Old Fort Jackson in Savannah and Savannah History Museum will be temporarily closing to the public beginning Sun. Nov. 1 2020 and will reopen in spring 2021.

Old Fort Jackson and Savannah History Museum will still be offered as a venue available for private events and booked group tours. Please contact Julia Keating via email at jkeating@chsgeorgia.org for more information regarding weddings and events at Old Fort Jackson and Natalie Butler via email at nbutler@chsgeorgia.org for weddings and events at Savannah History Museum.

For private and group tours at all sites, please email Emily Beck via email at ebeck@chsgeorgia.org.

Savannah Children’s Museum and Georgia State Railroad Museum will remain open to the public Thursday-Saturday, 9:30AM-2:30PM

Both sites are large, open air museums that allow for safe social distancing. Optional combination admission tickets offered for both sites. The special discounted ticket for both museums is $17/adult and $13/child.

Regular admission to Georgia State Railroad Museum is $11/adult and $7/child and to Savannah Children’s Museum is $8/person (18mos and older). As always, Coastal Heritage Society Members are FREE! Become a member here.

For the safety of all staff and guests, guests are asked to observe social distancing protocols, wear masks and adhere to public health safety protocols at all of Coastal Heritage Society sites.

__________________________________

Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Scholastic Book Fair @ Advanced Academics in Pooler

You’re invited to Advanced Academics’ Scholastic Book Fair in Pooler in November. This event is open to the public.

The book fair will be @:
Advanced Academics
405 Highway 80, Suite 104
Pooler, GA 31322

Book Fair dates and times:

Nov. 11, 12-6PM
Nov. 12, 11AM-6PM
Nov. 13, 11AM-6PM
Nov. 14, 9AM-5PM
Nov. 16, 11AM-6PM
Nov. 17, 11AM-6PM

Questions? Email: adv.aca.mail@gmail.com or call 912-348-2017

________________________________________

Advanced Academics in Pooler five-days a week Early Learning Program PreK & Kindergarten for ages 4 and 5 is $250 a month. Choose from English or Bilingual/Spanish. Learn more here.

Advanced Academics in Pooler microschool offers full-day sessions for homeschoolers and early learners on a small campus in Pooler, as well as enrichment classes. Enrichment classes are open to the public.

Advanced Academics can customize education for each child.

____________________________________

Advanced Academics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

How do actors become their character?

This imagination-engaging activity from the Savannah Cultural Arts Center helps beginning actors learn and practice character development skills.

Just in time for Halloween, try out this technique with your costume!

Find the instructions here. 

______________________________________

Savannah Cultural Arts Center is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Where can you find a boar in Savannah? Officially named Il Porcellino, this Italian bronze statue can be seen in the front lawn of the Armstrong-Kessler Mansion, just north of Forsyth Park.

Downtown Savannah is full of such animal statues and figures across its squares, homes, and fountains.

Follow along with the Savannah Cultural Arts Center to discover and learn more about our permanent animal residents–for free!

Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @SavannahCulture and #animalsinsavannah

______________________________________

Savannah Cultural Arts Center is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Join Kindermusik Savannah in the studio every Monday afternoon at 4PM for a special advanced Kindermusik class just for your older children!

Each month, the class studies a new theme through movement activities, instrument play, and creative learning. First class is free!

Text 912-432-5885 to try out your complimentary class.

kindermusikwith88keys.com

Kindermusik Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Advanced Academics in Pooler

Advanced Academics in Pooler is invites you to tour their microschool at an open house, 9AM-2PM Wed. Oct. 28 2020.

Advanced Academics is offering a 50% discount on the five-days a week Early Learning Program for ages 4 and 5. Twelve spaces are available at these discounted rates. Choose from English or Bilingual/Spanish.

Also offered: 25% off tuition for 1st-5th grade.

Learn more here.

Advanced Academics in Pooler microschool offers full-day sessions for homeschoolers and early learners on a small campus in Pooler, as well as enrichment classes. Enrichment classes are open to the public.

Advanced Academics can customize education for each child.

Advanced Academics
email: adv.aca.mail@gmail.com
912-348-2017
405 Hwy 80, Suite 104
Pooler, GA 31322

____________________________________

Advanced Academics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Time to sign up your child for Scribble Art Studio in Savannah’s popular after school art classes for ages 5 and older as well as their Portfolio Builders’ Class for older children.

Classes run on:
Mondays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Thursdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM

Both the General Art classes and Portfolio Builders class run each day at both times for your convenience. You pick the day and time that works best for you. OPEN ENROLLMENT!

Classes run in 5 week sessions for $200. All supplies included.

Check out Scribble Art Studio’s updated website here.

Open enrollment. Register today at www.scribbleartstudio.com

______________________________________________

Birthday Parties & New Adult Workshops, too

Birthday Parties

Celebrate your child’s next birthday party at Scribble Art Studio where you’ll enjoy your choice of guided art project and then leave the mess for Scribble to clean up.

