats to water quality including stormwater runoff. As part of WQW, community members work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists to monitor estuarine water quality. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and chlorophyll-a are parameters that are measured. These parameters are measured along the Patchogue River as well as in Patchogue Bay to demonstrate the impacts our tributaries can have on our bays due to human impact in the watershed. Collected water quality data will be used to educate the community and to support actions to preserve and protect our waterways.WQW station locations selected (8) for inclusion in the Monitoring Programfor western Patchogue Bay Get InvolvedThank you for your interest in our annual water quality monitoring program! By participating in this educational experience you will help us collect data and acquire biological information on the health of our bay and tributaries. This data will be collected using standardized procedures developed for the Unified Water Study (UWS)- Long Island Sound Embayment Research. Connecticut Fund for the Environment: Save the Sound designed the procedures, working in collaboration with science advisors, other monitoring groups, and regulatory agencies (EPA, CTDEEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NEIWPCC-IEC). While WQW implements UWS procedures it is a separate program.You will be helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from June through September in Patchogue Bay. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited space on our field vessel, we will only be accepting 3 participants per event on a first come first served basis. The Field Coordinator will be present to oversee implementation of monitoring protocols, however, it is required that you take the time to follow the instructions below to participate.All participants MUST complete the Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018) and all other required paperwork prior to registering for an event. A registration link will be sent once all paperwork has been received.Printable Fact Sheet All participants MUST: Be at least 18 years of age.Complete the brief Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018)Once the Volunteer Application Form is complete you will be contacted (through the email provided) to complete the following required paperwork: Risk WaiverCode of Conduct/Volunteer Agreement FormPhotograph Use Permission SlipSubmit all paperwork to the Field Coordinator prior to the monitoring event. Please email completed signed paperwork to cs424@cornell.eduOR Please mail hard copies to: Carolyn Sukowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, PO Box 554, Huntington, NY 11743.OR paperwork can be completed at our office: Coindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington, NY 11743 (please contact cs424@cornell.edu to schedule a time).Two weeks prior to the next upcoming monitoring event you will be emailed a registration link to sign up. Space is limited, so volunteer spots will be provided on a first come first serve basis. If there is space available you will be contacted by the Friday before the next monitoring week. You will not be contacted otherwise.Monitoring occurs during select Wednesdays in Spring and Summer. You will receive the full schedule and paperwork forms after completing the Volunteer Application Form Online(https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018).Partners: Carolyn Sukowski, cs424@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 21 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, September 25, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, September 26, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Saturday, September 29, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 2, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 10, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 16, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 17, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 24, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 31, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, November 7, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, November 14, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 =========================================