Calendar of Events

Saturday August 7, 2010 Annual Crab Feast fund raiser at Columbus Gardens. Visit the Crab Feast information page.
Hurry prices go up July 31st!

July 28-August 1, 2010 Session 1
August 4-August 8, 2010 Session 2:

Gear Up for Greatness!
National Federation of the Blind
2010 Junior Science Academy
A STEM Program for Blind Children
Ages 8-12
At the NFB Jernigan Institute 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.

The Junior Science Academy is a four-day session that will expose blind children to the excitement of science in real-life applications. The students will learn about how much fun science can be through hands-on instruction, field trips, and interactive activities. Attending parents will participate in a corresponding seminar with workshops designed to focus on meeting the needs of their blind children.

http://www.blindscience.org/ncbys/Junior_Science_Academy_Mentor_Info.asp

August 2 - August 13, 2010 The BELL summer program is a two-week day program (weekends not included) designed to offer pre-kindergarten and elementary age low vision beginning Braille readers an opportunity to be immersed in Braille and increase the use of tactile skills for reading Braille. Children will receive Braille instruction daily as well as learn alternative techniques through arts and crafts, games, field trips, and other fun activities. Find out more about the BELL program here.

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland Annual Convention will take place October 22-24, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis, Md. Visit the 2010 State Convention page.