Adult Workshops

Host a creative escape for your crew at the studio. Scribble is now booking parties for you and your friends to try your hand at printmaking, or acrylic or watercolor painting.

Questions? Call Geoff at 202-379-5643

Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401

________________________________________________

Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Attention parents of STEM enthusiasts in elementary and middle school in Savannah and the Lowcountry.

Despite the social distancing challenges we are all facing this year, the Savannah Coastal Empire Section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is still hosting their annual Girls Engineer It Day!

This year the VIRTUAL event will be on Nov. 7 2020 and will consist of several tracks Elementary School and Middle School aged students can choose from.

Less that 40 percent of STEM college graduates are female. The goal of Girls’ Engineer It Day is to engage elementary and middle school students and show how much fun and interesting STEM-related topics can be.

Participants will learn from fun, hands-on engineering activities taught by local STEM professionals.

Girls’ Engineer It Day in Savannah
Nov. 7, 2020; 10AM for elementary tracks; Noon for middle school tracks
Virtually
Cost: $5 registration, material kits will be shipped prior to event at no additional cost (must register by Oct. 24 2020 to have kit shipped)

Register and find more information here or contact at sceswe@gmail.com or 912-376-9220.

Are you tired after a week of virtual schooling? It’s time for some fun play and learning!

Join The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Saturday’s and Sunday’s for 2-hour play sessions!

All ticketing and reservations are online at www.thesandbox.org

__________________________________________

The Sandbox Tanger 2 location in Bluffton SC is now open Thursday – Sunday for 2-hour play sessions.

Join the Sandbox on Thursday for their Science Storytime at the 1PM play session and on Fridays for their Creative Crafty art program.

The Sandbox is also registering for their Discover, Imagine, Grow (D.I.G.), FREE School Readiness program on Thursdays from 10-11AM.

Learn more here. 

The Sandbox
18A Pope Ave.
Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29928

The Sandbox at Tanger 2
1414 Fording Island Rd, Suite E-180
Bluffton, SC 29910

The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

At-Home Kids’ Activity from Savannah Cultural Arts Center

Here’s a fun way your kids can use up a little extra black coffee for an abstract art activity.

What we love about this project is there are no wrong answers, no special tools needed, and it is fun for kids and adults!

Download the instructions from the Savannah Cultural Arts Center here, or watch the video on their Facebook page.

See the instructions online here. 

__________________________

Savannah Cultural Arts Center is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Advanced Academics new fall schedule 2020 is now posted here. 

New fall schedule for homeschool program, early learners as well as enrichment classes. Enrichment classes are open to the public.

Advanced Academics in Pooler microschool offers full-day sessions for homeschoolers and early learners on a small campus in Pooler.

Advanced Academics can customize education for each child.

Advanced Academics
email: adv.aca.mail@gmail.com
912-348-2017
405 Hwy 80, Suite 104
Pooler, GA 31322

____________________________________

Advanced Academics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Not interested in Savannah-Chatham public schools proposed hybrid approach for your child?

Here’s an alternative: YMCA of Coastal Georgia branches in the Savannah area offer E-Camp – where students can do their school work in a supervised environment.

YMCA E-Camp is a day camp program that’s already under way and provides E-campers with a safe, designated time and place to complete virtual coursework on their individual devices followed by an active, engaging afternoon summer day camp program.

To learn more or register, visit here.

YMCA of Coastal Georgia is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Time to sign up your child for Scribble Art Studio in Savannah’s popular after school art classes for ages 5 and older as well as their Portfolio Builders’ Class for older children.

Classes run on:
Mondays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Thursdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM

Both the General Art classes and Portfolio Builders class run each day at both times for your convenience. You pick the day and time that works best for you. OPEN ENROLLMENT!

Classes run in 5 week sessions for $200. All supplies included.

Check out Scribble Art Studio’s updated website here.

Open enrollment. Register today at www.scribbleartstudio.com

______________________________________________

Birthday Parties & New Adult Workshops, too

Birthday Parties

Celebrate your child’s next birthday party at Scribble Art Studio where you’ll enjoy your choice of guided art project and then leave the mess for Scribble to clean up.

Adult Workshops

Host a creative escape for your crew at the studio. Scribble is now booking parties for you and your friends to try your hand at printmaking, or acrylic or watercolor painting.

Questions? Call Geoff at 202-379-5643

Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401

________________________________________________

Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Meet the SMF Jazz Academy’s 2020-21 Artist Instructors

If you have a child enrolled in Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools who plays a musical instrument or is interested in learning to play a musical instrument, please check out the free Savannah Musical Festival’s virtual Jazz Academy.

Registration is open now for the Fall 2020 semester of SMF Jazz Academy. Enroll online here. 

Open to all students in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Open to all music levels.

This a flexible program that’s able to adapt to student’s needs and give them the skills to grow their creativity. It’s being offered virtually for fall 2020 and already serving students in jazz music education.

Here’s what’s included for each student FOR FREE:

Depending on musical level, students are provided the following:
1) 2 days a week (either Mon and Tues or Wed and Thurs) of Jazz Music Classes (online)
2) Private instrument lessons with one of SMF Jazz Academy Artist Instructors (pictured above)
3) If your student needs an instrument or practice materials, SMF Academy has some for them that they can rent for FREE.

My 6th-grade daughter is enrolled and has already had a few of the sessions. She had her first private lesson today and loved it. She’s been taking saxophone for a year now and is a beginner. I’ve never seen her so spirited about her instrument until after today’s lesson. SMF Jazz Academy has been a welcome bright spot in my daughter’s distance learning during this complicated season of virtual education.

SMF Jazz Academy is currently accepting beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Previous musical experience is not required.

Enroll online here. 

Questions? Contact Jessica Messere at jessica@savannahmusicfestival.org or 912.234.3378 x107.

Advanced Academics in Pooler, which provides education services for early learners and homeschoolers, now offers full day sessions starting Oct. 1 for 1st-5th grade students.

Learn more here. 

Advanced Academics offers customized learning PreK – 5th, face to face, on a small campus. Students may enroll at anytime during the year. Four year old’s may begin after their birthday.

This is a microschool, which does mean a small campus, but it also means that Advanced Academics can customize education for each child.

Advanced Academics
email: adv.aca.mail@gmail.com
912-348-2017
405 Hwy 80, Suite 104
Pooler, GA 31322

____________________________________

Advanced Academics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah has reopened to the public.

SCAD MOA is now open Thursday-Sunday with five new exceptional exhibitions.

Find tickets and more information about exhibitions, hours, and new safety procedures at scadmoa.org

Children younger than 14 are free.

The SCAD Museum of Art offers a unique experience for study and discovery. With checklists, lesson plans, visual aids and more, these educational guides provide information for teachers and parents to prepare themselves and students for learning opportunities at the museum and the Walter O. Evans Center for African-American Studies.

The SCAD Museum of Art is housed in an 1853 brick structure that was once a railway depot for the Central of Georgia Railway.

SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, GA

SCAD Museum of Art is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Every Thursday from Oct. 1 until Nov. 19, marine educators at the UGA Aquarium in Savannah will host virtual after-school programs designed to inspire wonder and curiosity about the Georgia coast by featuring various activities and animals.

These After School at the Aquarium programs will include a mix of art, nature journaling, science demonstrations and virtual animal encounters that provide exciting learning experiences for participants. Children of all ages are welcome, but activities are designed for children ages 6-12 with an accompanying adult. Adult supervision is required for the duration of the webinar.

Each program will be held via zoom webinar from 4-4:45PM. These After School at the Aquarium programs will include a mix of art, nature journaling, science demonstrations and virtual animal encounters that provide fun learning experiences about the ocean.

Course outline
10/1- Sounds around me
10/8- Fish Tales
10/15-Patterns on the Coast
10/22-Home Herpetology
10/29-Ocean Pollution Solutions
11/5- Marsh Mysteries
11/12-Seafood Snack-time
11/19-Turtle-y Awesome Art

Course Fee: $5

Register online here. 

Kindermusik Savannah with 88 Keys Piano will have their fall recital outdoors in a covered pavilion on a stage.

If your little one starts lessons now, they could perform for this recital on Nov. 14 2020.

Come see why community recitals are a huge motivator and inspiration to Kindermusik’s music students ages 6+.

For more info, or to set up your child’s free 15-trial lesson, text 912-432-5885 or visit 88keyspiano.com.

Kindermusik Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Savannah Children’s Museum will reopen Thursdays through Saturdays, 9:30AM to 2:30PM, beginning Thurs. Sept. 24 2020.

Daily programming will be offered in addition to a special bottle rocket program at noon every day Thursday-Saturday. Please note that Savannah Children’s Museum is an outdoor site and closes during adverse weather conditions.

For the safety of all staff and guests, SCM follows social distancing protocols and will implement enhanced sanitizing procedures. Visitors are asked to adhere to the City of Savannah Government, Chatham County, Georgia Government and CDC mask regulations and recommendations.

Savannah Children’s Museum is also available for private bookings including birthday parties, field trips and homeschool groups Sunday through Wednesday and its Mobile Museum programs can be brought to your location any day of the week. Please contact Megan Alstad for more information at malstad@chsgeorgia.org

Savannah Children’s Museum admission is free for Coastal Heritage Society members and $8 per person aged 18 months and older. Find info on how to beome a member here.

Savannah Children’s Museum
655 Louisville Rd.
Savannah, GA 31401

Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Fort Pulaski National Monument in Savannah has reopened.

The national monument has moved into Phase 2 of its Adaptive Recovery Operations and historic Fort Pulaski has reopened.

The fort will be open during regular park hours from 10AM-4PM. (The park is open for visitors 9AM-5PM). Interpretive programs are not being offered at this time. Staff will be available for visitor information.

Fort Pulaski, island trails, parking lots, and visitor center restrooms are open. The visitor center, and the north shoreline, Lighthouse Overlook Trail are closed.

Construction projects have closed the Lighthouse Overlook Trail and will limit access to the historic fort. Historic Fort Pulaski may not be accessible to everyone with mobility issues.

Find more information here.

____________________________

FREE ADMISSION DAYS 

Fort Pulaski National Monument is free on the these days in 2020:

Sat. Sept. 26 – National Public Lands Day
Wed. Nov. 11 – Veterans Day

Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. For more information, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/FortPulaski or call (912) 786-5787.

Time to sign up your child for Scribble Art Studio in Savannah’s popular after school art classes for ages 5 and older as well as their Portfolio Builders’ Class for older children.

Classes run on:
Mondays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Thursdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM

Both the General Art classes and Portfolio Builders class run each day at both times for your convenience. You pick the day and time that works best for you. OPEN ENROLLMENT!

Classes run in 5 week sessions for $200. All supplies included.

Check out Scribble Art Studio’s updated website here.

Open enrollment. Register today at www.scribbleartstudio.com

______________________________________________

Birthday Parties & New Adult Workshops, too

Birthday Parties

Celebrate your child’s next birthday party at Scribble Art Studio where you’ll enjoy your choice of guided art project and then leave the mess for Scribble to clean up.

Adult Workshops

Host a creative escape for your crew at the studio. Scribble is now booking parties for you and your friends to try your hand at printmaking, or acrylic or watercolor painting.

Questions? Call Geoff at 202-379-5643

Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401

________________________________________________

Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Advanced Academics in Pooler, which provides education services for early learners and homeschoolers, offers a two-week trial or grace period for families who want to try the homeschool program but want to see what it’s all about first before committing.

Get to know Advanced Academics in Pooler before making the switch.

Call 912-348-2017 or enroll online here.

Homeschool: Advanced Academics provides learning experiences for your homeschool student in the core subjects of reading, writing, and math.  While on campus, students have a three-hour block with qualified teachers, leaving the rest of the school day for parent-led learning in science, social studies, and specials.  Learn more here.

Early Learners: Choose from AM (7:45-11:15) or PM (12:15-3:45) sessions that take place in Advanced Academics’ Early Learning Studio with a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Learn more here.

____________________________________

Advanced Academics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

As we wait for Fort Pulaski National Monument in Savannah to fully reopen (trails are open, visitor center and fort are closed),  here are some daytrips you can take to national monuments, sites that are open including:

*Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston, S.C.
*Cumberland Island National Seashore, Ga.
*Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simons Island.
*Congaree National Park, near Columbia, SC

Your kids can become a Junior Ranger 

Take advantage of the fact that we live within a day’s drive of multiple national parks & monuments & have your kids become a junior ranger at one or many of these sites.

When you take kids to tour national parks, you never know how much they are getting out of the visit. Especially for those of us parents who aren’t exactly history experts.

Which is why you need to pick up the Junior Ranger booklets at the visitor centers of national parks you visit. The Junior Ranger program kids engage more during the visits.

Junior Ranger booklets have activities about the national parks for ages 5-12. Junior ranger books are free to any visitor and usually are available at the visitors’ centers. Often, similar programs with more advanced activities are also available for older kids. Just ask at the site’s visitor center.

While doing the activities, children enjoy earning a badge and a certificate.

Lowcountry Homeschool Solutions Facebook group

Discover creative and informative solutions to problems that homeschooling families may face.

Join this new Facebook group – Lowcountry Homeschool Solutions – to connect with certified teachers and other members to get the most out of your school year.

Advanced Academics in Pooler hosts this group to help parents with practical, fun solutions including topics like subject matter, learning techniques and motivation.

The goal is to have dialogue between group members and find solutions to help build a supportive community around your homeschooled students.

Join the online group here.

_____________________________

About Advanced Academics 

Advanced Academics in Pooler provides education services for early learners and homeschoolers.

Homeschool: Advanced Academics provides learning experiences for your homeschool student in the core subjects of reading, writing, and math.  While on campus, students have a three-hour block with qualified teachers, leaving the rest of the school day for parent-led learning in science, social studies, and specials.  Learn more here.

Early Learners: Choose from AM (7:45-11:15) or PM (12:15-3:45) sessions that take place in Advanced Academics’ Early Learning Studio with a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Learn more here.

____________________________________

Advanced Academics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser